SEJ
Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Environmental Politics

"How Dark Money Groups Led Ohio To Redefine Gas As ‘Green Energy’" [1]

"Conservative groups helped Ohio lawmakers push the narrative that the fuel is clean, documents show. They are taking their campaign to other states."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 01/18/2023
  • Read more about "How Dark Money Groups Led Ohio To Redefine Gas As ‘Green Energy’" [1]

"African Activists Cast Doubt Over Climate Talks’ Credibility" [10]

"Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [11]
Source: AP [12], 01/17/2023
  • Read more about "African Activists Cast Doubt Over Climate Talks’ Credibility" [10]

"Davos 2023: Big Oil In Sights Of Climate Activist Protests" [13]

"Big oil firms came under pressure at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from activists who accused them of hijacking the climate debate, while a Greta Thunberg-sponsored "cease and desist" campaign gained support on social media."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [7]
International [11]
Source: Reuters [15], 01/17/2023
  • Read more about "Davos 2023: Big Oil In Sights Of Climate Activist Protests" [13]

Whither the Permitting Reform Bill in 2023? [16]

The complex legal obstacles that face U.S. energy projects prompted political machinations over permitting reform in the last Congress and likely will again in the new one. The latest Backgrounder explores how the energy permitting system works (or doesn’t), why Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin may really be pushing for its reform and the reason some environmentalists concede reform may have green benefits.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Policy [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
International [11]
Canada [26]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about Whither the Permitting Reform Bill in 2023? [16]

Particulate Air Pollution — An Old Story Made Newer, and More Local, in 2023 [27]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set in motion a long-overdue requirement to update a key Clean Air Act rule involving fine particulate air pollution, or PM 2.5. The latest TipSheet reviews PM 2.5’s health harms and its checkered regulatory history, while offering story ideas and key resources on how to tell the story locally.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [28]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [4]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about Particulate Air Pollution — An Old Story Made Newer, and More Local, in 2023 [27]

"Brazil Makes Official Bid For Amazonian City To Host COP30" [33]

"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he had officially launched a bid for the northeastern city of Belem to host the COP30 international climate summit in 2025, fulfilling a promise he made last year."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
International [11]
Source: Reuters [34], 01/13/2023
  • Read more about "Brazil Makes Official Bid For Amazonian City To Host COP30" [33]

"U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Exports Of Reserve Oil To China" [35]

"The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban releases of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve from being exported to China, though the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [36], 01/13/2023
  • Read more about "U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Exports Of Reserve Oil To China" [35]

Exxon Scientists Predicted Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts: Study [37]

"In the late 1970s, scientists at Exxon fitted one of the company’s supertankers with state-of-the-art equipment to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean and in the air, an early example of substantial research the oil giant conducted into the science of climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [11]
Source: NYTimes [38], 01/13/2023
  • Read more about Exxon Scientists Predicted Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts: Study [37]

"Key House Republican Floats Energy Package" [39]

"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) on Wednesday signaled the committee will move on a larger energy legislative package under her leadership."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [41], 01/12/2023
  • Read more about "Key House Republican Floats Energy Package" [39]

"A Climate Fund Was Born. It Still Doesn’t Have Any Money." [42]

"Two months after officials from around the world reached a surprise agreement to provide aid for escalating climate damages, the new fund hasn’t received a single pledge."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
International [11]
Source: E&E News [43], 01/12/2023
  • Read more about "A Climate Fund Was Born. It Still Doesn’t Have Any Money." [42]

Pages

  • « first [4]
  • ‹ previous [44]
  • …
  • 423 [45]
  • 424 [46]
  • 425 [47]
  • 426 [44]
  • 427
  • 428 [48]
  • 429 [49]
  • 430 [50]
  • 431 [51]
  • …
  • next › [48]
  • last » [52]
  • Contact Us  |
  • Donate  |
  • Join  |
  • Members  |
  • Privacy & Security Policies  |
  • Reach SEJ Members  |
  • Renew  |
  • Site Map
The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.

Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=426

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-dark-money-groups-led-ohio-redefine-gas-green-energy [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [9] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/17/ohio-natural-gas-green-energy/ [10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/african-activists-cast-doubt-over-climate-talks-credibility [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [12] https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-nations-africa-arab-emirates-business-42610e85a538404d9372de81ad6af33b [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/davos-2023-big-oil-sights-climate-activist-protests [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [15] https://www.reuters.com/world/davos-2023-climate-activists-protest-over-big-oil-hijacking-debate-2023-01-15/ [16] https://www.sej.org/publications/backgrounders/whither-permitting-reform-bill-2023 [17] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/backgrounders [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [19] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [22] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [23] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-plains [24] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [25] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [26] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [27] https://www.sej.org/publications/tipsheet/particulate-air-pollution-old-story-made-newer-and-more-local-2023 [28] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication/tipsheet [29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/brazil-makes-official-bid-amazonian-city-host-cop30 [34] https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/brazil-makes-official-bid-amazonian-city-host-cop30-2023-01-11/ [35] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-house-passes-bill-banning-exports-reserve-oil-china [36] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-house-passes-bill-banning-exports-reserve-oil-china-2023-01-12/ [37] https://www.sej.org/headlines/exxon-scientists-predicted-warming-even-company-cast-doubts-study [38] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/climate/exxon-mobil-global-warming-climate-change.html [39] https://www.sej.org/headlines/key-house-republican-floats-energy-package [40] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [41] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3809134-key-house-republican-floats-energy-package/ [42] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-fund-was-born-it-still-doesn-t-have-any-money [43] https://www.eenews.net/articles/a-climate-fund-was-born-it-still-doesnt-have-any-money/ [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=425 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=422 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=423 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=424 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=427 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=428 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=429 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=430 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=1457