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Land Of The Inefficient: Appliance Standards As Culture War Target [1]

"From ceiling fans to refrigerators, the Department of Energy is updating appliance efficiency standards that would affect millions of consumers."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NPR [8], 12/22/2023
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Brazil Lawsuits Allege Direct Relationship Between Meatpackers, Deforesters [9]

"Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [2]
Forests [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [6]
South America [13]
Source: AP [14], 12/22/2023
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"US Gulf of Mexico Oil Auction Is Largest Since 2015" [15]

"A Biden administration auction of Gulf of Mexico drilling rights raised $382 million on Wednesday as oil companies claimed offshore acreage for what is set to be the last time until 2025."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [17], 12/21/2023
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"Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over EPA Smog Crackdown" [18]

"The Supreme Court will soon consider a case that has the potential to deal a massive blow to the Biden administration’s goals of cleaning the air and weaning power plants off of coal."

Air [19]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [22], 12/21/2023
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Calif. OKs New Rules For Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water [23]

"When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets."

Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [6]
California [25]
Source: AP [26], 12/20/2023
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Former Official Says EPA Fails To Protect Public From Toxic Pesticides [27]

"Federal regulators are discouraged from speaking up about potentially dangerous pesticides, according to a former agency official."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [31], 12/20/2023
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Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters [32]

"Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short. For a moment, the young female looked back at it’s audience of roughly 45 people who stared on in reverential silence. Then she disappeared into the forest."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [34]
Public [6]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [35]
Source: AP [36], 12/20/2023
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Biden Scaled-Back Proposal For Atlantic Offshore Wind Prompts Criticism [37]

"Environmental advocates and industry groups pointed out that any reduction in leasing area would make clean energy and emissions reduction targets more difficult to achieve."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 12/20/2023
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"Biden Moves To Ban Most Old-Growth Logging In National Forests" [39]

"The most ancient trees still standing in America’s national forests would get new protections under a proposal the Biden administration announced Tuesday that would ban most logging in groves that play a vital role in fighting climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [40], 12/20/2023
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"Meet The Activists Behind The New Youth Climate Lawsuit" [41]

"Maya Wiliams, 17, already does what she can to tackle climate change. She’s a vegan. She elected not to get her driver’s license, and she turns down trips if they involve airplanes."

Activism [42]
Climate Change [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [43]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [25]
Source: E&E News [44], 12/19/2023
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