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  • "Court Rulings Give States New Power to Protect Groundwater" [9]

    "In the space of a few weeks, judges in Idaho, Nevada and Montana have altered the landscape for conserving dwindling aquifers."

    Agriculture [10]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: NYTimes [18], 03/04/2024
    • Read more about "Court Rulings Give States New Power to Protect Groundwater" [9]
  • "E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now" [19]

    "Facing intense opposition from major industries and some Democrats, the Biden administration on Thursday said it would delay the most contentious element of its plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from power plants."

    Air [20]
    Climate Change [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: NYTimes [24], 03/01/2024
    • Read more about "E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now" [19]
  • Parties Near Settlement Over Tribal Rights To Colorado River Water [25]

    "A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it."

    Agriculture [10]
    Environmental Justice [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [27], 03/01/2024
    • Read more about Parties Near Settlement Over Tribal Rights To Colorado River Water [25]
  • "Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Agreement" [28]

    "Congressional leaders struck a government funding deal Wednesday on half a dozen annual spending bills alongside a stopgap that pushes two shutdown deadlines later into March, according to a senior leadership aide."

    Environmental Politics [11]
    Government [29]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [30], 02/29/2024
    • Read more about "Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Agreement" [28]
  • "N.Y. State Sues JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, Over Its Climate Claims" [31]

    "The New York attorney general, Letitia James, on Wednesday sued JBS USA, the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacker, accusing the company of making misleading statements about its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit is a major setback for JBS, which is based in Brazil, as it pursues a listing on the New York Stock Exchange."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [32]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    International [33]
    Source: NYTimes [34], 02/29/2024
    • Read more about "N.Y. State Sues JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, Over Its Climate Claims" [31]
  • "Dems Slam Ads Depicting National Parks Overrun By Migrants" [35]

    "The National Republican Congressional Committee says the ads show parks under “extreme House Democrats.” Critics call the ads misleading and deceptive."

    Environmental Justice [26]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [32]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [36], 02/29/2024
    • Read more about "Dems Slam Ads Depicting National Parks Overrun By Migrants" [35]
  • Greens To Petition Biden For Cleanup Rules For Offshore Oil Infrastructure [37]

    "A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling."

    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Fish & Fisheries [38]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Pollution [23]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: The Hill [39], 02/29/2024
    • Read more about Greens To Petition Biden For Cleanup Rules For Offshore Oil Infrastructure [37]
  • EU Approves Landmark Bill To Restore 20% Of Its Land And Seas By 2030 [40]

    "EU lawmakers on Tuesday gave the final green light to a milestone bill aimed at protecting nature in the bloc, overriding conservative attempts to torpedo a law that has angered European farmers."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    Europe [41]
    Source: AFP [42], 02/29/2024
    • Read more about EU Approves Landmark Bill To Restore 20% Of Its Land And Seas By 2030 [40]
  • "‘No Means No’: Conservation Spat May Still Sink Farm Bill" [43]

    "After more than a year of hearings, listening sessions and heavy lobbying by policy groups, the five-year bill that funds agriculture and nutrition programs doesn’t look much closer to becoming law than it did when the discussions began."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [44], 02/28/2024
    • Read more about "‘No Means No’: Conservation Spat May Still Sink Farm Bill" [43]
  • Cities Warn of Funding Struggle as EPA Preps PFAS Drinking Water Rule [45]

    "Cash-strapped city water systems are struggling to envision how they’ll pay to filter “forever chemicals” out of drinking water in light of an EPA rule that could be finalized as soon as March."

    Chemicals [46]
    Economy & Business [47]
    Environmental Health [48]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Infrastructure [12]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 02/28/2024
    • Read more about Cities Warn of Funding Struggle as EPA Preps PFAS Drinking Water Rule [45]
  • "US Judge Halts Government Effort To Monitor Crypto Mining Energy Use" [50]

    "The US government has suspended its effort to survey cryptocurrency mining operations over their ballooning energy use following a lawsuit from an industry that has been accused by environmental groups of fueling the climate crisis."

    Economy & Business [47]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [32]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Technology [51]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Guardian [52], 02/28/2024
    • Read more about "US Judge Halts Government Effort To Monitor Crypto Mining Energy Use" [50]
  • "Conservatives Gear Up For EPA Revamp In 2025" [53]

    "Dramatic shifts to EPA’s priorities and structure are central to plans for a GOP-led White House drawn up by Trump-era officials and right-leaning influencers."

    Climate Change [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Health [48]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [54], 02/27/2024
    • Read more about "Conservatives Gear Up For EPA Revamp In 2025" [53]
  • Shell Launches A ‘Climate Tech’ Startup Advertising Jobs In Oil And Gas [55]

    "A sleek new startup promising to ‘advance the energy transition’ launched earlier this month promising to “[connect] thousands of innovators across the globe to tackle difficult energy and climate challenges”. "Onward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan".

    Climate Change [21]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Journalism & Media [32]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Guardian/Drilled [56], 02/27/2024
    • Read more about Shell Launches A ‘Climate Tech’ Startup Advertising Jobs In Oil And Gas [55]
  • Tractor Protests Threaten To Drive EU’s Green Farming Policies Into Ditch [57]

    "It was the puddles of green sludge left by the tires of massive tractors in western Belgium’s industrial farmlands that drew the attention of biological engineer Ineke Maes. The slime was destructive algae, the result of the excess of chemicals used by farmers to boost their crops, but at a high cost to nature."

    Agriculture [10]
    Chemicals [46]
    Climate Change [21]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [23]
    Public [16]
    Europe [41]
    Source: AP [58], 02/27/2024
    • Read more about Tractor Protests Threaten To Drive EU’s Green Farming Policies Into Ditch [57]
  • Ohio Awards Bids To Frack Oil And Gas Under State Parks, Wildlife Areas [59]

    "An Ohio commission awarded bids to frack oil and gas under state parks Monday, despite statewide backlash and an ongoing investigation into possibly fraudulent support."

    Biodiversity [60]
    Chemicals [46]
    Energy & Fuel [22]
    Environmental Politics [11]
    Forests [61]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Pollution [23]
    Water & Oceans [15]
    Public [16]
    Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [62]
    Source: AP [63], 02/27/2024
    • Read more about Ohio Awards Bids To Frack Oil And Gas Under State Parks, Wildlife Areas [59]

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