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"DeSantis, Pence Allies Launching Campaign To Speed Energy Approvals" [1]

"A new group aims to spend up to $10 million to sway Congress to loosen federal rules for both fossil fuel projects and green power. A major element: putting "the right pressure" on vulnerable Senate Democrats."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Transportation [10]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Politico [14], 03/02/2023
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"ESG Investing Rule Rejected by Senate, Biden Promises Veto" [15]

"The US Senate passed a measure to block the US Labor Department from enforcing its new ESG retirement investing rule, guaranteeing a showdown with the White House on a resolution the Biden administration has pledged to veto."

Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 03/02/2023
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"Solar For All? U.S. Cities Take Green Power To Low-Income Homes" [17]

"To hear Emil King tell it, the benefits of the 8,000-odd solar panels shimmering before him on an industrial lot in Washington D.C. go far beyond helping the U.S. capital city fight climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [20], 03/01/2023
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"US Sues Chemical Company Over Cancer Risk To Minority Area" [21]

"Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presents an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions."

Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [24]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: AP [26], 03/01/2023
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"Thunberg, Indigenous Protesters Block Norway Energy Ministry Over Wind Farms" [27]

"Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and dozens of other activists on Monday blocked entrances to Norway's energy ministry, protesting against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by indigenous Sami reindeer herders."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Natural Resources [9]
People & Population [29]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
International [30]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 02/27/2023
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He Ran The NAACP. Now He’s Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate [33]

"Leading one of America’s largest and most influential environmental advocacy groups has never been an easy task."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
People & Population [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: LA Times [34], 02/24/2023
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EPA Outlines Another $550 Million Toward Environmental Justice [35]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced another $550 million that it is putting toward addressing environmental inequity after previously outlining $100 million in funding for the issue."

Environmental Justice [5]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [36], 02/24/2023
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February 15, 2026

DEADLINE: Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellowships [37]

The Wake Forest University Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative, June 1-4, 2026 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will welcome 4-6 early to mid-career journalists (staff or freelance) as the third class of Wake Forest Mellon Environmental Justice Journalism Fellows. Stipend and expenses included. Deadline: Feb 15.

Workshops and Fellowships [38]
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"Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’" [41]

"With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [42]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [43], 02/20/2023
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"A Dance Of Hope By Children Who Scavenge Coal" [44]

"Before sunset, in the 110-square-mile mining region of Jharia in eastern India, an ensemble of girls dances near an opencast coal mine. Come sunrise, they'll be back at the mines for another reason: survival."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [5]
People & Population [29]
Public [12]
Asia [45]
Source: NPR [46], 02/20/2023
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