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"Inside Clean Energy: Ohio Shows Hostility to Clean Energy. Again"

"A new Ohio law solidifies the state’s reputation for stifling clean energy industries. And the law may well be an economic development victory for places that stand to gain projects Ohio chases away."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/23/2021

Biden’s Public Lands Nominee Advances With Key Senate Vote

"Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s pick to be the top public lands manager, moved one step closer to becoming director of the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced her nomination solely with Democratic support."

Source: Washington Post, 07/23/2021

"Judge To Rule By July 29 On Request To Block Lithium Americas Mine"

"A U.S. federal judge said on Wednesday she will rule by July 29 on whether to temporarily block Lithium Americas Corp from excavating its Thacker Pass site in Nevada, which could become one of the country's biggest lithium mines."

Source: Reuters, 07/22/2021

"A Drought So Dire That a Utah Town Pulled the Plug on Growth"

"The mountain spring that pioneers used to water their hayfields and now fills people’s taps flowed reliably into the old cowboy town of Oakley for decades. So when it dwindled to a trickle in this year’s scorching drought, officials took drastic action to preserve their water: They stopped building."

Source: NYTimes, 07/22/2021

House Passes Bill Requiring EPA To Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water

"The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish national drinking water standards for “forever chemicals” — a group of toxic compounds linked to kidney and liver issues, among other health problems."

Source: The Hill, 07/22/2021

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