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Biden Faces Environmental Challenges on Multiple International Treaties [1]

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 [2], 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.

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Backgrounders [3]
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Activism [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Chemicals [7]
Climate Change [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [12]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [18]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Wildlife [21]
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National (U.S.) [22]
International [23]
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Public [24]
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Safety And Climate Fears Dog Planned LNG Export Terminal on Delaware R. [25]

"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 [26]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [18]
Public [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
Source: NPR [29], 12/11/2020
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An All-Electric Vehicle Government Fleet? It's Possible, Report Says [30]

"Washington state could electrify almost all of its 56,000 public vehicles by 2035, according to a new study that might have lessons for the incoming Biden administration."

Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Government [13]
Transportation [18]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [31], 12/11/2020
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Climate Change Policy Likely To Permeate Executive Under Biden [32]

What will climate change policy look like under a Biden administration? If nothing else, it appears it will be broadly based across a wide range of executive branch operations. This week’s TipSheet walks you through the top 10 federal departments, agencies and spending centers and how they will pivot to focus on global warming. 

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Agriculture [34]
Air [5]
Chemicals [7]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [12]
Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [35]
Natural Resources [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [37]
Technology [38]
Transportation [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
International [23]
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Public [24]
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"How Scientists Tracked Down a Mass Killer (of Salmon)" [39]

"Something was decimating the salmon that had been restored to creeks around Puget Sound."

Chemicals [7]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [18]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [41], 12/04/2020
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"DOE Rolls Back NEPA Reviews For Gas Export Projects" [42]

"The Department of Energy has issued a final rule rolling back liquefied natural gas project reviews under a landmark environmental law, the latest in a string of Trump administration actions aimed at overhauling the federal approach to the National Environmental Policy Act.

The rule would exempt liquefied natural gas facilities from NEPA review at DOE through so-called categorical exclusions and is aimed at boosting an industry that has faced headwinds amid a slump in global energy demand brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [18]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [43], 12/04/2020
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"Automakers Pledge To Work With Biden To Reduce Emissions" [44]

"A group representing major automakers on Tuesday vowed to work with President-elect Joe Biden on efforts to reduce vehicle emissions even as the industry remains split over whether to let California set its own emission rules."

Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [18]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [45], 12/02/2020
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"Minnesota Gives Final Green Light To Disputed Oil Pipeline" [46]

"Minnesota regulators approved the final permit Monday for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota, giving the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Transportation [18]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: AP [48], 12/01/2020
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Carmakers Map Out Shifting Road Ahead [49]

Automakers are at the heart of the conflict over climate change policy, thanks to the prevalence of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. That may now be changing. And not just because of the incoming Biden administration, but also with shifting investment in the future of electric vehicles. A look at how car companies are piloting that path, from the latest Backgrounder. Electric Hummer, anyone?

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Air [5]
Climate Change [8]
Consumer [50]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [13]
Health [51]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Policy [16]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [18]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [22]
California [52]
Visibility: 
Public [24]
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Illegal Tampering by Diesel Pickup Owners Is Worsening Pollution: EPA [53]

"The owners and operators of more than half a million diesel pickup trucks have been illegally disabling their vehicles’ emissions control technology over the past decade, allowing excess emissions equivalent to 9 million extra trucks on the road, a new federal report has concluded."

Air [5]
Consumer [50]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [17]
Transportation [18]
Public [24]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [54], 11/27/2020
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