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"How A Republican Election Sweep Could Transform U.S. Climate Policy" [1]

"President Biden’s signature environmental actions could be reversed if the GOP takes control of the House, Senate and White House. The EPA and other agencies could see their budgets slashed."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Science [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Washington Post [12], 07/19/2024
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Biden BLM To Add Protections Against Drilling In Alaska Petroleum Reserve [13]

"Federal officials are proposing a new set of protections in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. If approved, they could come atop the rules that Bureau of Land Management finalized this spring to limit oil and gas drilling on more than half of the giant petroleum reserve."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [14]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [16], 07/18/2024
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"With Sewage Gushing Into Sea, US and Mexican Border Towns Plead For Help" [17]

"Each day, millions of gallons of sewage cascade through a canyon and into the Pacific Ocean just south of the U.S.-Mexican border. As any surfer in San Diego knows, summer swells that come from the south will push the toxic brew north."

Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [18]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [21]
Mexico [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 07/18/2024
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July 31, 2024

SELC Webinar: Power Plants to Public Lands — Key Decisions Shaping Our Future [24]

Join the Southern Environmental Law Center for a webinar about key decisions being made in the South now that will chart our future, and how we can ensure the right choices are made. 12:30 p.m. ET.

Other Events [25]
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Activism [26]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]

"Millions of US Low-Income Households Face Power Shutoffs Amid Deadly Heat" [29]

"Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [32]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [33], 07/17/2024
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"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [34]

"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Source: Energy News Network [36], 07/17/2024
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"Apache Tribe Challenges EPA Copper Smelter Rule" [37]

"Though the regs are expected to halve air releases of toxic metals, the tribe has voiced concern about increased pollution to meet demand for electric vehicles."

Air [38]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [19]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: E&E News [40], 07/17/2024
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Clean Energy Projects Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. States Push for a Fix [41]

"A Baltimore coal-fired power plant will be operating past its planned retirement date next year, pumping out pollution, while the cheaper clean energy projects that could help replace it are stuck in a queue to connect to the region’s electric grid."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 07/17/2024
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"How J.D. Vance Stacks Up On Energy, Environment Issues" [43]

"Former President Donald Trump has picked Sen. J.D. Vance — an author and former venture capitalist who has been dismissive of climate change concerns but outspoken on rail safety — to be his vice presidential running mate."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [19]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [44], 07/17/2024
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"What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment" [45]

"If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he would likely face fewer legal and bureaucratic obstacles to dramatically remake the E.P.A."

Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [19]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 07/17/2024
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