EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Brace Yourself For A Blockbuster Year On Energy And Climate" [9]

"It’s officially an election year, which means politics — and the prospect of another White House showdown pitting President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump — will influence just about everything in the energy and environmental arena between now and Election Day on Nov. 5."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 01/03/2024
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"Biden Air Rules Face Tough 2024 in Courts After Ambitious Year" [18]

"The Biden administration pushed through a packed clean air to-do list in 2023, shoring up against a tougher legal landscape and multiple courtroom battles that threaten to delay cornerstone air and climate plans."

Air [19]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 01/03/2024
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Water Increasingly At The Center Of Conflicts From Ukraine To Middle East [22]

"In countries including India, Kenya and Yemen, disputes over water have triggered bloodshed."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [23]
Military [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: LA Times [28], 01/03/2024
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"Biden Administration Grants Louisiana Power To Approve Carbon Capture Wells" [29]

"The Biden administration is handing Louisiana regulators new power to attract and approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s influential energy sector wants to make the Gulf Coast a hub for the rapidly expanding industry.'

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: AP [32], 01/02/2024
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"Contrary To Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales" [33]

"Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection."

Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [35]
Science [36]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [37], 01/02/2024
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"How 2023 Changed The Way States Do Climate Policy" [38]

"Minnesota Democrats, newly in control of the state government, began 2023 by enacting a clean electricity standard. Michigan lawmakers followed suit months later — as one of their final acts before gaveling out for the year."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [39], 12/22/2023
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"COP29 Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan Touts Country's Gas Potential" [40]

"After winning a fraught bid to host next year's United Nations climate talks in Baku, a senior Azerbaijani official promoted the country's gas reserves in aiding the global the energy transition."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: Reuters [41], 12/20/2023
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Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters [42]

"Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short. For a moment, the young female looked back at it’s audience of roughly 45 people who stared on in reverential silence. Then she disappeared into the forest."

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Wildlife [44]
Public [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [45]
Source: AP [46], 12/20/2023
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Former Official Says EPA Fails To Protect Public From Toxic Pesticides [47]

"Federal regulators are discouraged from speaking up about potentially dangerous pesticides, according to a former agency official."

Agriculture [43]
Chemicals [48]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [50], 12/20/2023
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"Why People Still Fall For Fake News About Climate Change" [51]

"It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [35]
Science [36]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [52], 12/19/2023
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"Biden Admin Approves Smallest Offshore Oil Program In History" [53]

"The Biden administration approved the smallest offshore oil program in U.S. history Friday, a move that’s already provoked both outrage from Republicans and disappointment from climate activists who had urged the president to take more dramatic action."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [54], 12/18/2023
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"Biden Administration Supports Removal of Four Dams on the Snake River" [55]

"Decommissioning the dams is the first step toward restoring salmon runs and respecting Native treaties".

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [56]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [57]
Source: Sierra [58], 12/15/2023
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"Brazil Congress Overturns Lula Veto On Limit To Indigenous Land Claims" [59]

"Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a presidential veto that had struck down the core of a bill to limit Indigenous land claims, setting up a likely clash at the Supreme Court."

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [60]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [44]
Public [15]
South America [61]
Source: Reuters [62], 12/15/2023
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"COP28 Does Not Deliver Clear Path to Fossil Fuel Phase Out" [63]

"Going into overtime under the cover of a dark winter night in Dubai, climate negotiators at COP28 cooked up a weak sauce of climate half-measures that fail to adequately address the existential risk of global warming to millions of people around the globe, according to leading climate experts at the conference."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [64]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 12/14/2023
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"Virginia County Approves Data Center Project After 27-Hour Public Hearing" [66]

"County supervisors in northern Virginia approved one of the world’s largest data center projects after a public hearing that ran through the night and lasted more than 24 hours."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Planning & Growth [67]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [68]
Source: AP [69], 12/14/2023
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