EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Will Trump Use Kash Patel To Attack His Critics And The First Amendment? [9]

"The nomination of Kash Patel to serve as America’s next FBI director is a warning shot across the bow for journalists — as Donald Trump’s threats to attack the First Amendement intensifies."

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Source: Independent [16], 12/02/2024
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"Exxon Lobbyist Investigated Over Hack-And-Leak Of Environmentalist Emails" [17]

"The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company’s biggest critics, according to three people familiar with the matter."

Activism [18]
Chemicals [19]
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Journalism & Media [12]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Reuters [22], 12/02/2024
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Trump Rejection of Transition Deal Adds Wrinkle to Its Transparency Pledges [23]

"The refusal by President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team to sign a transition agreement with the General Services Administration means that, despite the team’s pledges to abide by several transparency customs of presidential handovers, it isn’t legally bound to follow through on its promises."

Economy & Business [20]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [24], 12/02/2024
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"How Will Trump’s Covid Contrarians Handle the Next Pandemic?" [25]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump had already succeeded in rattling the nation’s public health and biomedical establishment by the time he announced on Tuesday that he had picked Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to run the National Institutes of Health. But amid growing fears of a deadly bird flu pandemic, perhaps no one was more rattled than experts in infectious disease."

Environmental Health [26]
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Science [27]
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Source: NYTimes [28], 12/02/2024
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New Agriculture Secretary Will Have to Reckon With Climate Change [29]

"Exactly where Brooke Rollins stands on agricultural policy is unclear, but her positions on fossil fuels and climate change are explicit."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [31]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 12/02/2024
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"Trump Pick For US Health Agency Proposed ‘Herd Immunity’ During Covid" [36]

"Choosing Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH signals return to controversial and scientifically questionable health policies"

Environmental Health [26]
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Health [37]
Science [27]
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Source: Guardian [38], 12/02/2024
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FCC's Carr Says ’60 Minutes’ Complaint “Likely To Arise” in Merger Review [39]

"Brendan Carr, Donald Trump‘s pick to serve as chairman of the FCC, said that the agency would examine a complaint over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris as it reviews the merger of Skydance with Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS."

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Source: Deadline [40], 11/26/2024
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"What Trump’s Treasury Pick Means For Clean Energy Tax Credits" [41]

"President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Treasury Department puts the fate of Biden-era clean energy tax credits up in the air."

Climate Change [31]
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Transportation [42]
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Source: E&E News [43], 11/26/2024
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California To Offer EV Rebates If Trump Kills $7,500 Tax Credit: Newsom [44]

"California is prepared to offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration scuttles the federal EV tax credit, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom."

Climate Change [31]
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Energy & Fuel [21]
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Transportation [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [46]
Source: LA Times [47], 11/26/2024
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"Trump Has Vowed To Kill Offshore Wind Energy — But It Might Not Be Easy" [48]

"President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is already triggering project slowdowns on the East Coast, but the biggest wind farm proposed in the Gulf of Mexico will likely stay on track."

Climate Change [31]
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Water & Oceans [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Grist [49], 11/26/2024
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House Passes Bill To Let Treasury Target Nonprofits It Deems "Terrorist" [50]

"The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil liberties groups about how a second Trump presidency could invoke it to punish political opponents."

Activism [18]
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Source: AP [52], 11/26/2024
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Who Has Trump Picked For Cabinet? Bessent, Chavez-DeRemer Join Nominees [53]

"Donald Trump is closing out the week with another batch of Cabinet nominations Friday."

Environmental Health [26]
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Health [37]
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Source: USA TODAY [54], 11/25/2024
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"Trump Is Already Helping Revive the College Climate Movement" [55]

"While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, his promise to roll back climate legislation is helping inspire a new generation of green-minded progressives."

Activism [18]
Climate Change [31]
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People & Population [56]
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Source: Bloomberg Green [57], 11/25/2024
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"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter" [58]

"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."

Agriculture [30]
Economy & Business [20]
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Food [59]
Government [11]
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Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [34]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [60], 11/25/2024
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Trump Demands GOP ‘Kill’ Bill That Would Protect Journalists' Sources [61]

"In between his posts on Truth Social announcing nominees for his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans Wednesday to nix a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law."

Environmental Politics [10]
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Source: CNN [62], 11/22/2024
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