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"Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured" [1]

"A new report provides some damning new math on one of the oil giant's much-hyped CCS projects."

"Oil companies love to tell the world about the super cool technologies that have that will allow us to keep burning fossil fuels without cooking the climate. But those technologies are largely bullshit.

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [8]
Canada [9]
Source: Earther [10], 01/24/2022
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The Year Ahead Will Spark Abundant Environment News — Both Good and Bad [11]

Even as the climate crisis countdown story continues, a wide range of environment and energy issues are on journalists’ watchlist for the year ahead, per an analysis from our “2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [12].” The overview looks at 13 key trends to track in 2022 and beyond — including infrastructure, pandemics, environmental justice, energy, chemicals, plastics and, of course, climate.

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Features [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [15]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [18]
Health [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Policy [22]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [24]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [27]
International [28]
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Public [8]
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Iowa, Texas GOPers Brag on Biden Infrastructure Bill They Opposed [29]

"Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Kay Granger (R-Tex.) voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal in November but are now touting funding for projects in their states, thanks to the measure."

Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Washington Post [30], 01/21/2022
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VP Harris To Announce Wildfire Money In Visit To California On Friday [31]

"Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit a San Bernardino fire station Friday to announce the federal government will provide California $600 million to help the state recover from a historically severe wildfire season while highlighting plans to spend $5 billion more to address the dangers posed by fires, an administration official said."

Disasters [15]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [32]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
California [33]
Source: LA Times [34], 01/21/2022
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"‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward" [35]

"A growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 01/21/2022
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Exxon Using An Unusual Law To Intimidate Critics Over Its Climate Denial [38]

"ExxonMobil is attempting to use an unusual Texas law to target and intimidate its critics, claiming that lawsuits against the company over its long history of downplaying and denying the climate crisis violate the US constitution’s guarantees of free speech."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Guardian [39], 01/20/2022
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"What Canada Wants To Do With Its Decades-Old Pileup Of Nuclear Waste" [40]

"Canada plans to store spent nuclear fuel deep, deep underground near the Great Lakes. That is, if an industry group can find a community willing to play host".

Environmental Politics [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Waste [25]
Public [8]
Canada [9]
Source: The Narwhal [42], 01/20/2022
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450+ Scientists Call On PR Firms To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients [43]

"On Wednesday, more than 450 scientists called on public relations and advertising firms, including the prestigious Edelman, to stop working for oil and gas companies. The firms’ ad campaigns for these companies, the scientists said, “represent one of the biggest barriers to the government action science shows is necessary to mitigate the ongoing climate emergency.”"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Washington Post [44], 01/20/2022
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"Biden Resets BBB: ‘I Think We Can Break The Package Up’" [45]

"President Biden said yesterday he would support breaking up or paring down the "Build Back Better Act," pointing specifically to the $555 billion in climate spending as a key area of agreement."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [46], 01/20/2022
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"Power Companies Back EPA Climate Authority At Supreme Court" [47]

"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 [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [48], 01/19/2022
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