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"Trump Sues Des Moines Register, Pollster For ‘Election Interference’" [1]

"President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state."

Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [8], 12/18/2024

Some In Seafood Industry See Trump As Friend, But Tariffs Could Raise Prices [9]

"The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs."

Consumer [10]
Economy & Business [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [12], 12/18/2024

California’s PG&E Could Get $15B In Federal Loans To Modernize Its Grid [13]

"Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [17]
Source: AP [18], 12/18/2024

Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning [19]

The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Inside Story [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [22]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [23]
Policy [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [17]
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Public [6]

"Biden's Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Auction Ripe for Challenge" [25]

"The Biden administration’s decision to include restrictions in the auction of oil drilling rights in part of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is legally vulnerable as the state looks to the next administration to allow more oil development."

Biodiversity [26]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [28]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 12/13/2024

"Biden Doubles Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panel Components" [30]

"The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Technology [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [32]
Asia [33]
Source: The Hill [34], 12/12/2024

Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion [35]

"President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more in a construction project."

Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [37]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [38]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HuffPost [39], 12/11/2024

"What Is The Energy Charter Treaty And How Has It Been Amended?" [40]

"Global accord lets oil firms sue over green policies. Pact signatories agree to reforms. Eleven European countries have quit treaty."

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
International [32]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [41], 12/10/2024

"The Climate Risk to the Mortgage System" [42]

"As sea levels rise and natural disasters become more intense, homes in low-lying coastal areas or tinder-dry mountains are starting to lose value. That’s a problem for the finances of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that back half of the nation’s outstanding mortgages — and keep the residential real estate market liquid by buying mortgages from banks and repackaging them into securities."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [43]
Economy & Business [2]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [44], 12/09/2024

"Report: LNG Operators In Louisiana Offered $21.1 Billion In Tax Breaks" [45]

"If all 15 liquefied natural gas plants in Texas and Louisiana open, reductions in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would slow"

Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Justice [21]
Infrastructure [16]
Pollution [38]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Floodlight [48], 12/06/2024

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