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"Atlanta Shooting Part Of Alarming US Crackdown On Environmental Defenders" [1]

"Twenty states have enacted laws restricting rights to peaceful protest, as environmentalists are increasingly criminalized".

Activism [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Military [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [10], 02/03/2023
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"Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed" [11]

"Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Technology [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg [18], 02/03/2023
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"Court: US Needs To Consider Effects Of Drilling Near Chaco" [19]

"A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park."

Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Source: AP [24], 02/03/2023
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"Manchin, Westerman Plot New Push For Permitting Reform" [25]

"Capitol Hill’s permitting reform effort got new life Wednesday as two top Senate and House lawmakers held an initial summit on reviving the overhaul bid. This time, the House could take the lead."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [27], 02/03/2023
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"Judge: Defiant NJ Beach Town Can Sue For $21M In Dune Costs" [28]

"A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its dunes that were seriously eroded by a storm can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to recover $21 million it spent bulking up its shoreline, but cannot build a bulkhead to permanently thwart the waves, a judge ruled Wednesday."

Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: AP [31], 02/02/2023
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"Lawmakers Clash Over Allowing Guns In Natural Resources Committee" [32]

"Lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee had a heated debate Wednesday about whether to allow guns into the committee room."

Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Military [7]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [33], 02/02/2023
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"House Republicans Blast Environmental Rules In First Energy Meeting" [34]

"House Republicans took aim at the country’s bedrock environmental policy in their first meeting in charge of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, painting a bleak picture of the energy sector under President Biden and pushing for sweeping action to boost gas production."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [35], 02/02/2023
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Gas Industry Is Under Fire. It’s Hiring Democratic Politicians To Help. [36]

"Gas companies have enlisted prominent Democrats to convince liberal voters that the fuel is climate-friendly, documents show".

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [16]
Science [38]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [39], 02/02/2023
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Texas Oilfield Waste Company Gave $53,750 to Regulators Overseeing Permit [40]

"A company seeking to build an oilfield waste dump near wells and waterways in East Texas has showered regulators with upwards of $50,000 in political contributions since 2019." "McBride Operating LLC and owner Joseph McBride contributed to the political campaigns of the three sitting commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request."

 

Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 02/02/2023
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"Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project" [44]

"The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.”

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [45]
Source: AP [46], 02/02/2023
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