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"Senate Committee Advances Granholm Nomination To Lead Energy" [1]

"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13-4 on Wednesday to advance to the full Senate the nomination of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) to be secretary of Energy."

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Source: The Hill [7], 02/04/2021
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"Biden’s EPA Nominee Vows ‘Urgency’ On Climate Change" [8]

"Michael Regan, President Biden’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told lawmakers Wednesday that he would “restore” science and transparency at the agency, focus on marginalized communities and move “with a sense of urgency” to combat climate change."

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Government [4]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [9], 02/04/2021
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"A Consensus Builder for E.P.A. When Some Want a Fighter" [10]

"As Michael S. Regan was settling in as North Carolina’s top environmental regulator in a new Democratic administration, a powerful Republican wanted to send a message to the young head of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality."

Agriculture [11]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [15], 02/02/2021
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"Interior: With 287 Staffers Gone, Should Biden Return BLM to D.C.?" [16]

"Interior Department data showing that the Bureau of Land Management's relocation of its Washington-based headquarters staff out West prompted 87% to leave the bureau could bolster arguments to move BLM's headquarters back."

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Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [18], 02/01/2021
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Top Biden Climate Advisor, Others Preview 2021 Energy and Enviro News [19]

President Biden’s national climate advisor Gina McCarthy joined an outspoken U.S. senator and a roundtable of elite journalists last week to preview dramatic changes possibly ahead in U.S. and international climate policy, environmental justice, clean energy and more. Get the upshot from the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 2021 Guide to Energy & Environment event. Plus, watch video of the full program [20].

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Policy [26]
Science [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
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BLM Exodus: Agency Lost 87 Percent Of Staff In Trump HQ Relocation [36]

"After the Trump administration announced its plans to relocate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters to Colorado, more than 87 percent of Washington-based employees decided to leave the agency, according to new numbers released by the Biden administration."

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Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [37], 01/29/2021
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"Biden, Emphasizing Job Creation, Signs Sweeping Climate Actions" [38]

"President Biden on Wednesday signed a sweeping series of executive actions — ranging from pausing new federal oil leases to electrifying the government’s vast fleet of vehicles — while casting the moves as much about job creation as the climate crisis."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [40], 01/28/2021
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"Who is Jeffrey Bossert Clark?" [41]

"In early 2005, an environmental lawsuit of tremendous importance was barreling toward oral arguments in America's second-highest court."

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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [42], 01/27/2021
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"New U.S. Strategy Would Quickly Free Billions in Climate Funds" [43]

"Federal officials, showing how rapidly the Biden administration is overhauling climate policy after years of denial under former President Donald J. Trump, aim to free up as much as $10 billion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect against climate disasters before they strike."

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Government [4]
Public [5]
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Source: NYTimes [44], 01/27/2021
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"Biden Vows To Replace U.S. Government Fleet With Electric Vehicles" [45]

"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."

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Source: Reuters [47], 01/26/2021
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