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SEJ Panel Gauges Issues in the Works in the U.S. West [1]

As part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment special report, we’ve got highlights from last week’s reporter panel on the year ahead, led by #SEJ2023 conference co-chair Tom Michael (pictured, left). The focus was largely on the U.S. West, where challenges abound over issues like equitable siting of renewable energy infrastructure, regulating natural gas, managing wildfires and addressing the health consequences of climate-driven heat waves. Read our account [1], plus check out the full 2023 Guide [2].

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [4]
Air [5]
Biodiversity [6]
Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [15]
Forests [16]
Government [17]
Health [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [27]
Region: 
California [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Northwest (OR WA) [30]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Visibility: 
Public [32]
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April 22, 2023

ECH 2023 Climate Solutions Symposium: Texas, the Energy Capital of the Planet, Can and Should Lead [33]

The Engineering, Science and Technology Council of Houston (ECH) will host this half-day symposium virtually and in person at the University of Houston Student Center Theater, 1:00-4:00pm, followed by a Meet-and-Greet in the Student Center’s Ballroom, 4:00-5:30pm. $10 cost.

Other Events [34]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [7]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
International [36]

"Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos" [37]

"Few rivers can claim as strong a connection to Texas’ natural and cultural history—and its very identity—as the Brazos."

Biodiversity [6]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [32]
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Texas Observer [38], 02/09/2023
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Offshore Wind In The Gulf Take A Back Seat To Oil Drilling Under New Law [39]

"President Joe Biden’s administration is tapping the brakes on offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico to make way for a new fast-tracked effort to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling."

Climate Change [7]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [32]
National (U.S.) [35]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [42], 02/08/2023
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"Feds Warn Rio Grande Settlement Could Trigger Disaster" [43]

"The Biden administration on Monday urged a federal judge to reject a state-authored agreement that could end the long-running legal battle over the waters of the Rio Grande, asserting that proposal could bankrupt a major irrigation project."

Agriculture [4]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Mexico [44]
Source: E&E News [45], 02/08/2023
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"Nevada Monument Will Shield Sacred Tribal Land — From Renewables" [46]

"For years now, Native American tribes have sought more protections for the federal lands in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada that are central to their core beliefs about creation. But advocates say the effort took on new urgency as renewable energy developers eyed pieces of the same land for projects that could fit into the Biden administration’s push for clean electricity."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]
Public [32]
National (U.S.) [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: E&E News [49], 02/07/2023
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"Court: US Needs To Consider Effects Of Drilling Near Chaco" [50]

"A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [51]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [21]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [47]
Public [32]
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: AP [52], 02/03/2023
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Texas Oilfield Waste Company Gave $53,750 to Regulators Overseeing Permit [53]

"A company seeking to build an oilfield waste dump near wells and waterways in East Texas has showered regulators with upwards of $50,000 in political contributions since 2019." "McBride Operating LLC and owner Joseph McBride contributed to the political campaigns of the three sitting commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request."

 

Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Waste [54]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 02/02/2023
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"The Future of Organic Food Is Taking Shape at the USDA — and Beyond" [56]

"Over the past few years, as the U.S. organic market has surpassed $60 billion in sales, organic farmers, businesses, and advocates have been engaged in a heated debate about the strength and integrity of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Organic standards. Now, the agency has finally started taking action to address some of the loopholes long pointed to by advocates."

Agriculture [4]
Consumer [57]
Food [15]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [32]
National (U.S.) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Civil Eats [58], 01/30/2023
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"Texas Heat-Related Deaths Reached A Two-Decade High In 2022" [59]

"A Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that at least 268 people in Texas were killed by heat last year, and a large portion of those deaths were likely migrants who died after crossing the border."

Climate Change [7]
Disasters [8]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Texas Tribune [60], 01/30/2023
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