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Biden FWS Moves To Undo Two Trump-Era Endangered Species Act Rollbacks [1]

"The Biden administration will move to rescind two Trump-era rollbacks of protections for endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Tuesday."

Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Wildlife [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [7], 10/27/2021
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"White House Sets Climate Spending At Up To $555 Billion" [8]

"The White House has told allies in Congress that climate change programs in Democrats' spending bill will range between $500 billion and $555 billion, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Politico [14], 10/27/2021
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World Faces Disastrous 2.7C Heating On Current Climate Plans, UN Warns [15]

"The world is squandering the opportunity to “build back better” from the Covid-19 pandemic, and faces disastrous temperature rises of at least 2.7C if countries fail to strengthen their climate pledges, according to a report from the UN."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
International [17]
Source: Guardian [18], 10/27/2021
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Hawaii Has A One-Year Deadline To Ditch Coal. Can It Keep Lights On? [19]

"The Aloha State’s race to clean up its electricity sector makes it a real-world test case for rapid decarbonization."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Source: Canary Media [21], 10/26/2021
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GenX: "EPA Deems ‘Forever Chemical’ Haunting N.C. Toxic To Humans" [22]

"Hot off the heels of releasing its PFAS road map last week, EPA has found that a deeply controversial “forever chemical” that has contaminated drinking water in North Carolina is, indeed, toxic to humans and will be subject to a drinking water advisory."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
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Source: E&E News [27], 10/26/2021
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"Attorneys Eye Glasgow Talks for Progress on Many Climate Issues" [28]

"Corporate adaptation measures, carbon offset policy and new U.S. regulatory responses are among the top issues attorneys say they’re tracking at the upcoming United Nations climate talks.

The trajectory of the climate crisis is at stake in Glasgow, where more than 197 countries will gather starting Oct. 31 for the two-week COP26 summit. There, they’ll ratchet up their commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris climate agreement and tie up its loose technical threads.

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
International [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 10/26/2021
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"Manchin Pushes For More Climate Cuts From The Budget Bill" [30]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has pushed Democrats to drop or weaken a second major climate change provision from the sweeping social policy and environmental spending bill that the White House hopes to finalize this week, according to two people familiar with the matter."

Climate Change [9]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [32], 10/26/2021
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"Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes" [33]

"Canada is closing fisheries and buying back licenses. Will this latest scheme save salmon or sink fishers?"

Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
Canada [35]
Source: Hakai [36], 10/25/2021
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"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed" [37]

"Navajo Nation continues to hold strong on its stance against radioactive waste being dumped near its lands, while also pushing for the waste to be removed completely."

Air [38]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [39]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [40]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Source New Mexico [41], 10/25/2021
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"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects" [42]

"A federal judge on Thursday refused to leave a contested Trump-era water pollution rule in place while the Biden administration reviews it for the next 18 months, finding that letting it stay in effect could cause long-lasting environmental harm."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Courthouse News Service [43], 10/25/2021
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