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Big Oil May Want Carbon Tax, But Biden and GOPers Not So Much [1]

"The new administration has made clear that its approach to reducing emissions will involve regulation, incentives and other government actions."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [8], 03/09/2021
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"Journalists Face Record Levels Of Persecution Globally" [9]

"Around the world, journalists are being targeted at record levels by despots, eager to silence the press."

Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
International [11]
Source: Axios [12], 03/09/2021
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Interior Nears OK For First US Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project [13]

"The Interior Department moved one step closer Monday to allowing for the construction of the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 03/09/2021
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Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections [18]

"The Biden administration voided a Trump-era legal opinion Monday regarding migratory birds and protections that have been in place for over a century."

Biodiversity [19]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Courthouse News Service [22], 03/09/2021
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"US States Look To Step Up Wolf Kills, Pushed By Republicans" [23]

"Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air. Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers."

Agriculture [24]
Biodiversity [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [25], 03/08/2021
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As Biden Woos Both Labor And Greens On Climate, Pipelines May Divide Them [26]

"The president is trying to square environmentalists’ demands to stop burning fossil fuels with labor leaders’ desire for union jobs linked to oil and gas".

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [29], 03/08/2021
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Trump-Emboldened Extremists Could Spell Trouble For Biden Interior Dept. [30]

"Experts worry it’s only a matter of time before Biden’s environmental agenda collides with anti-government militias."

Activism [31]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [32]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HuffPost [33], 03/08/2021
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Use of Disinfectants Has Soared, Sparking New Scrutiny Of Ingredients [34]

"Disinfectant use has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to keep their hands and surfaces clean. But one family of cleaning chemicals is receiving scrutiny for potential health concerns."

Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [37], 03/08/2021
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"Supreme Court Records Ruling Spurs FOIA Reform Push" [38]

"Some environmental groups are urging Congress to make changes to the Freedom of Information Act in response to a Supreme Court ruling yesterday that allows the government to withhold certain draft records from public disclosure."

Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [39], 03/08/2021
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Biden Hosts Congress Members To Talk Infrastructure, Funding [40]

"The chairman of the House Transportation Committee pitched a plan Thursday to raise money for infrastructure spending without Republican votes in the Senate ahead of a bipartisan discussion at the White House."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [28]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [41], 03/05/2021
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