Reversing Trump, White House Moves To Weigh Climate In Infrastructure [1]
"Federal regulators have been instructed to consider planet-warming pollution before approving large projects like pipelines and airports."

"Federal regulators have been instructed to consider planet-warming pollution before approving large projects like pipelines and airports."
"The latest in a series of intense winter storms continued to lash Northern California on Tuesday, bringing thunderstorms, heavy rain, wind and hail to the waterlogged region as the death toll from the extreme weather climbs."

Water has always been a precious commodity in the western states. Now, with rapid population growth and a drying climate, the way this resource is shared and distributed is becoming more contentious across the region. Freelance journalist Jennifer Oldham talks about the tensions between supply and demand and how to drill down into water rights laws and policies.
"President Biden will name Willie Phillips as interim head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the White House confirmed Tuesday."
"Christmas week’s fierce “bomb cyclone” has put new urgency behind a critical issue for the nation’s power system — how grid owners and operators prepare for extreme weather emergencies."
"In the increasingly dry Southwest, drought and climate change pose a challenge for developers, who need to find creative ways to provide water supply to new communities."
"Diminished by climate change and overuse, the river can no longer provide the water states try to take from it."
"The U.S. Postal Service will buy 66,000 vehicles to build one of the largest electric fleets in the nation, Biden administration officials announced Tuesday, turning to one of the most recognizable vehicles on American roads — boxy white mail trucks — to fight climate change."
"TC Energy asked Idaho Republicans to support a gas infrastructure project. The Republicans simply slapped their names on the company’s draft letter."
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[2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change
[3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy
[4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics
[5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists
[6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure
[7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws
[8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation
[9] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81
[10] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national
[11] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-nepa-guide-climate-emissions-infrastructure_n_63b88c08e4b0d6f0b9faf29a
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/california-death-toll-reaches-17-floods-and-extreme-wind-wreak-havoc
[13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture
[14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer
[15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster
[16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water
[17] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/california
[18] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-10/storm-northern-california
[19] https://www.sej.org/publications/features/water-sharing-west-urgent-and-complicated-environmental-story
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[21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business
[22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health
[23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government
[24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media
[25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land
[26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population
[27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/cities-towns
[28] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy
[29] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/technology
[30] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west
[31] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southwest
[32] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-taps-democrat-interstate-energy-commission-its-interim-chair
[33] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3797386-biden-taps-democrat-on-interstate-energy-commission-as-its-interim-chair/
[34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bomb-cyclone-sparks-fierce-debate-over-grid-readiness
[35] https://www.eenews.net/articles/bomb-cyclone-sparks-fierce-debate-over-grid-readiness/
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[37] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/business/water-development-west.html
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[42] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america
[43] https://www.sej.org/headlines/water-war-brewing-over-dwindling-colorado-river
[44] https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-river-water-uncompahgre-california-arizona
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[47] https://www.sej.org/headlines/idaho-officials-copy-pasted-fossil-fuel-industry-letter
[48] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-congressmen-copy-pasted-letters-tc-energy_n_639a4e3be4b0c281464a534e
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