"Jan. 6 Panel Seeks Interior Dept. Docs"
"The Interior Department is being asked to turn over documents to Congress related to the Capitol insurrection."
Source: E&E News, 08/26/2021
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"Interior Climate Review Threatens Advance of Oil, Gas Leases"
"The Interior Department plans to consider drilling’s effect on the climate when making oil and gas leasing decisions, possibly allowing officials to scuttle fossil fuel projects while still complying with court orders."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/26/2021
13,500+ Firefighters Battle To Contain A Dozen Large Wildfires In Calif.
"More than 13,500 firefighters were working Monday to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee to safety."
Source: AP, 08/26/2021
"Interior Keeps Slashing Royalty Rates For Coal Companies"
"For the third time in recent months, the Interior Department has lowered a coal company’s royalty fees to encourage it to continue mining publicly owned coal."
Source: E&E News, 08/26/2021
"Schumer Says Infrastructure Bills Would Cut Emissions By 45 Percent"
"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) projected Wednesday that the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats' reconciliation spending package would reduce U.S. carbon emissions by 45 percent by the end of the decade compared to 2005."
Source: The Hill, 08/26/2021
"On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders"
"A morning mist filled the valley near Hatgal, a small village at the southern tip of Lake Khovsgol in north central Mongolia. Glancing at the figures between the fragrant pines and larches, I could hardly distinguish the silhouettes of the reindeer from those of their herders."
Source: NYTimes, 08/25/2021
"Recommendations Target US Oil, Gas Leasing Across The West"
"An Indigenous leader from New Mexico and former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called on the federal government Tuesday to overhaul its oil and gas leasing program to ensure the protection of cultural resources, saying for far too long tribal expertise has been ignored to the detriment of sacred landscapes."
Source: AP, 08/25/2021
"These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked"
"The country, like most of the world, is becoming both drier and wetter in the era of climate change. It depends where you live."
Source: NYTimes, 08/25/2021
"Biden Aims To Remove All Lead Pipes. Will EPA Follow Suit?"
"President Biden has made a push to remove the nation’s lead pipelines a cornerstone of his infrastructure agenda, but a requirement to make that happen is noticeably MIA in EPA’s current rule. Advocates hope that changes."
Source: E&E News, 08/25/2021
"Global Electric Power Demand Returns To Pre-Pandemic Levels"
"Carbon dioxide emissions from the global electric power sector rebounded in the first half of 2021 to above pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis, signaling that the world has failed to engineer a “green recovery” and shift decisively away from fossil fuels."
Source: Washington Post, 08/25/2021
