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EPA Sets 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Call Them Ineffective [1]

"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 [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [7], 12/29/2020
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"The Gospel of Hydrogen Power" [8]

"Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries."

Activism [9]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [11], 12/28/2020
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Why the South Lags on Staving Off Crisis [12]

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 [13]” 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. 

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [15]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
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Public [5]
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Is the South Confronting Its Climate Threats? [29]

The South is ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States, yet little is being done to prevent impacts or protect communities. Will the South tap its potential to be part of the solution? Our special report, “Covering Your Climate: The South,” helps reporters cover the region, starting with a backgrounder on climate concerns from Texas to Virginia.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Special Reports [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [9]
Agriculture [30]
Air [15]
Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [16]
Disasters [32]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [18]
Government [19]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
People & Population [35]
Planning & Growth [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [36]
Technology [37]
Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [38]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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"Was 2020 The Year That EVs Hit It Big? Almost, But Not Quite" [39]

"Despite significant breakthroughs, sales of electric vehicles were largely stagnant, and the cost of the cars puts them still out of reach for most Americans."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [16]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 12/23/2020
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La. Groups Challenge EPA Rule Allowing Roads Built With Gypsum Waste [41]

"A group of environmental and union organizations on Friday challenged a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy that would allow phosphogypsum wastes that contain small amounts of radioactivity to be used in federal, state and local road construction projects."

Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [42], 12/22/2020
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Slow Start for Plan by Eastern States to Cap Tailpipe Emissions [43]

"An ambitious plan by Eastern states for a regional cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks got off to a slow start Monday after just three states — Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island — plus Washington, D.C., formally agreed to adopt it."

Air [15]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [44], 12/22/2020
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"Joe Biden Picks Pete Buttigieg To Be Transportation Secretary" [45]

"Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, the president-elect said in a statement on Tuesday, elevating the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to a top post in the federal government."

Environmental Politics [18]
Government [19]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: CNN [46], 12/16/2020
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Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [47]

As the incoming Biden administration prepares to re-engage on the global stage, environment-related treaties are high on the agenda. The latest Backgrounder, part of our 2021 Guide [48], takes a closer look at 10-plus top treaties, including those focused on climate change, biodiversity, plastics pollution, airplane emissions, the future of the Arctic and more.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [49]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [9]
Air [15]
Biodiversity [31]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Forests [51]
Government [19]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [22]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [4]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [53]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [54]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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Safety And Climate Fears Dog Planned LNG Export Terminal on Delaware R. [55]

"Plans for a new half-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Delaware River in South Jersey were greenlighted by the Delaware River Basin Commission on Wednesday. But opponents say they will challenge the LNG project in federal court, and they’ve gained the support of Hollywood stars like Leonardo DeCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, along with climate leaders like Bill McKibben."

Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Source: NPR [57], 12/11/2020
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