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  • "The Changing Focus of Climate Denial: From Science to Scientists" [9]

    "The scientist Michael Mann is challenging attacks on his work in a defamation suit that’s taken 12 years to come to trial."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [12]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Science [14]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: NYTimes [17], 02/07/2024
    • Read more about "The Changing Focus of Climate Denial: From Science to Scientists" [9]
  • "Biden Confronts Unfinished Business With Ohio Train Wreck" [18]

    "Stalled efforts to reform the nation’s rail safety and chemical oversight as well as lingering toxic exposure concerns will loom over President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the Ohio town devastated by last year’s train wreck."

    Chemicals [19]
    Disasters [20]
    Energy & Fuel [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [22]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Transportation [24]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
    Source: E&E News [26], 02/06/2024
    • Read more about "Biden Confronts Unfinished Business With Ohio Train Wreck" [18]
  • "The Dawn Of The Clean Hydrogen Economy" [27]

    "Clean electricity alone won’t get us to a fossil-fuel-free society — we’ll need other tools to fully decarbonize. ​“Clean” hydrogen, for all of its hype and baggage, might be the most promising way to cut carbon from difficult sectors like aviation and steelmaking. It could also be a boondoggle or a bust — it all depends on how the gas is made and how it’s used."

    Climate Change [10]
    Economy & Business [28]
    Energy & Fuel [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [22]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Technology [29]
    Transportation [24]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Canary Media [30], 02/06/2024
    • Read more about "The Dawn Of The Clean Hydrogen Economy" [27]
  • "Two Climate Advisers Quit U.S. Export-Import Bank Over Fossil Fuel Plans" [31]

    "A federal bank that finances projects overseas is set to vote on Thursday on whether to use taxpayer dollars to help drill oil and gas wells in Bahrain, a contentious decision that prompted two of the bank’s climate advisers to resign, according to people with knowledge of their decisions."

    Climate Change [10]
    Economy & Business [28]
    Energy & Fuel [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [22]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    International [32]
    Middle East [33]
    Source: NYTimes [34], 02/06/2024
    • Read more about "Two Climate Advisers Quit U.S. Export-Import Bank Over Fossil Fuel Plans" [31]
  • "Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves Won’t Get Endangered Species Protections" [35]

    "Gray wolves that inhabit the Northern Rocky Mountains will not receive protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Friday."

    Biodiversity [36]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [37]
    Wildlife [38]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
    Source: The Hill [40], 02/06/2024
    • Read more about "Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves Won’t Get Endangered Species Protections" [35]
  • "Border Package Contains $2 Billion For Uranium Enrichment" [41]

    "The Senate’s border and Ukraine spending package contains more than $2 billion in funds for uranium processing, as the U.S. works to reduce global reliance on Russian energy exports."

    Energy & Fuel [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [22]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    International [32]
    Source: The Hill [43], 02/06/2024
    • Read more about "Border Package Contains $2 Billion For Uranium Enrichment" [41]
  • ‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy [44]

    "Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map — known as Project 2025 — if he prevails in November. It outlines a series of steps that the former president could take to reverse the climate actions taken by the Biden administration."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: E&E News [45], 02/05/2024
    • Read more about ‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy [44]
  • EPA Rushed To Approve Dicamba In 2020 Despite Scientific Concerns: Documents [46]

    "In December 2021, a small team of scientists working for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a stark report on a controversial weed killer that had been the subject of years of complaints from farmers and environmentalists."

    Agriculture [47]
    Chemicals [19]
    Environmental Health [48]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Science [14]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: The New Lede [49], 02/05/2024
    • Read more about EPA Rushed To Approve Dicamba In 2020 Despite Scientific Concerns: Documents [46]
  • "Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking." [50]

    "The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations."

    Climate Change [10]
    Economy & Business [28]
    Energy & Fuel [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: NYTimes [51], 02/05/2024
    • Read more about "Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking." [50]
  • "The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’ White River" [52]

    "Once considered one of the most-polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback?"

    Environmental Health [48]
    Environmental Justice [53]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Planning & Growth [54]
    Pollution [23]
    Water & Oceans [55]
    Public [15]
    Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
    Source: Sierra [56], 02/05/2024
    • Read more about "The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’ White River" [52]
  • Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest, Authoritarian Backlash [57]

    "As Earth’s annual average temperature pushes against the 1.5 degree Celsius limit beyond which climatologists expect the impacts of global warming to intensify, social scientists warn that humanity may be about to sleepwalk into a dangerous new era in human history. Research shows the increasing climate shocks could trigger more social unrest and authoritarian, nationalist backlashes."

    Climate Change [10]
    Disasters [20]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Military [58]
    Public [15]
    International [32]
    Source: Inside Climate News [59], 02/02/2024
    • Read more about Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest, Authoritarian Backlash [57]
  • "What Happened When Climate Deniers Met An AI Chatbot?" [60]

    "A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Technology [29]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: Grist [61], 02/02/2024
    • Read more about "What Happened When Climate Deniers Met An AI Chatbot?" [60]
  • Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers [62]

    "Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support from the government."

    Environmental Justice [53]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [37]
    People & Population [63]
    Public [15]
    Central America & the Caribbean [64]
    Source: AP [65], 02/02/2024
    • Read more about Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers [62]
  • "Utah Legislature Takes Aim at Rights of Nature Movement" [66]

    "Lawmakers in Utah are advancing legislation aimed at stopping a growing “rights of nature” movement that has coalesced around efforts in the state to save the Great Salt Lake, which is drying up as a combination of climate change, development and agriculture drain on its freshwater sources."

    Activism [67]
    Environmental Justice [53]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [37]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
    Source: Inside Climate News [68], 02/02/2024
    • Read more about "Utah Legislature Takes Aim at Rights of Nature Movement" [66]
  • "Podesta To Replace Kerry As Country’s Top Climate Diplomat" [69]

    "White House adviser and veteran Democratic strategist John Podesta will assume John Kerry’s international climate portfolio when Kerry steps down later this spring."

    Climate Change [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Public [15]
    National (U.S.) [16]
    Source: E&E News [70], 02/01/2024
    • Read more about "Podesta To Replace Kerry As Country’s Top Climate Diplomat" [69]

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