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"Line 3 Opponents File Federal Suit To Try To Block The Pipeline" [1]

"Opponents of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project have filed a federal suit seeking to halt construction on the project, arguing that a key water quality permit granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in November failed to consider several environmental impacts."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: MPR News [7], 12/30/2020
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Colorado River Tribes Seek OK From Congress To Market Water In Arizona [8]

"On the Arizona-California border, where the Colorado River pushes against Headgate Rock Dam, churning water pours into a wide canal and runs across the desert, flowing toward the farmlands of the Colorado River Indian Tribes."

Economy & Business [9]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Arizona Republic [12], 12/29/2020
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Restoring Wildlife Protections Erased by Trump Could Take Biden Years [13]

"When President-elect Joe Biden walks through the door of the White House with his rescue dog, Major, he will inherit a Migratory Bird Treaty Act that no longer protects birds, a watered-down Endangered Species Act, and a policy that allows hunters in Alaska to crawl into bear and wolf dens to shoot mothers and their babies."

Biodiversity [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Wildlife [16]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [17], 12/29/2020
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"Covid Relief Bill Opens Rush for Renewables on Federal Land" [18]

"President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious climate agenda got a shot in the arm with the Covid relief bill, environmental attorneys say, particularly with provisions that will open up wide swaths of federal land to renewable energy development."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [20], 12/29/2020
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EPA Sets 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Call Them Ineffective [21]

"The U.S. is regulating greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft for the first time. But critics are saying the rules will be ineffective."

Climate Change [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [24], 12/29/2020
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South Slow To Adapt to Rising Sea Levels, Other Climate Impacts [25]

Preparations for the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis in the South, the country’s most vulnerable region, have been hit or miss. And one of the toughest challenges — preparing coastal communities for inevitable flooding from sea level rise — is just beginning. More on the region’s climate adaptation considerations in the final entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [26]” special report. Plus, a backgrounder, additional tipsheets and a toolbox. 

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Greens Eye Biden Superfund Reboot For Environmental Justice and Climate [38]

"The EPA’s program for cleaning up the nation’s hazardous waste dumps has a backlog of sites that lack funding—the largest in 15 years."

Chemicals [39]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [15]
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Pollution [40]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 12/28/2020
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"EPA to Rule on Texas Fracking Wastewater Plan Before Trump Exit" [42]

"The EPA plans to decide the fate of a Texas oil and gas wastewater discharge plan the same day it closes public comment on the proposal, sparking concern from environmentalists that the agency is rushing to finalize the move in the waning days of the Trump administration."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg [43], 12/28/2020
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"Japan Adopts Green Growth Plan To Go Carbon Free By 2050" [44]

"Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said Friday in a plan to achieve Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s ambitious pledge to go carbon free by 2050 and generate nearly $2 trillion growth in green business and investment."

Climate Change [22]
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Public [5]
Asia [45]
Source: AP [46], 12/28/2020
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Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [47]

Most Southern state leaders are doing the least to fight the climate crisis, despite having the most to lose environmentally and economically. When will that begin to change? The latest entry in our “Covering Your Climate: The South [26]” special report looks at the politics of the climate crisis, the dominance of utilities, and the transportation and forestry sectors, along with the few climate breakthroughs. 

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