"Democratic plans to restrict new oil and gas development off both coasts and in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have emerged as a new flash point in the Build Back Better bill, highlighting the party’s political schism as it tries to advance the massive spending legislation."
"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Thursday proposed the first-ever federal climate guidance for banks."
"A federal grand jury Wednesday charged three companies with criminal negligence in connection with the oil spill that tarred the Orange County coast in early October."
"If you’re in the market for an oil pipeline, you’re in luck—we’ve got a lot of extra ones right now. About half of the oil pipelines in the U.S. are sitting unused, energy research firm Wood Mackenzie said in figures shared with Reuters Thursday."
"Researchers found ads placed by Google on sites that falsely call global warming a hoax. The revenue those sites earn from the ads can fund further misinformation."
"At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force winds and possible tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota."
"The administration says it aims to replace all of the lead pipes and service lines in the country, an effort that could cost up to $60 billion."
Worldwide entries are welcome until Jan 17, 2026, from all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism and/or documentary photography. €1,000 for each of the winners and an additional €10,000 for the World Press Photo of the Year winner, and more.
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will present a virtual workshop, Jan 26-27, 2022, on what GLRI projects mean for the eight U.S. states, two Canadian provinces and more than 30 million people who call the Great Lakes region home. Participating journalists eligible for story grants. Deadline: Jan 7.
"It’s time to agitate the oysters at St. Stanislaus High School on Mississippi’s Gulf coast."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/manchin-rejects-offshore-drilling-ban-amid-broader-standoff-over-bill
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/12/16/manchin-offshore-drilling-arctic/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/federal-bank-regulator-proposes-first-climate-risk-guidance
[4] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/586206-federal-bank-regulator-proposes-first-climate-risk-guidance?rl=1
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/amplify-energy-and-subsidiaries-charged-orange-county-oil-spill
[6] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-15/orange-county-oil-spill-companies-charged
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-has-so-many-oil-pipelines-half-them-are-sitting-empty
[8] https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-has-so-many-oil-pipelines-half-of-them-are-si-1848227492
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/google-pledged-remove-ads-climate-deniers-many-still-run
[10] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/climate/google-climate-denial-ads.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/unusual-hurricane-force-winds-sweep-midwest-leaving-5-dead
[12] https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-iowa-nebraska-storms-kansas-ee9378aae1cb74911e0f9842a01ccaa1
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-admin-promises-stricter-regulation-lead-drinking-water
[14] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/climate/biden-lead-drinking-water.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-world-press-photo-contest
[16] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ijnr-virtual-workshop-great-lakes-restoration-initiative
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/volunteers-are-growing-oyster-gardens-help-restore-reefs
[18] https://apnews.com/article/science-lifestyle-business-fish-gardening-ca5a111f4b2185f8ac07b81a6e15d7ed
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[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1190
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1191
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1194
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1195
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1196
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[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4948