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"US Court Overturns Alaska Oil Lease Sale In A Win For Environmentalists" [1]

"A federal court in Alaska overturned on Tuesday night an oil and gas lease sale that had been mandated by the Biden administration's signature climate law as part of a political compromise, on grounds that the U.S. government violated the law when holding the sale."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Reuters [9], 07/19/2024
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"Top Ag Republican Offers Bleak Prognosis For Farm Bill" [10]

"Congress might be better off leaving an already overdue five-year farm bill unfinished in 2024, Arkansas Republican Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday."

Agriculture [11]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [15], 07/19/2024
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"The Electric Utility Screwing Over Texans" [16]

"CenterPoint wants customers to pay to climate-proof the grid—all while pouring millions of customer dollars into climate delay."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: HEATED [20], 07/19/2024
  • Read more about "The Electric Utility Screwing Over Texans" [16]

"How A Republican Election Sweep Could Transform U.S. Climate Policy" [21]

"President Biden’s signature environmental actions could be reversed if the GOP takes control of the House, Senate and White House. The EPA and other agencies could see their budgets slashed."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [14]
Science [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [25], 07/19/2024
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Biden BLM To Add Protections Against Drilling In Alaska Petroleum Reserve [26]

"Federal officials are proposing a new set of protections in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. If approved, they could come atop the rules that Bureau of Land Management finalized this spring to limit oil and gas drilling on more than half of the giant petroleum reserve."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [27]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [28], 07/18/2024
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UK: "Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team" [29]

"Introducing the key politicians tasked with delivering the government’s energy transformation plans – and the jobs at the top of their intrays."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [30]
Public [6]
Europe [31]
Source: DeSmog [32], 07/18/2024
  • Read more about UK: "Meet the Labour Government’s New Climate Team" [29]

"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [33]

"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Source: Energy News Network [36], 07/17/2024
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Bioplastics Are Poorly Defined And Regulated, And Possibly Toxic: Report [37]

"The lack of federal regulations and clear definitions for bioplastics make it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not they are a safe alternative to traditional plastics, according to a new report from Beyond Plastics."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Pollution [39]
Technology [40]
Waste [41]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [42], 07/17/2024
  • Read more about Bioplastics Are Poorly Defined And Regulated, And Possibly Toxic: Report [37]

"What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment" [43]

"If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he would likely face fewer legal and bureaucratic obstacles to dramatically remake the E.P.A."

Biodiversity [44]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [39]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 07/17/2024
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"West Virginia School Will Remain Open For Now Amid Toxic Groundwater Fears" [47]

"A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Source: AP [49], 07/16/2024
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