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"U.S. Rejoins Fight Against Climate Change At High Level Summit" [1]

"The United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better protect people and economies from the effects of global warming already taking place."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 01/25/2021
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"Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions" [8]

"The new president is unwinding Trump’s climate change legacy while forging his own". The Washington Post has launched a tracker that may update individual Biden actions to roll back Trump rollbacks.

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [9]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [12], 01/25/2021
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"DuPont, Chemours in $4 Billion ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cost Pact" [13]

"DuPont de Nemours Inc. and Chemours Co. agreed to a $4 billion settlement of a dispute over environmental liabilities shifted to Chemours after it was spun off in 2015. The accord, which also includes DuPont’s former seed business Corteva Inc., covers payments for liabilities tied to a class of chemicals known as PFAS, the companies said in a statement on Friday."

Chemicals [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg [16], 01/25/2021
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"Biden EPA Asks DOJ To Hit Pause On Defense Of Trump-Era Rules" [17]

"In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained by The Hill, EPA’s acting general counsel Melissa Hoffer asks government lawyers to hit pause on cases where the previous administration has been challenged by environmental groups."

Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: The Hill [18], 01/25/2021
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"Ex-DOJ Official Called ‘Radioactive’ After Alleged Election Plot" [19]

"The Trump administration’s top environmental lawyer faces severe career repercussions and possibly ethics probes in the wake of allegations, which he disputes, that he worked with President Donald Trump to try to cast doubt on the 2020 election results."

Activism [20]
Environmental Politics [3]
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Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 01/25/2021
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Super-Heated Year Ahead on Energy & Environment News [22]

The Biden administration has moved rapidly to reset energy and environment policies dramatically shifted by the Trump White House. But how quickly can such a reversal occur, what are the priorities and what are the critical pathways for change? To help sort out the latest news and track larger trends, SEJournal offers this overview and analysis, part of our extensive “2021 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [23].”

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Agriculture [25]
Air [26]
Biodiversity [27]
Chemicals [14]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [28]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [31]
Health [32]
Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Planning & Growth [33]
Policy [34]
Pollution [35]
Science [36]
Transportation [37]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Wildlife [40]
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"Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions" [41]

The Washington Post has launched a tracker to count the Biden rollbacks of the Trump rollbacks.

Environmental Politics [3]
Government [31]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Washington Post [12], 01/22/2021
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"Biden Readies Second Batch Of Climate Orders For Next Week: Memo" [42]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change early next week as he rushes to reverse Trump-era environmental rollbacks, according to a memo seen by Reuters."

Climate Change [2]
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Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Reuters [43], 01/22/2021
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"Sharon Block, Union Ally, Named to White House Regulatory Post" [44]

"President Joe Biden has installed Obama-era labor official Sharon Block as interim political leader of the White House regulatory review office—an agency she’s recently said needs a worker-oriented overhaul—multiple sources briefed on the appointment told Bloomberg Law."

Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 01/22/2021
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"Biden Halts Oil And Gas Leases, Permits on US Land And Water" [46]

"The Biden administration announced Thursday a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters, as officials moved quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment."

Energy & Fuel [30]
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Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: AP [47], 01/22/2021
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