"Redlined, Now Flooding"
"Maps of historic housing discrimination show how neighborhoods that suffered redlining in the 1930s face a far higher risk of flooding today."
Source: Bloomberg CityLab, 03/16/2021
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"Maryland Senate Passes Climate Act By Wide Margin"
"The Maryland Senate voted Friday to ramp up Maryland’s efforts to fight climate change over the next decade, passing a sweeping bill that calls for a massive tree planting campaign along with more electric vehicles, rooftop solar panels and energy efficient buildings."
Source: Bay Journal, 03/16/2021
"EPA Issues Interstate Air Pollution Rule Fix for Summer Ozone"
"A long-awaited update to traveling pollution rules released Monday gives upwind states fresh requirements to manage their emission reductions in downwind states that struggle with ozone pollution."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/16/2021
"SEC To Weigh Requiring Further Climate Disclosures To Investors"
"The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will seek public comment on whether to require companies to make more extensive disclosures to investors about climate-related risks, acting Chairwoman Allison Herren Lee said Monday."
Source: The Hill, 03/16/2021
CDC Identifies Trump Health Guidance That Downplayed Pandemic Severity
"Federal health officials have identified several controversial pandemic recommendations released during the Donald Trump administration that they say were “not primarily authored” by staff and don’t reflect the best scientific evidence, based on a review ordered by its new director."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2021
Congress Launches Probe Into Multibillion-Dollar 'Clean Coal' Tax Credit
"The U.S. Congress is investigating a multibillion-dollar subsidy for chemically treated coal that is meant to reduce smokestack pollution, after evidence emerged that power plants using the fuel produced more smog not less."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2021
Biden To Name Former DC Solicitor To Lead DOJ Environmental Division
"President Joe Biden said on Monday he intends to nominate Todd Kim, former solicitor general for the District of Columbia, to lead the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division as its assistant attorney general."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2021
"New E.P.A. Head Says Agency Has Climate Regulations Underway"
"Michael S. Regan, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed on Monday that the agency is preparing new regulations on the electricity sector in an effort to meet President Biden’s aggressive climate change goals."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2021
"Madam Secretary"
"Deb Haaland was confirmed as the nation’s 54th Secretary of the Interior in a 51-40 vote Monday, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency."
Source: Indian Country Today, 03/16/2021
Infrastructure Week All Year — But Will That Infrastructure Be Green?
A much-anticipated infrastructure bill in Congress could help address the United States’ poorly rated roads, pipes and powerlines. But could the massive measure also do the heavy lifting for much-needed climate policy? The latest Backgrounder takes a deep dive into the context around climate-friendly infrastructure legislation, and looks ahead on what’s expected and how to report it.
