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US Emissions of Most Potent Greenhouse Gas 56% Higher Than Estimates [1]

"While emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), the world’s most potent greenhouse gas, have fallen sharply in the U.S. in recent decades, actual emissions are significantly higher than the official government estimates, a new study concludes."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [7], 02/01/2023
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"Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project To Move Forward" [8]

"Maine utility regulators on Tuesday gave final approval to a wind power project that would provide enough electricity for at least 450,000 New England homes along with construction of a new transmission corridor in northern Maine to get the electricity to the regional power grid."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [11]
Source: AP [12], 02/01/2023
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"Climate Disinfo Surges In Denial, Conspiracy Comeback" [13]

"False information about climate change flourished online over the past year, researchers say, with denialist social media posts and conspiracy theories surging after US environmental reforms and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Public [5]
International [16]
Source: AFP [17], 02/01/2023
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"White House Blasts Exxon Over Historical $56 Billion Annual Profit" [18]

"The White House on Tuesday expressed outrage on Tuesday at Exxon Mobil Corp's record net profit in 2022 of $56 billion, a historical high not just for the company but for the entire Western oil industry."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [20], 02/01/2023
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"Shell Is Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuels Again" [21]

"Emboldened by new industry guidelines, natural gas companies are renewing their efforts to sell “carbon neutral” fossil fuels, a controversial practice of offsetting a shipment’s emissions to shrink its environmental impact."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Forests [22]
Journalism & Media [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [5]
International [16]
Source: Bloomberg Green [24], 02/01/2023
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"Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project" [25]

"The Biden administration is expected to propose a scaled-down version of a sprawling oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision. The proposal would allow drilling to proceed on a limited basis as part of an $8 billion project known as Willow that climate activists have criticized for years."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [26]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 02/01/2023
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New Wind and Solar Cheaper Than Operating All But One US Coal Power Plant [29]

"New analysis shows that renewables beat existing coal plants 99 percent of the time, thanks to long-term trends and an assist from the Inflation Reduction Act."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 01/31/2023
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"This Group Is Sharpening the GOP Attack On ‘Woke’ Wall Street" [31]

"Bankrolled by mysterious donors, a little-known group named Consumers’ Research has emerged as a key player in the conservative crusade to prevent Wall Street from factoring climate change into its investment decisions."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [32], 01/31/2023
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SEJ's 2023 Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment [33]

On Feb 9 SEJ held a virtual webinar looking at the year ahead in the just-released "Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment," moderated by #SEJ2023 co-chair Tom Michael. Top stories for energy and environmental journalists to cover in 2023: environmental justice, climate change and biodiversity, clean energy and the critical minerals rush, wildfire and public lands management, indoor air quality and salmon and dams. We'll be touring and discussing all these issues and more at SEJ's 32nd annual conference in Boise, Idaho, April 19-23. On Feb 9, we also previewed #SEJ2023 agenda and issues. Missed the webinar? Watch the recording [34].

Topics on the Beat: 
Air [35]
Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [38]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Natural Resources [23]
Planning & Growth [40]
Water & Oceans [41]
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Public [5]
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Cascadia Bioregion Rife With Energy, Environment Troubles To Report in 2023 [42]

Iconic critters like salmon, orca and wolves. Climate controversies like natural gas greenwashing and carbon auctions. And wildfire fallout like “smoke-a-geddon.” These are just some of the wide array of stories worth covering as environmental journalists scan Cascadia, the huge area encompassing Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and stretching from Alaska to Utah. This special TipSheet, part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, outlines top issues in the region, offering insights, resources and story angles.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [44]
Agriculture [45]
Air [35]
Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [46]
Disasters [37]
Diversity [47]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [48]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Food [49]
Forests [22]
Government [50]
Health [51]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Planning & Growth [40]
Policy [52]
Pollution [53]
Transportation [54]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [56]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
California [57]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Northwest (OR WA) [59]
International [16]
Canada [60]
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