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Does Kamala Harris Have a Green Streak? [1]

While Kamala Harris has provided little detail about what her environment and energy policies would be as president, her record has been enough to win her the quick support of most major environmental groups, finds the latest Issue Backgrounder. A look at her record on the Green New Deal and fracking, her presidential environmental platform and her contrasts with GOP rival Donald Trump.

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Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
California [12]
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Looking for Environmental Justice Through the Smog [15]

A serious air pollutant prevalent in underserved communities, Superfund hazardous waste sites nearby, public drinking water systems out of compliance. All are new or enhanced insights found in an improved version of the federal government’s EJScreen data tool. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reviews the changes and how they can be used to tell stories of real people’s daily lives.

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Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Government [7]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [24]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [14]
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"Lawmakers Scramble To Reach Last-Minute Deal To Save Farm Bill" [25]

"House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-Pa.) is meeting with congressional leaders on agricultural policy Thursday to try to secure a last-minute deal on passing the farm bill."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [28]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [30], 09/27/2024
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White Supremacist Gets 18 Years For Plot To ‘Lay Waste’ To Baltimore Grid [31]

"A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a white supremacist to 18 years in prison for conspiring to attack Baltimore’s power grid in hopes of provoking a race war."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Military [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: The Hill [34], 09/27/2024
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"How The Fossil Fuel Industry Helps Spread Anti-Protest Laws Across The US" [35]

"Fossil fuel lobbyists coordinated with lawmakers behind the scenes and across state lines to push and shape laws that are escalating a crackdown on peaceful protests against oil and gas expansion, a new Guardian investigation reveals."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [37], 09/27/2024
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"In Bipartisan Vote, House Approves Forestry Bill Opposed By Biden" [38]

"In a bipartisan vote, the House approved a forestry bill opposed by the Biden administration."

Environmental Politics [6]
Forests [39]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [40], 09/26/2024
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"Fluoride Ruling Pushes EPA For Regulatory Action" [41]

"In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal district court said teeth-strengthening chemicals added to drinking water pose an “unreasonable risk,” a designation prompting EPA regulations under the nation’s premier toxics law."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [42]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [44], 09/26/2024
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Alabama Town Charges Black Moms and Disabled Over Unpaid Garbage Fees [45]

"An analysis of court records shows more than 180 citizens have faced criminal charges due to Chickasaw’s garbage policy. Experts fear the practice may not be isolated."

Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Waste [46]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 09/25/2024
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"Climate Protesters Arrested Outside Kamala Harris’ Brentwood Home" [49]

"Two climate change activists were arrested in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood home Monday, during the final moments of a Sunrise Movement protest in which more than a dozen activists urged the Democratic presidential nominee to stop promoting fossil fuel drilling and release a detailed climate plan."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: LA Times [50], 09/25/2024
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Tweak To Mortgage Rules Could Save Homeowners Thousands In Energy Bills [51]

"The Federal Housing Finance Agency has for months debated adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. On Monday, lawmakers demanded action."

Climate Change [4]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [36]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Grist [52], 09/25/2024
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