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GOP Primed To Attack ‘Woke Capitalism,’ Climate Disclosure Rules in 2023 [9]

"Conservative politicians argue that environmental, social and governance principles—known as "ESG"—are diverting asset managers from their duties to investors, and may even amount to illegal collusion."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 01/03/2023
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"Biden’s Dilemma: How Do You Define ‘Green’ Hydrogen?" [18]

"The Treasury Department is weighing new requirements for “green” hydrogen producers, creating schisms among energy groups about how to ensure the fuel is a low-carbon resource."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [19], 01/03/2023
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"Bomb Cyclone Sparks Fierce Debate Over Grid Readiness" [20]

"Christmas week’s fierce “bomb cyclone” has put new urgency behind a critical issue for the nation’s power system — how grid owners and operators prepare for extreme weather emergencies."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [23], 01/03/2023
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"Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s Cities" [24]

"The “work from home” revolution has been very good for political columnists who like to write shirtless in pajama pants and share too much personal information with their readers. But the phenomenon hasn’t been so great for America’s cities."

Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Health [25]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: New York [28], 01/03/2023
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Endangered Bird May Get 275,000 Protected Acres In Hawaii [29]

"Federal wildlife officials have proposed that more than 275,000 acres of forest across Hawaii be designated critical habitat for the ‘i‘iwi bird, one of about a dozen native honeycreeper species currently headed toward extinction."

Biodiversity [30]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat [34], 01/03/2023
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"Alpine Slopes Face Snow Shortage In Unseasonably Warm Winter" [35]

"Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe’s central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [15]
Europe [36]
Source: AP [37], 01/03/2023
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"Ahead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections" [38]

"A new rule revives an older set of protections for rivers, marshes and waterways, setting aside changes in the Obama and Trump administrations that led to years of legal wrangling." "The Biden administration is working to complete a clean water regulation before a Supreme Court ruling that could complicate the government’s ability to protect wetlands and other waters."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Planning & Growth [27]
Pollution [41]
Water & Oceans [42]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [43], 01/02/2023
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"U.S. Lease Sale Off Alaska Coast Draws One Bid" [44]

"The U.S. government on Friday received just a single bid, from Hilcorp Alaska, for oil and gas drilling rights off the coast of Alaska the first federal auction in the region in more than five years."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Source: Reuters [45], 01/02/2023
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"Lula Becomes Brazil’s President, With Bolsonaro in Florida" [46]

"Brazil inaugurates its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday. Facing investigations, former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken refuge in Orlando."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [47]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [48]
Government [49]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
South America [50]
Source: NYTimes [51], 01/02/2023
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"Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water)" [52]

"In the increasingly dry Southwest, drought and climate change pose a challenge for developers, who need to find creative ways to provide water supply to new communities."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [26]
Planning & Growth [27]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
Source: NYTimes [54], 01/02/2023
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"Fossil Fuels, Fairness, Finance: Climate Fights To Watch In 2023" [55]

"We asked experts which issues they think will – or should – turn up the heat in the climate conversation".

Climate Change [10]
Public [15]
International [56]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [57], 01/02/2023
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"A Toxic Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water" [58]

"Climate change is contributing to electric-green algae blooms. Massachusetts wants a cleanup of the antiquated septic systems feeding the mess, but it could cost billions."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [41]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: NYTimes [60], 01/02/2023
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"Explainer: Arctic Blast Sweeps US, Causes Bomb Cyclone" [61]

"An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S. — just in time for the holidays."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [62], 01/02/2023
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Illinois 3M Plant Was Worst Emitter of Climate-Killing Chemical in 2021 [63]

"At a sprawling 3M chemical manufacturing complex here, where the company makes adhesives for Post-it notes, golf clubs and LCD displays, several hundred pounds of a potent climate killer are vented into the atmosphere each day."

Air [64]
Chemicals [65]
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [66], 01/02/2023
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"EPA Investigating Colorado For Discriminatory Air Pollution" [67]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Colorado’s regulation of air pollution from industrial facilities discriminates against Hispanic residents and other racial minorities, according to a letter released Wednesday."

Air [64]
Chemicals [65]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [47]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [68]
Source: AP [69], 01/02/2023
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