"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a four-year extension to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline."
Source: WDBJ7, 08/24/2022
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"The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants In America"
"America’s coal industry has been in steady decline over the last decade, as natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency combined to replace the carbon dioxide-intense fuel and drive greenhouse gas emissions lower. Yet coal continues to produce the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S. power production."
Source: E&E News, 08/23/2022
"US Protections for Idaho Salmon, Steelhead Are Here To Stay"
"A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect."
Source: AP, 08/23/2022
"Polio Has Been Found In The U.S. Here’s What To Know."
"In July, a 20-year-old man from Rockland County, N.Y., was diagnosed with polio, a disabling and potentially deadly disease that had been considered eliminated in the United States. The infected man was unvaccinated and had not traveled overseas during the period when he could have been exposed to the virus, suggesting he contracted it in this country."
Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2022
State Climate Action Could Be Supercharged By The Inflation Reduction Act
"Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard politicians and journalists talking about how the Inflation Reduction Act will advance the federal government's fight against climate change. But the landmark legislation, which President Biden signed into law on Tuesday, also contains a slew of smaller but significant investments in climate action at the state level."
Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2022
"Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How."
"When the Supreme Court restricted the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to fight climate change this year, the reason it gave was that Congress had never granted the agency the broad authority to shift America away from burning fossil fuels. Now it has."
Source: NYTimes, 08/23/2022
Climate ‘Censorship’ Raised in Disinformation Fracas
A recent climate change disinformation kerfuffle involving House Republicans and White House climate czar Gina McCarthy (pictured, left) is an excellent reminder of how journalists can get caught up in the decades-long campaign to deny climate change, argues the latest WatchDog Opinion column. A warning about the effort to weaponize the idea of transparency when it comes to climate change.
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Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters
Disasters driven by climate change can leave a lot of people needing help or being displaced long term. But a key safety net and a central federal aid agency often accomplish little to help climate refugees, reports the latest TipSheet. Get the backstory, plus the outlook, along with questions and resources for stories in your community in the wake of climate disasters.
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"Returning Sea Otters To Oregon Could Revive Kelp Forests"
"Reintroduction of the marine mammals may restore coastal ecosystems but also threatens shellfish industries and tribal self-governance."
Source: High Country News, 08/22/2022
"Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought’"
"On a tour of increasingly parched California on Thursday, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited a water recycling project in Irvine to tout her department’s allocation of more than $310 million to combat a Western “megadrought” fueled largely by climate change."
Source: LA Times, 08/22/2022
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