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White House Takes Aim At Oil Industry As Gas Prices Create Rifts [1]

"President Biden on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into oil and gas companies, alleging that their “anti-consumer” behavior has led to higher gas prices."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [7], 11/18/2021
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"Biden Lauds Electric Cars In Michigan As Climate Agenda Hits Road Bumps" [8]

"President Biden continued his infrastructure sales tour Wednesday with a visit to the Detroit area, promoting American-made electric vehicles and his broader public works law while the rest of his climate agenda hangs in the balance in Washington."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [12], 11/18/2021
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Pollution Experts Won't Let Science Museum Show Work Over Shell Links [13]

"Two prominent scientists are refusing to allow their work to be included in the [London] Science Museum’s collection because of the institution’s links to Shell."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [14]
Journalism & Media [10]
Science [15]
Public [5]
Europe [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 11/17/2021
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Nations Fail To Agree On Antarctic Conservation For Fifth Straight Year [18]

"Members of the multilateral body responsible for Antarctic marine conservation failed to agree on new measures to protect the Southern Ocean from overfishing. China and Russia blocked all proposals to establish new marine protected areas."

Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [5]
International [21]
Source: Mongabay [22], 11/16/2021
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Opinion: "Social Media Is Polluted With Climate Denialism" [23]

"This fall, Exxon Mobil started targeting New Yorkers with Facebook advertisements that warned about a proposed law that would require electric-only appliances in some buildings. “If your household was required to go full electric, it could cost you more than $25,600 to replace major appliances,” one ad reads."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [24], 11/16/2021
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"Day 1 Takeaways From Tribal Nations Summit" [25]

"The White House held its tribal nations summit Monday for the first time in five years. The two-day event ends Tuesday."

Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Indian Country Today [28], 11/16/2021
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"Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, Promoting Benefits For Americans" [29]

"President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday afternoon, a bipartisan victory that will pour billions into the nation’s roads, ports and power lines."

Environmental Politics [3]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [11]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [31], 11/16/2021
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Science Integrity Is About More Than Getting EPA Interviews [32]

Freedom of access to government scientists is just one narrow facet in a worsening crisis in scientific integrity at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new WatchDog Opinion argues that whether it’s about self-interested industry lobbying over climate change or the regulation of chemicals, there’s an assault on science itself  — and the news media has a role to play.

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"Days After Climate Summit, Biden To Hold ‘Carbon Bomb’ Gulf Oil Sale" [38]

"Environmentalists are accusing the president of breaking a campaign promise to ban new federal fossil fuel leasing. The administration says its hands are tied."

Climate Change [9]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [41], 11/15/2021
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Biden Plans to Bar New Drilling Around Major Native American Cultural Site [42]

"After years of tribal requests, the president plans to block new oil and gas leases within 10 miles of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. The ban is likely to generate strong pushback from industry."

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Laws & Regulations [4]
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Source: NYTimes [44], 11/15/2021
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