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"Manchin Blocks DOE Nominee Over Gas Stoves" [9]

"Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin scrapped a planned vote on a prominent Department of Energy nominee Wednesday morning. The West Virginia Democrat pulled Jeff Marootian, nominee to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, from a markup agenda because of the agency’s proposed rules on gas stoves."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 05/18/2023
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US Power Grids Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Conditions This Summer: NERC [18]

"Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could face energy shortfalls during periods of extreme heat this summer, a group that sets reliability standards for North American electric grids warned."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 05/18/2023
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Federal Rules Fail to Contain Methane Emissions from Landfills: Report [23]

"Methane emissions from landfills—one of the largest sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—could be reduced through stronger regulations and better emissions monitoring, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project, an environmental organization based in Washington."

Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [26]
Waste [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 05/18/2023
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“Halliburton Loophole” Lets Fracking Firms Pollute Water Without Oversight [29]

"Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to 2021."

Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: EHN [31], 05/18/2023
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Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs [32]

"Texas officials have vowed to oppose federal regulations aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. But the report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State."

Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 05/18/2023
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"A Billion New Air Conditioners Will Save Lives But Cook the Planet" [36]

"Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, populous places like India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [20]
Technology [37]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Bloomberg [39], 05/18/2023
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"Weather Extremes: What Happens To People After A Disaster?" [40]

"These readings explore what happens when the TV cameras leave and rebuilding is all that’s left."

"Natural disasters are increasingly linked to climate change, and our awareness of them follows a now-familiar pattern. In the words of Inside Climate News Publisher David Sassoon, “A disaster strikes. The news reaches every home for a few days, perhaps a week. A debate erupts over whether climate change is to blame. Victims are profiled. There’s a tally of lives lost and property destroyed, and then the disaster is forgotten.”
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
People & Population [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [42], 05/18/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves Key Permit for West Virginia Gas Pipeline" [43]

"The Biden administration has granted a crucial permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project championed by Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, despite opposition from climate experts and environmental groups."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [44]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [45]
Transportation [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 05/17/2023
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"Plastic Pollution Could Be Slashed By 80% By 2040, UN Says" [49]

"Global plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, according to a report from the UN Environment Programme (Unep). The changes needed are major, but are also practical and affordable, the agency said."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [45]
Pollution [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [50], 05/17/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Resolution Resuming Solar Tariffs" [51]

"President Biden on Tuesday vetoed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would have undone his two-year moratorium on solar tariffs."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [52], 05/17/2023
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"WSU Researchers Win Historic FDA Approval For Gene-Edited Pork" [53]

"At a barbecue on campus last week, flames licked a set of sausage links as scientist Blake Foraker worked on the perfect grill marks. ... With permission from the Food and Drug Administration, WSU researchers made them from pigs whose DNA has been changed."

Agriculture [54]
Biodiversity [55]
Consumer [11]
Food [56]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Technology [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: OPB [57], 05/17/2023
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"Cop28 Host UAE’s Approach Is ‘Dangerous’, Says UN’S Ex-Climate Chief" [58]

"The United Arab Emirates’ approach to the Cop28 climate summit it will preside over in November is “very dangerous” and a “direct threat to the survival of vulnerable nations”, according to the UN’s former climate chief."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [59], 05/17/2023
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"Goodbye, Fish And Chips? New England Haddock Imperiled By Overfishing" [60]

"A staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have cut catch quotas by more than 80% to prevent the fish’s population from collapse. Haddock are one of the most popular Atlantic fish, and a favorite for fish and chips and other New England seafood dishes."

Biodiversity [55]
Consumer [11]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Food [56]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [62]
Source: AP [63], 05/17/2023
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"Can the World Make an Electric Car Battery Without China?" [64]

"It is one of the defining competitions of our age: The countries that can make batteries for electric cars will reap decades of economic and geopolitical advantages. The only winner so far is China."

Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Natural Resources [45]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: NYTimes [65], 05/17/2023
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"US Approves Emergency Use Of Bird Flu Vaccine To Save California Condors" [66]

"U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the emergency use of a bird flu vaccine to protect the California condor, a critically endangered and magnificent animal that has already bounced back once from the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [55]
Environmental Health [13]
Wildlife [67]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [68], 05/17/2023
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