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"Exxon Tapes Add Fuel For Congressional Investigators" [1]

"Exxon Mobil Corp. scrambled to respond yesterday to a secretive video recording that detailed the company's lobbying practices, but the incident could be an even greater impetus for a congressional inquiry as a House subcommittee chairman continued to warn of subpoenas for top executives."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 07/02/2021
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House, Setting Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill [11]

"The House on Thursday laid down its marker for this month’s infrastructure negotiations, approving a five-year, $715 billion transportation and drinking water bill that would do more to combat climate change than the Senate’s bipartisan measure embraced by President Biden."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [16], 07/02/2021
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"White House Escalates Push For Clean Electricity Standard" [17]

"White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is laying out a case for Congress to pass a clean electricity standard in a budget reconciliation package, re-upping the push for climate legislation as Democratic leadership deals with competing infrastructure priorities on Capitol Hill."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [18], 07/01/2021
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"Biden Says Climate Change Is Driving Wildfires And Historic Heat Wave" [19]

"President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during a meeting with governors from western states facing a record-breaking heat wave."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [22]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: CNN [23], 07/01/2021
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"In Video, Exxon Lobbyist Describes Efforts to Undercut Climate Action" [24]

"On the tape, made in a Greenpeace sting, he described working with “shadow groups” to fight climate science, and detailed efforts to weaken President Biden’s proposals to burn less oil."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [26]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [27], 07/01/2021
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"The Department of Yes" [28]

"How Pesticide Companies Corrupted the EPA and Poisoned America"

Agriculture [29]
Chemicals [30]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Intercept [32], 07/01/2021
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"First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service" [33]

"Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history."

Diversity [34]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [22]
Government [26]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [35], 06/30/2021
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WH Says Bipartisan Deal Will Get Rid Of All Of The Country's Lead Pipes [36]

"The bipartisan infrastructure agreement reached last week will get rid of all of the country's lead pipes and service lines, according to a new White House memo, but it's not clear how long it will take."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [37], 06/30/2021
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After Trump Named Perdue Ag Secretary, ADM Sold Him Land For a Song [38]

"It was a curious time for Sonny Perdue to close a real estate deal. In February 2017, weeks after President Donald Trump selected him to be agriculture secretary, Perdue’s company bought a small grain plant in South Carolina from one of the biggest agricultural corporations in America."

Agriculture [29]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [39], 06/30/2021
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"The Chamber of Commerce's Sordid History of Climate Denial" [40]

"A new report from Brown University’s Climate and Development Lab deconstructs the messaging from one of the most aggressive climate denier organizations in the U.S."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [25]
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Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
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Source: Earther [41], 06/30/2021
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