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"DOJ Watchdog Probes If Staff Tried to Alter Election Outcome" [1]

"The Justice Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into whether department staff members sought to use the agency to alter the outcome of the 2020 election and overturn President Joe Biden’s victory."

Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [6], 01/26/2021
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"Biden Vows To Replace U.S. Government Fleet With Electric Vehicles" [7]

"President Joe Biden on Monday vowed to replace the U.S. government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models as the new administration shifts its focus toward clean-energy."

Climate Change [8]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Transportation [10]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [11], 01/26/2021
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Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land [12]

"President Biden on Wednesday will direct federal agencies to determine how expansive a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land should be, part of a suite of executive orders that will effectively launch his agenda to combat climate change, two people with knowledge of the president’s plans said Monday."

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [14], 01/26/2021
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"Buttigieg’s Climate Promises: What Could He Actually Do?" [15]

"Pete Buttigieg, President Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Transportation, vowed to make climate change a top priority during his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. But that raises a question: How much can a transportation secretary realistically do to reduce emissions from America’s vast fleet of cars, trucks and airplanes — all of which the agency oversees, to varying degrees?"

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [16], 01/25/2021
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"Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions" [17]

"The new president is unwinding Trump’s climate change legacy while forging his own". The Washington Post has launched a tracker that may update individual Biden actions to roll back Trump rollbacks.

Climate Change [8]
Environmental Health [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [20], 01/25/2021
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"DuPont, Chemours in $4 Billion ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cost Pact" [21]

"DuPont de Nemours Inc. and Chemours Co. agreed to a $4 billion settlement of a dispute over environmental liabilities shifted to Chemours after it was spun off in 2015. The accord, which also includes DuPont’s former seed business Corteva Inc., covers payments for liabilities tied to a class of chemicals known as PFAS, the companies said in a statement on Friday."

Chemicals [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg [24], 01/25/2021
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"Biden EPA Asks DOJ To Hit Pause On Defense Of Trump-Era Rules" [25]

"In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained by The Hill, EPA’s acting general counsel Melissa Hoffer asks government lawyers to hit pause on cases where the previous administration has been challenged by environmental groups."

Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [26], 01/25/2021
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"Ex-DOJ Official Called ‘Radioactive’ After Alleged Election Plot" [27]

"The Trump administration’s top environmental lawyer faces severe career repercussions and possibly ethics probes in the wake of allegations, which he disputes, that he worked with President Donald Trump to try to cast doubt on the 2020 election results."

Activism [28]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 01/25/2021
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Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News [30]

The Biden administration has moved rapidly to reset energy and environment policies dramatically shifted by the Trump White House. But how quickly can such a reversal occur, what are the priorities and what are the critical pathways for change? To help sort out the latest news and track larger trends, SEJournal offers this overview and analysis, part of our extensive “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [31].”

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Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [9]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Planning & Growth [39]
Policy [40]
Pollution [41]
Science [42]
Transportation [10]
Waste [43]
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"Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions" [47]

The Washington Post has launched a tracker to count the Biden rollbacks of the Trump rollbacks.

Environmental Politics [2]
Government [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [20], 01/22/2021
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