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"The Colorado River Drought Crisis: How Did This Happen? Can It Be Fixed?" [1]

"The Colorado River is in crisis. The problem has been building for decades but has come to a head in recent years because the major manufactured reservoirs on the river have fallen to dangerously low levels, prompting the Biden administration to call for unprecedented cuts in water usage among the 40 million people who rely on the river."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [7], 02/06/2023
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Cutting Red Tape For Clean Energy: The Pros And Cons Of Permitting Reform [8]

"Last year permitting reform emerged as one of the most divisive climate policy debates in the United States. During my own reporting on geothermal energy, an underutilized source of renewable power, industry representatives insisted that the onerous permitting process is the single biggest challenge to expanding geothermal development."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [13], 02/06/2023
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"Sens. Cruz, Manchin Team Up To Fight A Nonexistent Gas Stove Ban" [14]

"Two of Congress’ biggest beneficiaries of fossil fuel industry money have introduced legislation to block a federal gas stove ban that does not exist and has not been proposed."

Environmental Politics [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HuffPost [16], 02/06/2023
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U.S. Includes Dam Emissions in UN Climate Reporting for the First Time [17]

"For the first time, the U.S. government in 2022 included methane emissions from dams and reservoirs in its annual report of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions to the Inventory of Greenhouse Gases and Sinks required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change."

Climate Change [2]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Revelator [18], 02/06/2023
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February 23, 2023

DEADLINE: The Sunrise Project RFP for Journalistic investigations Into Financial Institutions and Climate Change [19]

The Sunrise Project is looking to fund freelance investigative journalists to conduct medium- to long-term investigations into private financial institutions' role in driving the climate crisis. Submissions are due by Feb 23, 2023.

Awards and Grants [20]
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Activism [21]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [9]
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National (U.S.) [6]
International [23]

"Atlanta Shooting Part Of Alarming US Crackdown On Environmental Defenders" [24]

"Twenty states have enacted laws restricting rights to peaceful protest, as environmentalists are increasingly criminalized".

Activism [21]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [26]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [27], 02/03/2023
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Oversight Chair Seeks Info On Kerry’s International Climate Negotiations [28]

"House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Thursday requested information from U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on the details of Kerry’s international negotiations for the Biden administration, particularly with Chinese officials."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [29], 02/03/2023
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"They Outlasted the Dinosaurs. Can They Survive Us?" [30]

"Sturgeon are disappearing from North American rivers where they thrived for millions of years. And the quest to save them is exposing the limits of the Endangered Species Act."

Biodiversity [31]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes Magazine [33], 02/03/2023
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‘Hypocritical’: Environmental Groups Blocking Union Efforts, Workers Say [34]

"A wave of unionization has swept the non-profit sector – but workers say they are experiencing aggressive opposition and retaliation".

Activism [21]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [35], 02/03/2023
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"Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed" [36]

"Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [37]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [38]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [39]
Technology [40]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Bloomberg [41], 02/03/2023
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