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Pipeline Co. Spent Big on Police Gear Against Standing Rock Protesters [1]

"TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors."

Source: The Intercept [2], 05/25/2023

"U.N. Slams Carbon Removal As Unproven And Risky" [3]

"A United Nations panel is casting doubt on the promise of using machines to remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and sea in order to fight climate change."

Source: E&E News [4], 05/25/2023

"Interior's Oil Plan Is Coming. Here's What To Watch." [5]

"Biden administration officials in recent weeks hosted private listening sessions with environmental groups and oil companies ahead of the release of proposed oil and gas regulations that could represent some of the White House’s most lasting steps on public lands to help address climate change."

Source: E&E News [6], 05/25/2023

"Scrapped DOE Funding For Battery Company Fuels New Concerns" [7]

"The Department of Energy’s decision to halt a contentious grant award to a battery company with ties to China is fueling new concerns on Capitol Hill over agency transparency and oversight."

Source: E&E News [8], 05/25/2023

"Chevron’s Carbon Offsets Are Mostly Junk And Some May Harm, Research Says" [9]

"A new investigation into Chevron’s climate pledge has found the fossil-fuel company relies on “junk” carbon offsets and “unviable” technologies, which do little to offset its vast greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases may actually be causing communities harm."

Source: Guardian [10], 05/25/2023

In Panama, Legal Rights Given To Sea Turtles, Boosting 'Rights of Nature' [11]

"On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked for any surviving hatchlings stuck at the bottom of the nest. Nearby, armed members of the National Border Service stood watch for protection in an area known for drug trafficking."

Source: AP [12], 05/25/2023

On the Front Lines, When Wildfires Turn Personal [13]

Forest fires have grown increasingly dangerous in a warming climate, a subject freelance journalist Jane Braxton Little has covered extensively in recent years. But her reporting turned personal when the rampaging Dixie Fire destroyed her small California town. As she explains in the new Inside Story Q&A, the wildfire disaster gave her a perspective no reporter would wish for.

"House Fails To Override Biden Veto Maintaining Solar Tariffs" [14]

"The House of Representatives fell short of the required two-thirds majority to override President Biden’s veto of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution resuming solar power tariffs."

Source: The Hill [15], 05/25/2023

IG Finds Violations In Park Police Force Against Media In 2020 Incident [16]

"Park Police officers violated policy when they hit a reporter with a baton and pushed another member of the media’s camera during the infamous 2020 clearing of protesters in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., an internal government watchdog has found."

Source: The Hill [17], 05/25/2023

DEADLINE: US Water Prize [18]

The US Water Alliance's annual Prize includes the Outstanding One Water Communication Award for journalists and producers from mainstream media outlets and publications, authors, podcast hosts and other communicators who focus on water issues. Nomination deadline: Feb 12, 2025.

DEADLINE: US Water Prize [18]

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