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House Dems Release Permitting Proposal Focused On Electricity, Renewables [9]

"House Democrats on Thursday released their permitting reform proposal after House Republicans advanced an energy bill that included measures aimed at streamlining the approval process for projects."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 04/28/2023
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Enviros Hit GOP With Attack Ads Over Votes To Repeal Renewable Tax Credits [18]

"The League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power said Thursday it would run attack ads against five Republicans who voted to repeal tax credits for renewable energy as part of the GOP debt limit bill."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [21], 04/28/2023
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"Anti-China Fervor Casts A Dark Cloud Over Solar And U.S. Climate Goals" [22]

"In Congress, there is sudden bipartisan momentum to reinstitute tariffs on Chinese components. The U.S. solar industry is alarmed."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 04/28/2023
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Flooding on Upper Mississippi River To Halt Barge Traffic For Weeks: USDA [25]

"All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, as record winter snowfall in the upper Midwest is now melting and flooding into waterways."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Infrastructure [13]
Transportation [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 04/28/2023
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L.A.’s Water Lifeline Faces Unprecedented Flood Threat, Calamity [33]

"More than a month after heavy storms eroded a section of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, work crews are still scrambling to complete repairs and shore up flood defenses in the face of a weeklong heat wave that threatens to trigger widespread snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [15]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 04/28/2023
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"Drop The 'Natural' In Natural Gas, Climate Activists Urge US Officials" [36]

"Since almost two centuries ago—not long after it was identified bubbling up in a creek in western New York—the flammable below-ground substance composed of methane and other hydrocarbons has been called "natural gas" in the U.S. Now, some environmental activists say it's time to ditch that label."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg [37], 04/28/2023
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"Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?" [38]

"To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [41]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: The Revelator [42], 04/28/2023
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"House Republicans Pass US Debt Bill, Push Biden On Spending" [43]

"House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Joe Biden to negotiate and prevent a catastrophic federal default this summer."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [46], 04/27/2023
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"In the Game of Musical Mines, Environmental Damage Takes a Back Seat" [47]

"Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [41]
Pollution [45]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [50]
Source: ProPublica [51], 04/27/2023
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Scientists: "Record Ocean Temperatures Put Earth In ‘Uncharted Territory’" [52]

"Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Science [53]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [54], 04/27/2023
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"Senate Votes To Overturn Biden Truck Pollution Limit" [55]

"The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [45]
Transportation [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [56], 04/27/2023
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"Home Efficiency Plans Run Up Against Lack of Qualified Workers" [57]

"The White House’s plan to reduce energy waste from American homes is about to run into a stumbling block: a lack of skilled tradespeople who can actually do the work, industry veterans say."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [11]
People & Population [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [59], 04/27/2023
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"GM Kills Another Electric Car. It’s Different This Time." [60]

"For years now, the Chevrolet Bolt has held a unique slot in America’s auto fleet: an affordable little electric vehicle that proved Detroit could actually make such a thing. On Tuesday, the Bolt’s maker, General Motors Co., said that the last copies of the electric compact will roll off the production lines by the end of the year."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [61]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Transportation [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [62], 04/27/2023
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Canada Oil Sands Leak Heightens First Nations' Calls To Clean Up Tailings [63]

"In early February, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta started fielding calls from community members after the provincial regulator revealed toxic wastewater had been leaking for months from a tailings pond at Imperial Oil's Kearl oil sands mine."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Justice [49]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [58]
Pollution [45]
Public [15]
Canada [64]
Source: Reuters [65], 04/27/2023
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Ex-Federal Officials Slam WHO For Misleading Guidance On ‘Forever Chemicals’ [66]

"The World Health Organization’s (WHO) draft drinking water guidelines for “forever chemicals” disregard best available science and require extensive revisions, two former federal officials argued in a new position paper."

Chemicals [67]
Consumer [61]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Studies [68]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [45]
Science [53]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Europe [69]
Source: The Hill [70], 04/27/2023
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