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"White House Tees Up Historic $1B Everglades Funding" [1]

"The Biden administration today [Wednesday] announced it will spend an unprecedented $1 billion from a recently passed infrastructure package to restore and protect South Florida’s sprawling Everglades."

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Source: E&E News [6], 01/21/2022
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"‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward" [7]

"A growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition."

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Source: NYTimes [11], 01/21/2022
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Exxon Using An Unusual Law To Intimidate Critics Over Its Climate Denial [12]

"ExxonMobil is attempting to use an unusual Texas law to target and intimidate its critics, claiming that lawsuits against the company over its long history of downplaying and denying the climate crisis violate the US constitution’s guarantees of free speech."

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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 01/20/2022
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"National Monument Proposed For Nevada Site Sacred To Tribes" [17]

"A Nevada congresswoman and several elected and tribal officials announced support Friday for national monument designation over a broad area south of Las Vegas they say is biologically diverse and rich with Native American cultural significance."

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Source: AP [21], 01/20/2022
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"Committee OKs Wildlife Bill, But Partisan Divisions Remain" [22]

"A committee debate yesterday on a sweeping wildlife conservation bill exposed deep partisan divisions that could stymie success on an otherwise bipartisan proposal."

Biodiversity [23]
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Source: E&E News [25], 01/20/2022
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"Biden Resets BBB: ‘I Think We Can Break The Package Up’" [26]

"President Biden said yesterday he would support breaking up or paring down the "Build Back Better Act," pointing specifically to the $555 billion in climate spending as a key area of agreement."

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Source: E&E News [27], 01/20/2022
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"Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority At Supreme Court" [28]

"Public and private power companies yesterday called for the Supreme Court to uphold EPA’s authority to broadly regulate how they produce electricity for the nation."

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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [29], 01/19/2022
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"Inside The Effort To Uncage A Bipartisan Wildlife Bill" [30]

"Five-and-a-half years ago, a band of lawmakers united behind an ambitious bill to recover and preserve America’s wildlife. It had the backing of the founder of Bass Pro Shops and the head of the National Wildlife Federation. Republicans and Democrats rushed to co-sponsor it. And yet, it still remains unfinished business."

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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [31], 01/19/2022
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"Tightened Federal Water Protections Won’t Slow Some Projects" [32]

"The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefitted from Trump-era loosened water protections, but some projects including a controversial Georgia mine will likely be able to escape new scrutiny."

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Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [35], 01/19/2022
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How Utility Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater [36]

"Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage. After a ProPublica investigation exposed this practice, the EPA is trying to block the move."

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Source: ProPublica [38], 01/19/2022
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