"Sale Jumpstarts Floating, Offshore Wind Power In US Waters"
"Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast."
Source: AP, 12/06/2022
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"Progressives Ready To Block Defense Bill Over Permitting"
"A top House Democrat will vote to block consideration of a must-pass defense spending bill if it includes permitting language that could undermine environmental protections.
The warning shot from Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, comes as congressional Democratic leaders are seriously weighing inclusion of a permitting provision in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Source: E&E News, 12/06/2022
"The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action"
"The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels."
Source: NYTimes, 12/05/2022
"Europe Agrees To Cap The Price Of Russian Oil At $60 A Barrel"
"The European Union has reached a consensus on the price at which to cap Russian oil just days before its ban on most imports comes into force."
Source: CNN, 12/05/2022
"Top Dems Weigh Adding Permitting Reform To Defense Bill"
"Democratic leaders are trying to slip controversial permitting provisions developed by Sen. Joe Manchin into the latest version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill, according to three people familiar with the matter."
Source: E&E News, 12/05/2022
"Gunfire On N.C. Substations Causes Widespread Power Outages"
"Tens of thousands of residents in rural North Carolina could be without electricity for days after gunfire seriously damaged two power substations."
Source: E&E News, 12/05/2022
"With Federal Aid on the Table, Utilities Shift to Embrace Climate Goals"
"As billions in government subsidies were at stake, the electric utility industry shed its opposition to clean-air regulation and put its lobbying muscle behind passing President Biden’s climate bill."
Source: NYTimes, 12/02/2022
"Feds List Dixie Valley Toad, Found Only In Nevada, As Endangered"
"A rare Nevada toad at the center of a lawsuit over a geothermal energy project will be listed under the Endangered Species Act, federal wildlife managers said Thursday."
Source: States Newsroom, 12/02/2022
"EPA Seeks To Mandate More Use Of Ethanol And Other Biofuels"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed increasing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, a move welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups."
Source: AP, 12/02/2022
"Coastal Job: Underwater Cave Ecologist"
"Fernando Calderón-Gutiérrez is a Mexican underwater cave ecologist who dives in the coastal caves of Mexico, Belize, and the United States to document organisms and learn how they interact with their hostile environment."
Source: Hakai, 12/01/2022
