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Grijalva, Porter Threaten Subpoena Over Firm’s Work With Fossil Companies [1]

"House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the panel’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, floated the possibility of a subpoena if a consulting firm does not produce documents relating to its marketing work for fossil fuel companies."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [8], 08/19/2022
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"Climate Bill’s Unlikely Beneficiary: US Oil And Gas Industry" [9]

"The climate measure President Joe Biden signed Tuesday bypasses the administration’s concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [11], 08/19/2022
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"Kicking Oil Companies Out Of School" [12]

"Faculty and staff at Cambridge are planning a vote that would require the university to stop accepting fossil fuel money for research. It’s part of an expanding movement."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [13]
Science [14]
Public [6]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 08/17/2022
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"Shadowy Oil and Gas Interests Are Deciding Texas' Energy Fate" [17]

"The future of Texas’ troubled electric grid is being decided in the dark, with zero public input, by a group of people with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: Earther [23], 08/17/2022
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August 30, 2022

Webinar: The Media, the Amazon and the 2022 Brazil Elections [24]

Ahead of Brazil's 2022 elections, Smoke Signal socio environmental monitor invites journalists to the virtual launch of their new report "The Amazon and the Future of Brazil," showing politicians in nine Brazilian states supported dismantling of environmental policy to protect forests at the federal level. 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET.

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"U.S. States Urge Postal Service To Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases" [30]

"A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environmental review, in a statement on Monday that encouraged the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs)."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [21]
Transportation [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [32], 08/16/2022
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"Former Grenada Minister Tapped As Next U.N. Climate Chief" [33]

"The climate resilience minister for the Caribbean island nation of Grenada has been tapped to become the next United Nations climate chief, according to three sources familiar with the selection."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [6]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [34], 08/16/2022
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"Tensions Grow Over Lack Of A Water Deal For The Shrinking Colorado River" [35]

"Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the seven states that depend on Colorado River water to prepare for emergency cuts next year to prevent reservoirs from dropping to dangerously low levels."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Politics [4]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [38], 08/16/2022
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Biden To Sign Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation Tuesday [39]

"President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [40], 08/16/2022
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Trump Loyalist Challenging Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot [41]

"In 2018, natural resources attorney Harriet Hageman ran for governor of Wyoming on a pledge to “reform federal land management and access” and fight burdensome federal regulations."

Environmental Politics [4]
Natural Resources [42]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Source: HuffPost [44], 08/15/2022
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