EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Markey, AOC Ask Biden To Create Civilian Climate Corps By Executive Order [9]

"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), two of Congress’s most vocal proponents for aggressive climate action, on Monday called for President Biden to establish a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC)."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [19], 09/19/2023
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Climate Protesters Around Globe Sharpen Their Message and Head to New York [20]

"Tens of thousands of people, including students, retirees, scientists, politicians and celebrities, filled the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Sunday to demand that world leaders quickly pivot away from the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating up the planet."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [22]
Source: NYTimes [23], 09/18/2023
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"Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, If He Gets One" [24]

"If President Biden wins a second term, his climate policies would take aim at steel and cement plants, factories and oil refineries — heavily polluting industries that have never before had to rein in their heat-trapping greenhouse gases."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [26], 09/18/2023
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"States Are Criminalizing Environmental Protest" [27]

"Since the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, 17 states have passed laws aimed at restricting protests, according to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). Much of that legislation is aimed specifically at environmental protests, raising the penalties for gatherings that take place on "critical infrastructure" sites like pipelines."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Sierra [30], 09/18/2023
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"EPA Bolsters States’ Control Of Water, Infrastructure Permitting" [31]

"The Biden administration is restoring significant state and tribal authority over water resources and expanding their leverage on infrastructure permitting decisions, including for pipelines."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [33]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [35], 09/15/2023
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"Green Groups Slam World Bank For Backing Indonesian Coal Plants" [36]

"Environmental groups have submitted a formal complaint to the World Bank for providing financial support for two coal-fired power plants in Indonesia, violating a pledge to stop backing fossil fuels."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [25]
Public [17]
International [22]
Australia & Oceania [37]
Source: Reuters [38], 09/15/2023
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"Inside Exxon’s Strategy to Downplay Climate Change" [39]

"ExxonMobil issued its first public statement that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change in 2006, following years of denial. ... Yet behind closed doors, Exxon took a very different tack: Its executives strategized over how to diminish concerns about warming temperatures, and they sought to muddle scientific findings that might hurt its oil-and-gas business ... ."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [41]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Wall St. Journal [42], 09/15/2023
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10 States Ask Judge To Block Changes In National Flood Insurance Program [43]

"Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from southern Louisiana, officials told a federal judge Thursday in New Orleans."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [44]
Economy & Business [40]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [45]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [46], 09/15/2023
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"Standoff Over Electric Vehicle Workers Poses Risk for Biden" [47]

"A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [48]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [49], 09/14/2023
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News Corp Gasses Up ‘Green’ Fossil Fuels - But Does It Pass The Sniff Test? [50]

"Series sponsored by organisations including coal and gas companies features ‘incorrect’ claims on ‘green gas’ and context missing on carbon capture technology".

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [17]
International [22]
Australia & Oceania [37]
Source: Guardian [51], 09/14/2023
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World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant Being Built In Texas. Will It Work? [52]

"The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?"

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [53], 09/14/2023
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"For a Pittance, Miners Can Work Public Land. There’s a Push to Make Them Pay." [54]

"The Biden administration is asking Congress to change the law so companies pay federal royalties when they extract metals."
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [40]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [55], 09/13/2023
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"Colombia Was Deadliest Country For Environmentalists In 2022 - Group" [56]

"Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness said in a report on Tuesday."

Activism [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [45]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
International [22]
South America [57]
Source: Reuters [58], 09/13/2023
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"Congress Enters Pivotal Week On Spending" [59]

"How to prevent a looming potential government shutdown will dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, with the House and Senate considering divergent strategies for keeping agencies running."

Environmental Politics [12]
Government [60]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [61], 09/12/2023
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"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?" [62]

"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."

Chemicals [63]
Consumer [64]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [21]
Pollution [25]
Waste [65]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist [66], 09/12/2023
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