EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit" [9]

"Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Middle East [16]
Source: The Intercept [17], 10/26/2023
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Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills [18]

"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

Activism [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Guardian [23], 10/25/2023
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"Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like" [24]

"When Maine lawmakers tried to tighten regulations on large-scale access to water, the brand’s little-known parent company set out to rewrite the rules."

Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: NYTimes [29], 10/25/2023
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"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World" [30]

"The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left behind."

"Gavin Newsom, the California governor, packed his bags and his ambition Monday and flew to Chinese provinces on a weeklong mission to negotiate climate agreements.

Last month, he was the only American invited to address the United Nations about climate change, where he excoriated the fossil fuel industry for what he called its decades of “deceit and denial.”
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
California [31]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes [32], 10/24/2023
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"Climate 'Loss And Damage' Talks End In Failure" [33]

"A crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AFP [34], 10/23/2023
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UN Countries Agreed To Support Climate Reparations, Now Deadlocked On Details [35]

"The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Grist [37], 10/20/2023
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GOP AGs, Industry Ask For Emergency Supreme Court Stay Of Biden Smog Rule [38]

"A coalition of Republican attorneys general on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stay the federal “Good Neighbor” interstate smog rule while they appeal a lower court ruling."

Air [39]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [42], 10/20/2023
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"How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations" [43]

"In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched "Operation Attack," a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas stoves into people's kitchens."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [45]
Pollution [41]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NPR [47], 10/18/2023
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"Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden" [48]

"Climate Power, a liberal advocacy group, plans to spend $80 million on advertising to lift President Biden’s standing on environmental issues and inform voters about the impact of legislation he signed last year."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [45]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [49], 10/18/2023
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Enviros Warn Of Intent To Sue Over Snail Species Near Nev. Lithium Mine [50]

"In an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine, environmentalists are poised to return to court with a new approach accusing U.S. wildlife officials of dragging their feet on a year-old petition seeking endangered species status for a tiny snail that lives nearby."

Biodiversity [51]
Chemicals [52]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [53]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
Source: AP [55], 10/17/2023
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New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says [56]

"Construction and gas trade groups have filed a lawsuit to block a law passed by New York officials that would ban furnaces and gas stoves in newly constructed buildings."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: Earther [57], 10/17/2023
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Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon [58]

"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."

Activism [19]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [45]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [59], 10/16/2023
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"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?" [60]

"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."

Chemicals [52]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Technology [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 10/16/2023
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"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks" [62]

"A lasting war between Israel and Hamas could complicate climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates by raising tensions between nations with fragile alliances and triggering a race to secure energy resources over reducing carbon emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Military [63]
Public [14]
International [15]
Middle East [16]
Source: E&E News [64], 10/13/2023
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"Island Nations Sign Climate Solidarity Declaration In Indonesia" [65]

"Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AFP [66], 10/12/2023
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