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"Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight" [1]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a historic suite of climate and environmental policies in a marathon two-day markup, kicking off a pressure campaign as Democrats look to move quickly on their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [11], 09/16/2021
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"Biden To Host Leaders To Discuss Climate Change Ahead Of A UN Summit" [12]

"President Biden will virtually convene on Friday some of the leaders of the nations most responsible for climate change, urging them to do more to slash greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a critical United Nations summit in November."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
International [13]
Source: NYTimes [14], 09/16/2021
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"Vermont Sues 4 Oil Companies, Alleges False Info on Climate" [15]

"Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [16]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Science [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [18], 09/15/2021
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"Permit For Oil Refinery Near National Park Still Active" [19]

"The developer of an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park will keep its construction permit active, even after it has faced delays and received two extensions."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [22], 09/15/2021
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"U.S. and EU Vow Steep Methane Cuts Ahead of Climate Summit" [23]

"The U.S. and European Union have agreed to a plan to cut emissions of methane by about a third by the end of the decade as part of a diplomatic push to get other nations to take aim at the powerful planet-warming gas, according to people familiar with the effort."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
International [13]
Source: Bloomberg [24], 09/15/2021
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The House’s Reconciliation Bill Would Be A Bonanza For Clean Energy [25]

"Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Canary Media [26], 09/15/2021
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"Formosa Plastics To Pay Nearly $3 Mln To Settle Air Pollution Charges" [27]

"The U.S. subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Corporation will pay $2.85 million to settle civil charges it violated federal air pollution laws after a series of fires and explosions at its petrochemical manufacturing plant in Texas injured some of its workers, the Justice Department said on Monday."

Air [28]
Chemicals [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Reuters [30], 09/14/2021
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Where Canada’s Federal Parties Stand On Three Big Climate Issues [31]

"Canadians who watched the English-language leaders’ debate learned little about the differences between the climate policies of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s NDP and Annamie Paul’s Greens. Here’s what the federal election debate missed".

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
Canada [32]
Source: The Narwhal [33], 09/14/2021
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"Committee OKs Methane Fee, Launches Debate On Climate Plan" [34]

"The Energy and Commerce Committee advanced parts of its sprawling budget reconciliation bill in a marathon markup yesterday but punted until later today a fight over Democrats’ marquee climate policy."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Transportation [37]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [38], 09/14/2021
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"Out West, Biden Points To Wildfires To Push For Big Rebuild" [39]

"President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-round fires and other extreme weather a climate change reality the nation can no longer ignore."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [41]
Source: AP [42], 09/14/2021
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