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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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Backgrounders [2]
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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]
International [13]
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Public [14]

Harris Backs Minerals Stockpile, Permitting Reform, Climate Tax Credits [15]

"Laying out her economic agenda this week, Vice President Harris backed increasing domestic minerals production and creating a minerals stockpile."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Natural Resources [16]
Policy [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [17], 09/27/2024

Should Weather Data Really Be Withheld From the Public? [18]

Project 2025, which many consider a blueprint for a second Trump term, calls for breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and pivoting its National Weather Service to commercial operations, shutting down its free flow of data to news outlets and others. WatchDog Opinion column argues a not-so-hidden motive is at the heart of these sweeping changes: the desire to obscure evidence of climate change.

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WatchDog [19]
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Climate Change [4]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [22]
Policy [10]
Science [23]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [14]

Investigation Explores Dueling Narratives for Addressing Climate Change [24]

Is carbon capture a climate solution or a dangerous distraction? That was the question that Inside Climate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz asked in his award-winning explanatory series, “Pipe Dreams.” For Inside Story, Kusnetz talks of the challenges of writing about a technology that largely doesn’t yet exist, and the variety of story forms he used to explore the reality of industry promises.

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Inside Story [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Infrastructure [8]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [27]
Policy [10]
Pollution [28]
Technology [29]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
International [13]
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Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become 'Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction' [31]

"For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [32]
Journalism & Media [22]
Policy [10]
Pollution [28]
Science [23]
Technology [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [13]
Source: Floodlight [33], 09/06/2024

What Would Trump 2.0 Mean for the Environment? [34]

If former President Donald Trump recaptures the White House this fall, it would likely bring back a radical deregulatory, climate change-oblivious, fossil fuel-intensive environmental policy. But could the fallout be even greater? The new Issue Backgrounder examines how the Project 2025 agenda of Trump’s allies takes aim, in particular, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [16]
Policy [10]
Water & Oceans [36]
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International [13]
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Public [14]

"Harris Goes Light on Climate Policy. Green Leaders Are OK With That." [37]

"President Biden made climate change a cornerstone of his agenda. Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to detail her own plan."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [38], 08/22/2024

#SEJSpotlight: Ashli Blow, Freelance Journalist [39]

Meet SEJ member Ashli Blow! Ashli is an independent journalist who covers the intersection of environmental science, policy and justice. After several years at a breaking news desk in Seattle, reporting on natural and man-made disasters, she transitioned to focus on solutions journalism as a freelancer. 

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Environmental Justice [26]
Journalism & Media [22]
Policy [10]
Science [23]
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Public [14]

What Would a Second Trump Reign Mean for Press Freedom? [40]

The possibility of a second Trump administration has WatchDog Opinion sweating blood over the potential for a serious undermining of the press, whether by choking off access to public records, opening up libel laws that help protect journalists from libel suits by public figures or going to virtual war with the news media. What might be in store if Trump wins back the presidency?

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WatchDog [19]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [7]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
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National (U.S.) [11]
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Public [14]
July 25, 2024

Bridging Justice and Adaptation: Synergies between Just Transitions and the Global Goal on Adaptation [41]

Climate Strategies invites you to join this online webinar exploring the intersections of justice and adaptation. The event will emphasise the need for inclusive adaptation strategies in line with principles for Just Transitions, highlighting the importance of ensuring just resilience at a global scale. 16:00 CEST / 10:00 a.m. ET.

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Environmental Justice [26]
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