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Fossil Firms Took Billions in Virus Aid but Still Cut Nearly 60,000 Jobs [1]

"When Congress looked to prop up a tanking economy and stanch its hemorrhaging of employment as the pandemic spread last year, the oil industry was among those that sought relief. Now, a new analysis shows that dozens of fossil fuel companies received billions of dollars in tax benefits in the coronavirus relief package, but slashed tens of thousands of jobs anyway."

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Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
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Source: Inside Climate News [9], 04/06/2021
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"Court Tosses Trump Rule Limiting Emissions Regulations" [10]

"A panel of federal appeals judges Washington, D.C., on Monday nixed a Trump administration rule that would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from setting greenhouse gas limits on multiple polluting industries."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
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Source: The Hill [12], 04/06/2021
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"US, UAE Say They'll Invest In Middle East Decarbonization" [13]

"The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Monday that they would help finance decarbonization in the Middle East region and the global community at large."

Climate Change [11]
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Middle East [14]
Source: The Hill [15], 04/06/2021
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"Energy Dept. Pushes To Reverse Trump-Era Rule On Efficiency Standards" [16]

"The Biden administration is set to push for a reversal of Trump-era changes that made it harder to impose energy efficiency standards for commercial products and industrial equipment."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
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Source: The Hill [17], 04/05/2021
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Biden Plan To Rev Up Electric Car Market Complicated By Battery Supplies [18]

"President Biden’s ambitious plan to jump-start the U.S. electric vehicle market faces a roadblock: a weak supply chain that is making it difficult for American automakers to get enough batteries to scale up production."
 

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Transportation [19]
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Source: Washington Post [20], 04/05/2021
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April 20, 2021

Climate Change and the Way Forward [21]

Metcalf Institute will host a virtual Leeson Lecture to explore issues such as green job creation and changes in energy and climate policies, 1 p.m. ET, featuring Jody Freeman (pictured), the Archibald Cox Professor of Law and director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard University.

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"“Kenneled, Strip Searched, Shackled And Held"" [24]

"The Biden administration remains silent while Indigenous women continue to battle Line 3 with their bodies."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Canada [27]
Source: HEATED [28], 04/02/2021
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"Biden Plan Would Spend $16B To Clean Up Old Mines, Oil Wells" [29]

"President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines, a longtime priority for Western and rural lawmakers from both parties."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [30]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [31], 04/02/2021
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"Nine Ways Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan Will Tackle Climate Change" [32]

"Biden’s infrastructure proposal includes climate action that could benefit every Congressional district and lure Republican support."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 04/02/2021
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April 7, 2021

Building Climate Reporting Confidence: Texas [34]

WFAA-TV Dallas, Covering Climate Now and Climate Matters in the Newsroom present experienced journalists, 2:00-3:30pm ET, sharing how they got up to speed on the climate issue, challenges they've faced in reporting and ideas on how to tell localized, human-centered stories to engage audiences. Includes Q&A.

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]

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