"Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire"
"The West Virginia Senator Reaps Big Financial Rewards From a Network of Coal Companies With Grim Records of Pollution, Safety Violations, and Death"
Source: The Intercept, 09/06/2021
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Kerry Urges China To Cut Emissions; China Seeks Easing Of Solar Sanctions
"U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry said Friday he hopes Beijing will agree to cut carbon emissions faster to address the climate crisis, as he wrapped up talks in which Chinese officials pressed for American concessions in other areas that have strained relations."
Source: Washington Post, 09/06/2021
Will A Summer of Crises Lead to Climate Action? It’s Not Looking Good
"A $3.5 trillion budget bill is faltering in the Senate, and in America at large, well, as one expert put it: “It’s really hard to get people to change their way of life.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/06/2021
Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It?
Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?
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Flood-Resistant Building Construction an Overlooked Environmental Story
Recent images of flooded-out homes are a potent reminder to environmental reporters that where and how houses are built are major factors in how they will survive increasingly common extreme weather-related flooding. The latest TipSheet takes a look at how construction and zoning codes play a role, with story ideas and resources to cover the issue in your region.
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"Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle"
"The centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change passed its last regulatory hurdle Wednesday, in a hard-fought bid to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy."
Source: AP, 09/03/2021
"Offshore Drilling Ban and Mining Curbs Edge Closer to Passage"
"Legislation to block oil drilling in most U.S. waters and Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge edged closer to passage Thursday, as the House Natural Resources Committee rejected more than a dozen changes sought by Republicans."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/03/2021
Exposure To Air Pollution Below Legal Limits Linked To Premature Deaths
"Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to higher levels of illness and mortality even when air pollution levels are well below legal limits, according to a new study."
Source: EHN, 09/02/2021
"How Biden’s Team Rushed To Dump A Trump-Era PFAS Assessment"
"Trump-era EPA appointees engaged in "considerable political level interference" on an assessment for a controversial "forever chemical," documents obtained by E&E News indicate."
Source: E&E News, 09/02/2021
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