Environmental Politics

"House Passes Sweeping Climate, Tax and Health Care Package"

"Congress gave final approval on Friday to legislation that would reduce the cost of prescription drugs and pour billions of dollars into the effort to slow global warming, as House Democrats overcame united Republican opposition to deliver on key components of President Biden’s domestic agenda."

Source: NYTimes, 08/15/2022

Sinema’s Push On Climate Bill Added $4 Billion To Combat Western Drought

"When Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer landed a surprise agreement on a healthcare, climate and tax bill last month, all but one Senate Democrat accepted the deal rather than risk collapse with further negotiation."

Source: LA Times, 08/12/2022

"'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar Bears Cost Of Green Energy"

"The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead. The people in this northern Myanmar forest have lost a way of life that goes back generations. But if they complain, they, too, face the threat of death."

Source: AP, 08/11/2022

"Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests"

"Pushing for a reconsideration of plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo to auction parts of its vast rainforests and peatlands, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced that American and Congolese officials would form a team to examine proposed oil-and-gas extraction in those areas."

Source: NYTimes, 08/11/2022

Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees

"The U.S. Senate climate bill’s fee on oil and gas industry methane emissions will cover less than half the sector’s releases of the powerful greenhouse gas, thanks to concessions made to win over party holdout Joe Manchin, according to a review of the legislation and interviews with lawmakers that negotiated it."

Source: Reuters, 08/10/2022

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