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"Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority At Supreme Court" [1]

"Public and private power companies yesterday called for the Supreme Court to uphold EPA’s authority to broadly regulate how they produce electricity for the nation."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [8], 01/19/2022
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How Utility Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater [9]

"Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage. After a ProPublica investigation exposed this practice, the EPA is trying to block the move."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Source: ProPublica [14], 01/19/2022
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"How Coal Holds On In America" [15]

"In North Dakota coal country, officials rally to save a coal-fired power plant at renewable energy’s expense."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [17], 01/19/2022
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Bucks a Global Trend on Climate Change [18]

"As other central banks take a more activist role, Powell wants Congress and the private sector to assess growing climate risks. Elizabeth Warren calls his views “dangerous.”"

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 01/18/2022
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150 Ex-EPA Staffers Ask Virginia Lawmakers To Oppose Wheeler Nomination [20]

"More than 150 former Environmental Protection Agency employees are urging Virginia lawmakers to oppose the nomination of the Trump administration’s EPA chief to a high-ranking environmental position."

Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [21], 01/18/2022
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"Biden Nominates Climate Champ As Fed’s Bank Cop" [22]

"President Biden is expected to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin, one of the United States’ most prominent climate finance hawks, to be the Federal Reserve’s top bank cop."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [24], 01/17/2022
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"Supreme Court Shot-Or-Test Rule Freeze Hits Agency Powers" [25]

"The Supreme Court’s order yesterday blocking vaccine-or-test requirements for large employers sent a daunting message to environmental lawyers. Legal observers say the court, which is now dominated by six conservative justices, has signaled its interest in reining in the regulatory authority of federal agencies. And EPA could be next."

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [27], 01/17/2022
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Deep in the Heart of Complexity … Or, the View From Texas [28]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists prepares for its annual conference in Houston this March, the SEJournal asked Texas-based reporter Greg Harman to explore the Lone Star State's most critical stories for 2022. Here, in this special Texas-focused TipSheet, are leads, resources, encouragements and challenges.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [30]
Air [31]
Chemicals [32]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [33]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [34]
Health [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [23]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [38]
Policy [39]
Pollution [11]
Wildlife [40]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Infrastructure Funding Coming Soon for Cleanup of Orphan Oil Wells [42]

With billions of infrastructure dollars now on the table to clean up orphan oil wells, states are already elbowing their way in for a taste. But as our new Backgrounder explains, the process to ensure they cannot pollute the environment or spew climate-change gasses is a complex one. And the sheer (and largely unknown) number of orphaned wells adds to the complications.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [34]
Health [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [23]
People & Population [37]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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Conflict Over Biden’s Offshore Wind Drive To Generate News in 2022 and Beyond [44]

Offshore wind, which some see as a panacea in the search for climate-friendly energy solutions, is getting a push from the Biden administration. But as noted in this week’s TipSheet, part of our 2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment, there are numerous obstacles to the renewable power source, whether from states, coastal property owners and towns, fishing industry and even some environmentalists.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [30]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [45]
Government [34]
Infrastructure [36]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [46]
Policy [39]
Water & Oceans [12]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
California [47]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [13]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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