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"LNG Explosion Shines Light On 42-Year-Old Gas Rules" [1]

"The last time the federal government wrote regulations for the liquefied natural gas industry, Pac-Man was the hot new video game and Ronald Reagan was on his way to the White House for the first time."

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Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 06/28/2022
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"Biden, NOAA Announce New Actions On Illegal Fishing" [11]

"President Biden on Monday signed a national security memo aimed at addressing illegal fishing in international waters. The memo seeks to increase international coordination to address labor issues in the fishing industry and remove labor abuses from the supply chain, according to a White House fact sheet."

Fish & Fisheries [12]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [13]
Source: The Hill [14], 06/28/2022
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How 'Rights of Nature' Is Recasting the Relationship Between Law and the Earth [15]

In 2006, a local government council in Pennsylvania concerned about sewage sludge dumping enacted the Western legal system’s first formal “rights of nature” instrument. Today, numerous countries have laws recognizing specific rights or even legal personhood for nature. As legal expert Alice Bleby explains, this new perspective arises from a wide range of contexts and plays out in many different ways.

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Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [27]
Pollution [28]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
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Africa [33]
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EPA’s FOIA Report Updates Progress on Backlog Reduction [37]

The Freedom of Information Act offers critical access to journalists — that is, when it’s working well. The latest WatchDog Opinion digs into the latest reports from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to see how well it lives up to its FOIA requirements and finds that despite progress, the agency continues to fall short on important measures. Plus, insight into how to work the system.

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  • Read more about EPA’s FOIA Report Updates Progress on Backlog Reduction [37]

"Energy, Environment Spending Debate To Sharpen This Week" [40]

"Energy and environment spending fights will dominate the week as the House Appropriations Committee wraps up work on its fiscal 2023 bills."

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Source: E&E News [42], 06/27/2022
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Fight To Crack Down On Air Pollution From Toronto’s Traffic Stalls [43]

"The air pollution flowing from vehicle exhaust pipes and the breakdown of rubber tires hangs over Toronto-area highways like a mostly invisible cloud."

Air [44]
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Pollution [28]
Public [8]
Canada [45]
Source: The Narwhal [46], 06/24/2022
  • Read more about Fight To Crack Down On Air Pollution From Toronto’s Traffic Stalls [43]

"Biden’s Inner Circle Debates Future of Offshore Drilling" [47]

"President Biden’s top aides are weighing whether to ban new oil and gas drilling off America’s coasts, a move that would elate climate activists but could leave the administration vulnerable to Republican accusations that it is exacerbating an energy crunch as gas prices soar."

Climate Change [20]
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Source: NYTimes [48], 06/24/2022
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Haaland Lays Out Next Steps On Native Boarding Schools Probe, Legislation [49]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday outlined the next steps her department has planned to address the legacy of abuses at government-run schools for Indigenous children and legislation to examine the matter."

Environmental Justice [21]
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Source: The Hill [51], 06/24/2022
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Biden Admin Tosses Trump Definition of ‘Habitat’ for Endangered Species [52]

"The Biden administration is throwing out the definition of “habitat” for endangered animals, returning to an understanding that existed before the government under President Donald J. Trump shrank the areas that could be protected for animals under threat of extinction."

Biodiversity [18]
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Source: NYTimes [54], 06/24/2022
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Enviros, Property Owners Sue To Block $2.5-Billion Dam In Santa Clara Co. [55]

"As California endures water restrictions due to widespread drought, a proposed $2.5-billion reservoir expansion project in Santa Clara County promises to increase the amount of freshwater for more than a million people."

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Source: LA Times [56], 06/23/2022
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