"The Biden administration is finalizing more stringent efficiency requirements for both window air conditioners and portable air cleaners on Thursday, the first set of efficiency standards that are new and not just a reversal of a Trump-era rollback."
"A federal review of plans for a Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel will take more than a year longer than originally planned, officials said Thursday, likely delaying completion of the project — if approved — until 2030 or later."
"A small South Carolina law firm angling to be the lead litigator in the Camp Lejeune toxic water cases spent $1.9 million lobbying US lawmakers in the last two years, as Congress approved a multibillion-dollar payout to sickened veterans that dropped a provision to limit the fees their lawyers could charge."
"House Republicans were hoping to iron out last-minute wrinkles in their massive energy package during their Florida retreat this week, but demands for amendments are complicating leadership’s plans."
"A behind-the-scenes account of the political horse-trading, published by Earth Negotiations Bulletin, shows how national interests were reflected in the influential document."
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until Apr 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Jun 10-16, 2023, along Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior and into Canada while exploring how we use, manage and conserve this incomparable freshwater resource and related issues.
The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin Madison will host this conference, which is free and open to the public. Attend online or in-person. Keynoter is Justin Worland, a Washington D.C.-based senior correspondent for TIME covering climate change and the intersection of policy, politics and society.
Meet SEJ member Kylie Mohr! Kylie is an award-winning journalist based in Montana. She reports for High Country News, covering Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rockies. Her work focuses on wildfire, wildlife, public lands and climate change.
"While Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to restore more bison across the country, Yellowstone’s famous herd suffered through one of the deadliest winters on record, with the animals easy prey for hunters as they sauntered across the park’s northern border in search of food."
"Residents of a small Texas town view the controversial billionaire's Boring Company with suspicion."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/doe-require-more-efficient-window-air-conditioners-air-cleaners
[2] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3914961-biden-administration-to-require-more-efficient-window-air-conditioners-air-cleaners/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/army-corps-further-delays-decision-great-lakes-oil-tunnel
[4] https://apnews.com/article/enbridge-oil-pipeline-tunnel-great-lakes-5a6b881ffd3974f8597b84db7444664c
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/marines-toxic-water-and-lawyers-fight-over-billions-fees
[6] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/marines-toxic-water-and-lawyers-a-fight-over-billions-in-fees
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/amendments-could-scramble-house-gop-energy-bill
[8] https://www.eenews.net/articles/amendments-could-scramble-house-gop-energy-bill/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-china-us-and-others-watered-down-key-un-climate-document
[10] https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-03-23/key-un-climate-document-9583794.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ijnr-lake-superior-institute
[12] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ethics-urgency-climate-journalism-conference
[13] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-kylie-mohr-fellow-high-country-news
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/big-sky-bison-battles-spell-trouble-haaland
[15] https://www.eenews.net/articles/big-sky-bison-battles-spell-trouble-for-haaland/
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/musks-company-plans-dump-wastewater-colorado-locals-concerned
[17] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-boring-company-wastewater_n_641b4cc2e4b00c3e6077a3cc
[18] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=915
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=912
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=913
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=914
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=917
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=918
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=919
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=920
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5028