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"Hawaii Lawmakers Fail To Pass Annual Park Fee For Tourists" [1]

"Hawaii lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have made tourists help pay for the protection of the state’s forests and wildlife even though the idea has widespread public and political support."

Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: AP [9], 05/04/2023

"Many Young Voters Bitter Over Biden’s Support of Willow Oil Drilling" [10]

"In the past three weeks, President Biden’s administration has proposed regulations to speed the transition to electric vehicles, committed $1 billion to help poor countries fight climate change and prepared what could be the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. And yet, many young voters alarmed by climate change remain angry with Mr. Biden’s decision last month to approve Willow, an $8 billion oil drilling project on pristine federal land in Alaska."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: NYTimes [14], 04/25/2023

"Biden Approves Alaska Gas Exports As Critics Condemn Another ‘Carbon Bomb’" [15]

"The Biden administration on Thursday approved exports of liquefied natural gas from the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a document showed, prompting criticism from environmental groups over the approval of another “carbon bomb”.

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Guardian [16], 04/17/2023

Public Lands Face New Challenges in Today’s Energy, Climate Landscape [17]

The debate over drilling on public lands goes back decades. But now our view of how — or even whether — to use public lands faces the unprecedented reality of climate change, fire, drought, floods and the transition to clean energy. The latest Backgrounder explains how we got here and where the current battles rage, including over the Alaskan North Slope’s massive Willow Project.

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Activism [19]
Climate Change [11]
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Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [21]
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Natural Resources [6]
Policy [23]
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"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project" [25]

"Three Alaska tribes are suing the federal government to halt the Donlin Gold project."

Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [26]
Environmental Politics [4]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [30], 04/07/2023

"In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades" [31]

"Scientists say nations must stop new oil and gas projects to avoid climate catastrophe. But after the Biden administration greenlit the $8 billion Willow project, ConocoPhillips is racing ahead."

Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Wildlife [33]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: NYTimes [34], 04/06/2023

"Bid To Pause Conocophillips' Alaska Willow Project Fails" [35]

"A federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by environmentalists to temporarily suspend the U.S. government’s approval of ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) multibillion-dollar oil drilling project in Alaska’s Arctic."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Reuters [36], 04/04/2023

When Native Rights, Conservation, and a Very Lucrative Fishery Collide [37]

"In the fast-changing Bering Sea, a small tribe makes a big push to save their island".

Biodiversity [32]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [38]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [33]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Sierra [40], 03/29/2023

"Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Rights-Based Climate Cases" [41]

"Hawaii’s top court issued a ruling this week recognizing a human right to a stable climate, a decision that could reverberate in other rights-based climate cases in the US and beyond."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [42], 03/20/2023

"Biden’s Green Allies Promise Lawsuit Over Alaska Oil Project" [43]

"The approval Monday of ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve is teeing up a new high-profile legal brawl that will likely align the Biden administration and Republican lawmakers against environmentalists who have largely backed the president’s climate agenda."

Activism [19]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [8]
Source: E&E News [44], 03/15/2023

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