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"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?" [1]

"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Grist [12], 09/12/2023

"Congress Enters Pivotal Week On Spending" [13]

"How to prevent a looming potential government shutdown will dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, with the House and Senate considering divergent strategies for keeping agencies running."

Environmental Politics [5]
Government [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [16], 09/12/2023

Waste Incineration May Put Toxics Into Local Air [17]

Sometimes on the environment beat, what seems like an old story is perpetually new again. That’s the case with waste incineration, finds the latest TipSheet. Rather than being reduced, incinerators are just being transformed, with the ongoing burning of plastics especially troubling for the environment and public health. Get the backstory on where the regulatory regime may have holes, plus key reporting angles and story ideas.

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Activism [19]
Air [20]
Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [7]
Waste [8]
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Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Climate Talks" [24]

"Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat, climate misinformation continues to spread online at alarming rates. Some experts fear it could slow progress at COP28."

Climate Change [25]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [26]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 09/11/2023

Feds Delay Decision In Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Review [28]

"The Dakota Access oil pipeline’s future remains uncertain after the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-awaited draft environmental study that will help determine whether it receives an easement needed to keep operating."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [29]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 09/11/2023

G20 Agree To Increase Clean Energy But No Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels [34]

"Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [10]
International [35]
Source: AP [36], 09/11/2023

"U.N. Says More Needed 'On All Fronts' To Meet Climate Goals" [37]

"The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [10]
International [35]
Source: Reuters [39], 09/11/2023
September 13, 2023

Webinar: Federal and State Lobbying — Efforts to Influence by Energy and Environmental Interests [40]

OpenSecrets invites journalists looking to add a money-in-politics angle to their stories to their Lobbying Data Masterclass Series. On Sep 13, 1:00 pm ET, they'll explore tools and unique datasets to empower journalists investigating political influence in the energy and environmental sector.

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Technology [42]
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"A Scientist Manipulated Climate Data. Conservative Media Celebrated." [43]

"A climate scientist ignited controversy Tuesday when he claimed that he withheld key details of his wildfire research to fit “preapproved narratives” on climate risks in order to be published in one of the world’s most esteemed science publications."

Climate Change [25]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Science [26]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [44], 09/08/2023

"A Colorado City Has Been Battling for Decades to Use Its Own Water" [45]

"Lawsuits, protests and fierce disputes over who controls water in the parched American West have held up a crucial pipeline."

Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Source: NYTimes [47], 09/07/2023

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