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"FERC Approves Power Plant Rules To Fight Extreme Weather" [1]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved new rules Thursday to help protect the electricity system during severe winter weather, but grid experts said more action is needed to prevent deadly power outages like those that occurred during Winter Storm Uri."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 02/21/2023
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"'No Excuse': IEA Tells Energy Firms As Methane Emissions Rise" [11]

"The fossil fuel industry is failing to tackle methane emissions despite its pledges to uncover and fix leaking infrastructure, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Tuesday."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [12]
Public [8]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 02/21/2023
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March 16, 2023

SJN Climate Primer / Carbon Dioxide Removal [15]

Solutions Journalism Network invites journalists covering climate change or clean energy to join one or all of three one-hour webinar training sessions on Carbon Dioxide Removal, with a focus on CDR science and separating the solutions from greenwashing. 3:00 p.m. ET, Feb 23, Mar 9 and Mar 16.

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Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Journalism & Media [17]

"A Dance Of Hope By Children Who Scavenge Coal" [18]

"Before sunset, in the 110-square-mile mining region of Jharia in eastern India, an ensemble of girls dances near an opencast coal mine. Come sunrise, they'll be back at the mines for another reason: survival."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [8]
Asia [22]
Source: NPR [23], 02/20/2023
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Group Is Spreading Misinformation To Stop Solar Projects In Rural America [24]

"Roger Houser's ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years earlier, while costs for essentials like fuel and fertilizer kept going up. But Houser found another use for his 500 acres."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [26]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [27], 02/20/2023
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"Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump" [28]

"The Biden administration on Friday restored the legal foundation of an Obama-era regulation governing mercury, a pollutant from power plants that can damage brain development in babies and cause heart disease in adults."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [31], 02/20/2023
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"Shell Greenwashing Challenge Highlights Risk of ESG Claims" [32]

"Greenwashing challenges in courts and at the SEC continue to pour in from advocates and investors targeting what they claim are false representations of corporate commitments to environmentalism and climate-friendly practices."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [17]
Public [8]
International [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 02/17/2023
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"Governments Spent Record $1 Trillion Last Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels" [34]

"Even as global governments raise their ambitions to cut fossil fuels in the future, they spent a record $1 trillion last year subsidizing energy sources that are the main driver of climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [35]
Public [8]
International [13]
Source: Bloomberg Green [36], 02/17/2023
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"Tesla Opens Its EV Charging Network To The Masses" [37]

"Tesla Inc.’s deluxe electric vehicle charging network will start to serve other automakers’ EVs, the Biden administration said Wednesday, in a move that could drastically expand Americans’ options for plugging in."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Transportation [38]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [39], 02/16/2023
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Greens and Tribes Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short [40]

"The Bureau of Land Management ignored requests for a public hearing on the proposed rules for venting and flaring methane on public and tribal lands, hindering community members’ efforts to reduce the impacts of gas releases."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 02/16/2023
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