EJToday: Top Headlines

"McMorris Rodgers’ Journey To The Energy And Commerce Gavel" [9]

"Cathy McMorris Rodgers peered over the Lower Granite Dam here this August as tens of thousands of gallons of Snake River water roared like a locomotive over its spillway gates. She had some concerns."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 12/07/2022
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"Mumbai Embraces Its Booming Flamingo Population" [18]

"Despite pressure from development, flamingos seem to be thriving on the shores of one of the world’s most populous cities, and local people are becoming protective of the birds and their habitat."

Biodiversity [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
Asia [22]
Source: Hakai [23], 12/07/2022
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"What Is The '30 By 30' Goal - And Can It Save Global Biodiversity?" [24]

"As talks begin this week to agree a global pact to protect nature at the COP15 summit in Montreal, one target is expected to become a leading focus of negotiations: "30 by 30".

Biodiversity [19]
Forests [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [27], 12/06/2022
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"Progressives Ready To Block Defense Bill Over Permitting" [28]

"A top House Democrat will vote to block consideration of a must-pass defense spending bill if it includes permitting language that could undermine environmental protections.

The warning shot from Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, comes as congressional Democratic leaders are seriously weighing inclusion of a permitting provision in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [30], 12/06/2022
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"Sale Jumpstarts Floating, Offshore Wind Power In US Waters" [31]

"Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [33], 12/06/2022
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EPA Proposes To Close ‘Loophole’ For Reporting PFAS Releases [34]

"The EPA said Monday that it is proposing to close a prior “loophole” that allowed some companies to get out of reporting their releases of certain kinds of toxic chemicals."

Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [38], 12/06/2022
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"Gunfire On N.C. Substations Causes Widespread Power Outages" [39]

"Tens of thousands of residents in rural North Carolina could be without electricity for days after gunfire seriously damaged two power substations."

Consumer [40]
Disasters [41]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [32]
Military [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
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Source: E&E News [44], 12/05/2022
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"Top Dems Weigh Adding Permitting Reform To Defense Bill" [45]

"Democratic leaders are trying to slip controversial permitting provisions developed by Sen. Joe Manchin into the latest version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill, according to three people familiar with the matter."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [47], 12/05/2022
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"Europe Agrees To Cap The Price Of Russian Oil At $60 A Barrel" [48]

"The European Union has reached a consensus on the price at which to cap Russian oil just days before its ban on most imports comes into force."

Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Military [42]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: CNN [49], 12/05/2022
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"EPA Proposes Restrictions To Block Proposed Alaska Mine" [50]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region that is home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run."

Biodiversity [19]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
Source: AP [53], 12/05/2022
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"Countries Split On Plastics Treaty Focus As U.N. Talks Close" [54]

"The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split on whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led."

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [40]
Economy & Business [46]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [56], 12/05/2022
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"Natural Resources Democrats Seek Interior Documents On Bribery Allegation" [57]

"Two Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee are seeking documents from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that they say could shine line on whether President Trump offered a pardon to two people convicted of setting fires on public land because of a campaign donation."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [58], 12/05/2022
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Is China Ready To Lead On Protecting Nature At Upcoming UN Conference? [59]

"As the world parses what was achieved at the U.N. climate change conference in Egypt, negotiators are convening in Montreal to set goals for curbing Earth’s other crisis: loss of living species."

Biodiversity [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: The Conversation [60], 12/05/2022
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"The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action" [61]

"The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [62], 12/05/2022
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"In Alaska, a Mystery Over Disappearing Whales" [63]

"Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt."

Biodiversity [19]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [64]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
Source: Undark [65], 12/05/2022
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