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"Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill" [1]

"U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River, fouling a small city’s drinking water supply, court filings show."

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Fish & Fisheries [4]
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Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
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Source: AP [11], 07/15/2022
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"A Big Bipartisan Wildlife Bill Could Be Headed to Biden's Desk" [12]

"A major piece of environmental legislation could pass the Senate and reach President Biden's desk before Labor Day, and it starts with the letter “R.”"

Biodiversity [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Wildlife [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [16], 07/15/2022
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"How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan" [17]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, who took more campaign cash from the oil and gas industry than any other senator, and who became a millionaire from his family coal business, independently blew up the Democratic Party’s legislative plans to fight climate change. The swing Democratic vote in an evenly divided Senate, Mr. Manchin led his party through months of tortured negotiations that collapsed on Thursday night, a yearlong wild goose chase that produced nothing as the Earth warms to dangerous levels."

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Source: NYTimes [19], 07/15/2022
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"White House Environmental Permit Helper Sees Applications Rise" [20]

"A federal office that helps project developers navigate the maze of environmental permitting requirements has seen a recent increase in applications, raising hopes that the office can help the White House reach its many infrastructure goals."

Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [22], 07/14/2022
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"EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision" [23]

"Regulators at EPA will have to draft fresh carbon rules for power plants without knowing if they’ll survive the legal uncertainty created by the Supreme Court’s climate decision last month."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [24], 07/14/2022
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"Haaland Defends Interior Policies, Cites Unused Leases" [25]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended the Biden administration’s progress on federal fossil fuel leasing at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Appropriations Committee, emphasizing the industry’s unused leases on federal lands."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [26], 07/14/2022
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"OIG Chides Former Zinke Aide But Finds No Ethics Violation" [27]

"A former counselor to then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke “misused their position” by helping several friends with energy-related meetings and presentations, Interior Department investigators say in a report made public today."

Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [29], 07/13/2022
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"Manchin, Playing to the Home Crowd, Is Fighting Electric Cars to the End" [30]

"The West Virginia senator, who holds the swing vote in negotiations for a budget plan, wants to cut incentives. The president and most Senate Democrats say buyer credits are crucial to fight climate change."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [31]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [32], 07/13/2022
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July 26, 2022

One-Day Law School for Journalists: Learn Everything You Need to Know to Cover the Courts [33]

This annual Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts event will be held virtually on July 26, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET. The program is designed to support journalists who face the challenge of covering the courts without a law degree.

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"Green Groups Push Senate To Confirm EPA Enforcement Chief" [36]

"Environmental groups are pushing for the confirmation of a leader for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement team, arguing that filling the vacancy will help mitigate climate change."

Climate Change [18]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
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Source: The Hill [37], 07/12/2022
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