"Sale Jumpstarts Floating, Offshore Wind Power In US Waters"
"Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast."
Source: AP, 12/06/2022
Climate Change
As Concern Over Methane Mounts, Emission Controls Yield Stories
While carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas most often in the news, methane has greater warming power and accounts for a big chunk of the current increase in global warming. Now, growing regulatory pressure may help shift that focus and could drive more local environmental reporting, per the latest TipSheet. The backstory, plus reporting ideas and resources.
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Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards
When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.
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"The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action"
"The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels."
Source: NYTimes, 12/05/2022
"Top Dems Weigh Adding Permitting Reform To Defense Bill"
"Democratic leaders are trying to slip controversial permitting provisions developed by Sen. Joe Manchin into the latest version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill, according to three people familiar with the matter."
Source: E&E News, 12/05/2022
"With Federal Aid on the Table, Utilities Shift to Embrace Climate Goals"
"As billions in government subsidies were at stake, the electric utility industry shed its opposition to clean-air regulation and put its lobbying muscle behind passing President Biden’s climate bill."
Source: NYTimes, 12/02/2022
"Florida Will Pull $2 Billion of Assets From BlackRock Over ESG"
"Florida will pull $2 billion worth of state assets managed by BlackRock Inc., accelerating Republicans’ fight with the world’s largest money manager over its ESG investing practices."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 12/02/2022
"Drought-Hit California Cities To Get Little Water From State"
"California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday."
Source: AP, 12/02/2022
"EPA Seeks To Mandate More Use Of Ethanol And Other Biofuels"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, a move welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups."
Source: AP, 12/02/2022
"What Happens On The Colorado River’s Descent To ‘Dead Pool’"
"The first sign of serious trouble for the drought-stricken American Southwest could be a whirlpool."
Source: Washington Post, 12/01/2022
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