EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Most Nations Aiming For Net-Zero Emissions Fail To Meet Targets: Study" [9]

"A new scientific assessment of government commitments to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions found most lack credibility and would put the world on track to experience catastrophic global warming by the end of this century."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Bloomberg [15], 06/09/2023
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"The Revolving Door At Public Utilities Commissions? It’s Alive And Well" [16]

"If the words “public utilities commission” put you to sleep, you’re not alone. These are the government agencies that regulate utilities — companies that supply us with electricity, gas, water and more. All 50 states have them — and as boring as they sound, their work affects our daily lives."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: LA Times [25], 06/09/2023
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Oil State Hired Biggest PR Firms To Buff Its Climate Image. It Didn’t Help. [26]

"One of the world’s wealthiest oil states is engaged in a wide-ranging public relations and lobbying campaign to cast itself as an environmental leader before it hosts the United Nations’ next climate talks in November. But the United Arab Emirates’ efforts are colliding with a barrage of criticism from lawmakers and environmentalists in both the U.S. and Europe, who scoff at the idea that the oil-flush nation is committed to helping shift the world off planet-heating fossil fuels.

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: E&E News [28], 06/08/2023
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Chemical Industry Used Big Tobacco’s Tactics To Conceal Evidence Of PFAS Risks [29]

"Like the tobacco industry before it, the chemical industry managed to keep PFAS’s health risks hidden from the public for decades. A new peer-reviewed study dissecting PFAS producers’ public relations strategies provides a smoking gun timeline composed of industry studies and comments from DuPont and 3M officials showing they knew the dangers, but publicly insisted the chemicals were safe."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [32], 06/08/2023
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‘Absolute Scandal’: UAE State Oil Firm Able To Read Cop28 Climate Summit Emails [33]

"The United Arab Emirates’ state oil company has been able to read emails to and from the Cop28 climate summit office and was consulted on how to respond to a media inquiry, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [34], 06/08/2023
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"Virginia Panel Votes To Exit Carbon Trading Market" [35]

"A Virginia regulatory board on Wednesday voted to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, fulfilling a directive from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin but triggering the threat of legal action from environmental groups who say the board overstepped its authority."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: Washington Post [37], 06/08/2023
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"Conservatives Block Debate On Regulation, Gas Stove Bills" [38]

"House conservatives blocked debate on legislation against gas stove rules Tuesday afternoon in protest of their leadership team."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [39], 06/07/2023
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Climate Activists Crash Event Featuring Manchin, Chanting ‘Dirty Deal’ [40]

"Climate activists interrupted an event with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday, shouting “dirty deal,” as he began discussing the Mountain Valley pipeline deal he secured in the recent debt-ceiling agreement."

Activism [41]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [21]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [36]
Source: The Hill [42], 06/07/2023
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"Pres. Biden Announces $115 Million For Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis" [43]

"President Joe Biden is awarding $115 million to support needed investments to rebuild Jackson, Mississippi’s water infrastructure, theGrio is first to report. The federal dollars are part of $600 million in appropriations funding approved by Congress last year."

Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [21]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: theGrio [45], 06/07/2023
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"Brazil’s Lula Lays Out Plan To Halt Amazon Deforestation" [46]

"Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a plan on Monday to end illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a major campaign pledge that is a critical step in addressing the country’s significant carbon emissions from the region."

Agriculture [47]
Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Forests [50]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [51]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [13]
South America [52]
Source: AP [53], 06/07/2023
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Fossil Phase Out Key To Curbing Warming But May Not Be On Talks Agenda [54]

"The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run in and by an oil haven."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [55], 06/06/2023
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"Biden Admin. Moves To Nix US States' Challenge To ESG Investing Rule" [56]

"The Biden administration has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by Republican-led states seeking to strike down a rule allowing socially-conscious investing by employee retirement plans."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Reuters [57], 06/06/2023
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"UAE Defends Big Oil’s Role At UN Climate Summit It Will Host" [58]

"A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [59], 06/05/2023
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"Haaland Orders 20-Year Oil Leasing Ban Around Chaco Canyon" [60]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a 20-year moratorium on new oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, protecting lands sacred to many Native American communities in New Mexico and northern Arizona."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [51]
People & Population [61]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [62]
Source: E&E News [63], 06/05/2023
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"Debt Deal Pares Federal Role in Environmental Permitting Reviews" [64]

"Permitting changes included in the deal to suspend the debt limit are drawing concern from environmentalists who say many projects would escape federal review under the proposal making its way through Congress."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [65], 06/02/2023
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