Environmental Politics

Reclusive Tribe Attacks Encroaching Loggers In Peru’s Amazon

"Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon, according to a regional Indigenous organization."

Source: AP, 08/06/2024

"ABC Host Reportedly Received Death Threats After Trump Interview"

"ABC News’s senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott has reportedly faced threats to her life after her piercing interview of Donald Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists convention left the former president fuming."

Source: Guardian, 08/05/2024

"Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining"

"The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining worldwide voted on Friday to replace its top executive, after accusations that the British lawyer running the agency was too closely aligned with the mining industry."

Source: NYTimes, 08/05/2024

North Carolina Environmental Regulators at War Over Water Rules for PFAS

"The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce has privately leaned on the state’s powerful Environmental Management Commission to delay critical PFAS rules, emails obtained under state public records law show, including providing members with the résumé of a scientist who has downplayed the toxicity of the compounds."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/02/2024

"Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Bill Advances To Full Senate"

"Bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up approvals for new energy projects advanced to the full Senate Wednesday. The legislation, put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), sailed through committee in a 15-4 vote."

Source: The Hill, 08/01/2024

"Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden"

"The coalition of progressive youth and environmental justice groups are confident they can help give the presumptive Democratic nominee a needed edge with the base, even as the Trump team seeks to paint her as a radical."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/01/2024

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