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Biden Admin Puts $428M Into Manufacturing Projects In Coal Communities [1]

"The Biden administration is putting $428 million into bolstering manufacturing projects in 15 communities whose economies have historically relied on coal plants or mining."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [10], 10/23/2024
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Proposed Okefenokee Refuge Expansion Could Lead To Buyout Of Mining Project [11]

"A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
Source: AP [18], 10/23/2024
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"Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears" [19]

"Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [4]
Transportation [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [22], 10/23/2024
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"Faith-Based Environmental Groups Take On Fossil Fuels As ‘A Sacred Duty’" [23]

"In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment."

Activism [24]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [26]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Religion News Service [27], 10/22/2024
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Supreme Court To Consider Which Courts Can Hear Challenges To EPA Actions [28]

"The Supreme Court will take up a series of cases to determine which federal courts can take on cases related to certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions, it said Monday."

Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [30], 10/22/2024
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Maryland Law to Fix Retail Energy Market Faces Industry Legal Challenge [31]

"A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court asked the court to overturn Senate Bill 1, which imposed new consumer protections and required energy companies to disclose if their products are truly “green.”"

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 10/22/2024
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"World Lags On 2030 Nature Goals Headed Into UN COP16 Talks" [35]

"The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals."

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Forests [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [16]
Public [8]
International [36]
Source: Reuters [37], 10/22/2024
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Future of Justice40 Program Hangs in Balance [38]

A Biden administration initiative that commits to allocating 40% of federal investments to disadvantaged communities plagued by overpollution is an environmental justice breakthrough, writes columnist Yessenia Funes. But it’s also a program with weaknesses, such as how it factors in race or keeps track of impacts. What is Justice40, what has it missed and what is its future?

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Voices of Environmental Justice [39]
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Activism [24]
Air [40]
Chemicals [41]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [42]
Health [43]
Infrastructure [44]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [7]
Policy [45]
Pollution [29]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [15]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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Brazil To Seal $30 Billion Settlement With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse [47]

"Miners Vale, BHP, and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday, with an agreement set to be signed on Oct. 25, sources said."

Disasters [48]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [44]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
South America [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 10/21/2024
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Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Both Right Whales and Lobstermen? [51]

"Entanglements are a leading cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Removing fishing lines from the ocean could help minimize this risk—but only if lobstermen get on board, experts say."

Biodiversity [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Natural Resources [6]
Technology [52]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 10/21/2024
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