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"Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger" [1]

"As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say."

"WASHINGTON — In September 2009, then-Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. traveled to a defunct General Motors plant near his hometown, Wilmington, Del., to announce a $528.7 million government loan for Fisker Automotive to make hybrid and electric vehicles.

Source: NYTimes [2], 03/30/2021

"The Biden Administration Will Investigate Trump-Era Attacks On Science" [3]

"The Biden administration will investigate Trump-era political interference in science across the government, the first step in what White House officials described as a sweeping effort to rebuild a demoralized federal work force and prevent future abuses."

Source: NYTimes [4], 03/30/2021

"Biden Takes Aim at Reducing Emissions of Super-Polluting Methane Gas" [5]

"The president wants to put pipefitters and miners to work capping “orphaned” gas wells as part of his forthcoming $3 trillion infrastructure plan."

Source: Inside Climate News [6], 03/30/2021

"Biden Announces Environmental Justice Advisers" [7]

"The White House today [Monday] announced a group of community leaders and green activists to join the Council on Environmental Quality's Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Members include Texas professor Robert Bullard, regarded as the father of the environmental justice movement."

Source: E&E News [8], 03/30/2021

DEADLINE: Sunny Side of the Doc [9]

This marketplace event seeks international proposals for one-offs, series feature-length documentaries, short formats, native web formats, new media narratives and multi-platform content with global appeal in a vast array of genres, including global issues, wildlife, science and more. Deadline: Apr 22, 2021.

"Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan" [10]

"The Biden administration on Monday announced a plan to vastly expand the use of offshore wind power along the East Coast, aiming to tap a potentially huge new source of renewable energy that has so far struggled to gain acceptance in the United States."

Source: NYTimes [11], 03/30/2021

Can CDC Be Cured After Trump-Era Coronavirus ‘Infection’? [12]

The CDC, long a storied agency of serious import not just to health and science reporters, but also to environmental journalists, took a massive hit to its credibility during the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest WatchDog opinion makes the case it can do better, and offers 15 steps that may help restore the federal entity to its gold-standard days.

Local Water, Sewer Projects May Flow From Infrastructure Funding [13]

The push for federal infrastructure legislation may mean money for local water and sewage projects under a long-standing and broadly bipartisan program called WIFIA. The new TipSheet explains how the program works and why the latest developments could spell news for local environmental reporters. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources.

"Green Climate Fund Chief Urges Reopening of U.S. Finance Tap" [14]

"As the Green Climate Fund seeks to ramp up its financing for climate action and green recovery in developing nations, it needs the United States to restart contributions halted by its former president, the fund's executive director said on Friday."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [15], 03/29/2021

"Block By Block, He Aims To Fight Injustice And Save The Planet" [16]

"Donnel Baird kept his coat on while he toured the aging sanctuary. His breath froze on his face mask as he took in the peeling plaster, the dusty basement, the failing boiler that never seemed able to make Bright Light Baptist Church warm."

Source: Washington Post [17], 03/29/2021

DEADLINE: Sunny Side of the Doc [9]

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