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Infrastructure Week All Year — But Will That Infrastructure Be Green? [1]

A much-anticipated infrastructure bill in Congress could help address the United States’ poorly rated roads, pipes and powerlines. But could the massive measure also do the heavy lifting for much-needed climate policy? The latest Backgrounder takes a deep dive into the context around climate-friendly infrastructure legislation, and looks ahead on what’s expected and how to report it.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Consumer [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Infrastructure [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Policy [13]
Pollution [14]
Technology [15]
Transportation [16]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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Community, Enviros Sue CA County on Vote To Allow 1000s Of New Oil Wells [19]

"Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would allow tens of thousands of new oil wells over the next 15 years."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [14]
Public [18]
California [21]
Source: KGET [22], 03/12/2021
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'Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Halt Line 3 Pipeline [23]

"A diverse coalition of more than 370 environmental and tribal rights organizations demanded Monday that President Joe Biden act immediately to halt construction of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline, a multi-billion-dollar crude oil project that the groups called "an urgent threat" to Minnesota waters and the global climate."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Natural Resources [25]
Transportation [16]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Source: Common Dreams [28], 03/10/2021
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Trump-Emboldened Extremists Could Spell Trouble For Biden Interior Dept. [29]

"Experts worry it’s only a matter of time before Biden’s environmental agenda collides with anti-government militias."

Activism [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [30]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [31], 03/08/2021
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Feds Withdraw Environmental Impact Statement, Delaying Oak Flat Land Swap [32]

"The U.S. Forest Service has withdrawn the final environmental impact statement for a huge copper mine near Superior, temporarily halting a land swap that would have given the mine's owners title to a parcel deemed sacred by many Apaches and other Southwestern tribes."

Activism [3]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Arizona Republic [34], 03/02/2021
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"RCMP Patrol Wet’suwet’en Territory Despite UN Calls For Withdrawal" [35]

"One year after the RCMP’s highly publicized militarized raids on land defender camps, a continuous police presence is affecting the lives of Wet’suwet’en people who say intimidation and nuisance tactics are being used to suppress opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline"

Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Justice [24]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [18]
Canada [36]
Source: The Narwhal [37], 02/25/2021
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Indian Judge Grants Bail To Climate Activist Charged With Sedition [38]

"A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that has drawn global attention."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [39]
Public [18]
Asia [40]
Source: Reuters [41], 02/24/2021
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"4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels" [42]

"Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come."

Activism [3]
Chemicals [43]
Climate Change [4]
Disasters [44]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [14]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [45], 02/22/2021
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"Climate Activist Jailed in India as Government Clamps Down on Dissent" [46]

"Disha Ravi, 21, is facing sedition charges, accused of sharing a Google Doc about the farmers protest with Greta Thunberg."

Activism [3]
Agriculture [47]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [18]
Asia [40]
Source: NYTimes [48], 02/16/2021
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Grant Helps Chart Illegal Rosewood’s 10,000-Mile Journey [49]

Two young journalists collaborated from continents apart — with the help of a Society of Environmental Journalists grant — to report on illicit trade in a highly prized timber. A new entry in our recently launched StoryLog column captures the whole process, from the spark of an idea, through research, a winning grant proposal, field reporting and published stories. Plus, lessons learned.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [50]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Biodiversity [51]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [52]
Journalism & Media [10]
Natural Resources [25]
Region: 
International [53]
Africa [54]
Asia [40]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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