EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Congress Set To Pass Huge Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Bill [9]

"Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would funnel millions of dollars into saving overlooked species."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Vox [16], 08/09/2022
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Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill [17]

"The Senate on Sunday approved a sweeping package to combat climate change, lower health-care costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit, as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centerpiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [19], 08/08/2022
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"Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal" [20]

"The controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline is one of several projects the senator has negotiated major concessions for, benefiting his financial supporters."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [22], 08/08/2022
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"Explainer: On China, US and Climate, Action, Not Talk Is Key" [23]

"The last two agreements the world made to battle climate change came only after the United States and China, by far the two biggest carbon polluters, made deals with each other. Now the successful dynamic is in jeopardy with China cutting off climate talks with the U.S. because of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [14]
International [24]
Source: AP [25], 08/08/2022
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Swamped By Public Outcry, Oregon Withdraws Controversial Wildfire Risk Map [26]

"Oregon Department of Forestry has been inundated with complaints after releasing a map of wildfire risk on every tax lot in the state."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [28]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
Source: OPB [30], 08/08/2022
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"Peter Dykstra: The Birth of Greenwashing" [31]

"When I was growing up, I had a fascination with phonies – that certain brand of phonies that make millions off a gullible public by offering a warped reality."

Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: EHN [33], 08/08/2022
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"Sinema Agrees to Climate and Tax Deal, Clearing the Way for Votes" [34]

"Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, announced on Thursday evening that she would support moving forward with her party’s climate, tax and health care package, clearing the way for a major piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda to move through the Senate in the coming days."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [35], 08/05/2022
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"Senate Passes Long-Sought Bill To Help Veterans Affected By Burn Pits" [36]

"The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The final vote was 86-11."

Air [37]
Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Military [41]
Pollution [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: CNN [43], 08/03/2022
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"Automakers Blitz Congress to Fix an EV Tax Credit They Can’t Use" [44]

"Automakers including Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are making a last-ditch lobbying push to change Democrats’ proposed new spending bill over concern that they stand to lose out from strict new limits on electric-vehicle credits."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [45]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg [47], 08/03/2022
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On Hawaiian Mountain, The Fight Over Telescopes Nearing A Peaceful End [48]

"The peak of Mauna Kea, a shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, is one of the world's most remote places." "The mountain's flat shape, gentle winds, and low humidity make it perfect for watching the stars."

Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Science [49]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
Source: NPR [51], 08/03/2022
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Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion [52]

"Alex Ramel took the lead on electrifying buildings in Washington state — and fossil fuel interests want to make an example of him."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [29]
Source: HuffPost [53], 08/02/2022
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"Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan" [54]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to include hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs and tax increases in a package to subsidize health care and lower the cost of prescription drugs, less than two weeks after abruptly upending hopes for such an agreement this summer."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [55], 07/28/2022
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"Streaming Service Hulu Is Rejecting Ads About Climate Change" [56]

"The popular streaming service Hulu has been refusing to run ads involving certain topics that the company deems too “controversial,” including abortion rights, gun control and climate change, according to a series of news reports."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 07/28/2022
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175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule [58]

"More than 175 environmental organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to adopt a federal rule that requires state and city transportation departments to measure and set standards for their greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [59], 07/27/2022
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"Climate Disinformation Leaves Lasting Mark As World Heats" [60]

"In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America’s fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strategy to inject doubt into the public debate."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [32]
Science [49]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [61], 07/27/2022
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