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"Interior Nixes Trump’s Alaska Land Orders, Mine Road" [1]

"The Biden administration is dealing Alaska and its congressional delegation a significant blow, rejecting a pivotal mining road and proposing to revoke Trump-era orders that would have opened up 28 million acres of federal land to energy development and mining."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Studies [3]
Forests [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Transportation [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Alaska and Hawaii [11]
Source: E&E News [12], 06/28/2024
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"Supreme Court Halts EPA ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule" [13]

"The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to a major EPA air pollution control initiative, freezing implementation of the agency’s latest crackdown on smog-forming emissions that cross state lines."

Air [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [18], 06/28/2024
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U.S. Acknowledged the Harm Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It Left Out [19]

"The Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Justice [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [24]
Source: OPB/ProPublica [25], 06/27/2024
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"Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say." [26]

"President Biden’s landmark climate law could be repealed in a Trump administration. Economists said that would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [31]
Source: NYTimes [32], 06/27/2024
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"Environmental Rulings To Watch At The Supreme Court" [33]

"As the Supreme Court gets ready to issue the final rulings of the term, the justices are still sitting on a handful of cases that could deal a blow to environmental protections and agency powers."

Climate Change [27]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [34], 06/27/2024
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"CREW Files Bribery Complaint Against Trump Over Oil Industry Donations" [35]

"The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [36], 06/26/2024
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"Supreme Court Could Curb NEPA Reviews Next Term" [37]

"The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to setting new limits for how agencies account for climate and environmental risks for new projects." "The case follows the court’s recent trend of picking up controversial environmental issues."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Studies [3]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [39], 06/26/2024
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"Environmental Protests: Interview With UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst" [40]

"The repression that environmental activists using peaceful civil disobedience are facing in Europe is a major threat to democracy and human rights, according to U.N. special rapporteur Michel Forst."

Activism [41]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [31]
Source: Mongabay [43], 06/25/2024
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"Joe Biden’s Climate Law Has Created More Than 300,000 Clean Energy Jobs" [44]

"U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, according to a detailed new analysis from an environmental advocacy group."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [22]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: HuffPost [45], 06/25/2024
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Oil Lobby Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State [46]

"In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape."

Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: ProPublica [47], 06/25/2024
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