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Biden Admin Was Not Legally Bound To Auction Gulf Drilling Rights [1]

"The Biden administration admitted that a court decision did not compel it to lease vast tracts of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling, shortly before claiming it was legally obliged to do so when announcing the sell-off, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [8], 12/14/2021
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Plea to Make 'Ecocide' an International Crime Takes Stage at The Hague [9]

"During the International Criminal Court’s annual meeting, three nations threatened by climate change promoted a fifth international crime, called ecocide."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
International [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 12/13/2021
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"Nebraska Decarbonization Vote Was Years In The Making" [14]

"Nebraska has become the first Republican-dominated state to commit to a goal of net-zero electricity emissions by 2050."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
Source: E&E News [16], 12/13/2021
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Massive Oil Spill Helped Billionaire Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years [17]

"Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor."

Fish & Fisheries [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: ProPublica [21], 12/13/2021
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Industry Knew Health Risks Of Leaded Gas But Sold It For 100 Years Anyway [22]

"On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new fuel blend into one of their test engines. Immediately, the engine began running more quietly and putting out more power."

Chemicals [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [25]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Conversation [26], 12/10/2021
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"Biden ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban Targets Cookware, Carpet, Couches" [27]

"The White House’s ban on federal purchasing of PFAS-containing products will focus on cookware, carpets and couches, according to the Office of Management and Budget’s memo implementing President Biden’s sustainability executive order."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 12/10/2021
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FEMA Restores Climate Goal In Strategic Plan After Trump Dropped It [30]

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is once again considering climate change in its strategic planning after a plan released during the Trump administration did not include it."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Studies [31]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [32], 12/10/2021
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"Brownfields Sites Poised for Big Funding Amid Equity Concerns" [33]

"Plans to use billions of infrastructure dollars to clean up and redevelop long-neglected brownsfield waste sites may cause unintended harm to low-income neighborhoods, advocates warned a House panel Wednesday."

Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [19]
Waste [34]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [35], 12/10/2021
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‘Polluter Pays’ Tax Could Jump-Start Languishing Superfund Cleanups [36]

"Toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, hurricanes and wildfires driven by climate change should be prioritized for cleanup with funds from a tax on polluting industries reinstated in the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan approved by Congress last month, two environmental watchdog organizations urge in a new report."

Chemicals [23]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [19]
Waste [34]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 12/10/2021
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"‘It’s Grotesque’: Inside The Hill Methane Fight" [38]

"Progressives set out to write a reconciliation bill that would scrap special tax treatment for fossil fuel companies. Instead, they might hand the oil and gas industry a new subsidy."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [40], 12/10/2021
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