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"MTA Gives Final Approval For Congestion Pricing In NYC" [1]

"The MTA board on Wednesday gave its final approval of congestion pricing, paving the way for the agency to charge drivers a $15 daytime toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street."

Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [8]
Source: Gothamist [9], 03/28/2024
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To Protect Coal, West Va. Governor Vetoes Bill Expanding Renewable Energy [10]

"West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would raise the allowable size for a solar plant operated by state utilities, citing concerns about its effects on the coal industry."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Source: The Hill [13], 03/27/2024
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"The Surprising Reasons Why Big Oil May Not Want A Second Trump Term" [14]

"Some oil and gas industry executives fear Donald Trump’s protectionist policies could spark a global trade war".

Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 03/27/2024
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"Berkeley Plans To Repeal First US Gas Ban" [18]

"The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to repeal the nation’s first-ever gas ban, raising questions about the fate of similar restrictions on fossil fuels across the West."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [20]
Source: E&E News [21], 03/27/2024
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Paused Ohio "Chemical Recycling" Plant Puts Spotlight On Appalachia [22]

"On a bright, cold day in February, Akim Lattermore stood in front of her house gesturing toward the site of a proposed facility that would convert old tires, electronic waste and plastic into fuel."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Waste [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Source: EHN [28], 03/27/2024
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16 Republican-Led States Sue Federal Government Over Pause On LNG Permits [29]

"Sixteen Republican-led states on Thursday filed a lawsuit to challenge the federal government's ban on approving applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), saying the federal government lacks the authority to broadly deny those permits."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Transportation [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [30], 03/26/2024
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LNG To Fuel Conflict, Profit, Warming in Coming Years [31]

A partisan debate has flared over liquified natural gas, as industry, environmentalists and politicians wrangle over LNG’s role in climate change and the energy transition, heating and electricity prices, and international and domestic U.S. politics. Backgrounder lays out LNG’s history, starting with the fracking boom and bringing it up to speed with the war in Ukraine and upcoming presidential elections.

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Government [34]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [35]
Policy [36]
Pollution [5]
Technology [37]
Transportation [6]
Water & Oceans [38]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
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Canada [42]
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"In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates" [47]

"Would-be voters in this coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [2]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Source: Capital & Main [49], 03/25/2024
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DOE Announces $475M For Clean Energy Projects On Mine Land Sites [50]

"The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada." "The administration said the clean energy projects will strengthen the country’s energy security while helping ensure mining communities continue playing a role in the energy economy."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [51]
Natural Resources [35]
Technology [37]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [52], 03/22/2024
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"Senate-Passed Radiation Legislation Left Out Of House Spending Bill" [53]

"A standalone bill to expand and reauthorize a 30-year-old radiation compensation program that passed the Senate with a filibuster-proof majority will not be included in the text of a House appropriations bill."

Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [54]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [55], 03/22/2024
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