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"US Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback From Locals" [1]

"It’s just one cable meant to bring electricity from an offshore wind farm to a former coal-burning power plant in southern New Jersey, but it symbolizes a big challenge facing the renewable energy industry."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [9]
Source: AP [10], 11/16/2022
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Enviros Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Okefenokee Swamp Protections [11]

"The Southern Environmental Law Center is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its summer decision to remove Clean Water Act protections from almost 600 acres of wetlands next to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge."

Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Source: Savannah Morning News [14], 11/16/2022
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"Manchin FERC Shake-Up May Stymie Biden’s Clean Energy Plans" [15]

"The prospect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Richard Glick losing his job by year’s end could derail policies critical for President Joe Biden’s clean energy and climate agenda."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [18], 11/15/2022
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Weak GOP Showing in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda [19]

"Even if Republicans eke out a narrow majority in one or both chambers of Congress, the fossil fuel industry will need to win Democrats to advance their top agenda item—speeding permitting of pipelines, ports."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 11/15/2022
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Extreme Rainfall Offers Journalists a Deluge of Environment, Climate Stories [21]

The increased frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation presents environmental reporters with challenging coverage of flooding, property damage, insurance shortfalls and risk to human life, as well as about the climate change driving the downpours. The latest TipSheet offers context, story ideas and resources to cover such big storms in your area.

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Climate Change [3]
Disasters [23]
Government [24]
Health [25]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [27]
Planning & Growth [28]
Water & Oceans [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
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Public [8]
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December 1, 2022

Webinar: How To Cover the Illegal Wildlife Trade [30]

In Mongabay's latest webinar, expert panelists who have worked with National Geographic, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime and more will discuss cybercrime and online marketplaces, poaching, pandemic effects, legal loopholes and other important topics related to the illegal wildlife trade. 11am ET.

Other Events [31]
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Biodiversity [32]
Economy & Business [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Wildlife [34]

"The Bottom Line on Banks" [35]

"Financial institutions have made big climate pledges. But they’ve also found reasons and ways to pass the buck, continuing to funnel money toward fossil fuels. Here’s why."

 

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [33]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
International [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 11/14/2022
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"Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project" [38]

"A federal appeals court has vacated a ruling that would have helped to clear the way for a project to build a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska. The court said it would rehear the case, which involves a land swap that was approved by the Trump administration."

Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [12]
Transportation [40]
Wildlife [34]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 11/14/2022
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"Study: Extreme Heat Responsible For Hundreds Of Deaths In Texas Prisons" [43]

"Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong." "In the dozens of Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning, new research shows that 13 percent of deaths during the six hottest months every year from 2001 through 2019 were likely due to extreme heat."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [44]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [29]
Source: Grist [45], 11/14/2022
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"Biden Tightens Planned Methane Curbs on Oil Wells, Flaring" [46]

"The Biden administration is strengthening its plan for limiting methane emissions from oil and gas wells after environmentalists panned an earlier version as too weak."

Air [47]
Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [48]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Green [49], 11/14/2022
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