"Democrats Eye Action On Range Of Climate Bills"
"Now that Democrats will control both chambers of Congress and the White House, lawmakers see new chances to enact a range of climate change legislation."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2021
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Senate Majority Offers Biden New Paths On Trump Environmental Rollbacks
"The incoming Senate Democratic majority opens new avenues for the incoming Biden administration to reverse a host of last-minute environmental rollbacks by President Trump."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2021"A Thin Green Line with Global Impact"
"During a decade when Cascadia’s governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists fighting fossil fuel exports exceeded their wildest expectations."
Source: Investigate West, 01/19/2021"Analysis: Mississippi Pump Fight Unresolved As Trump Departs"
"Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The fight is continuing into a new presidential administration."
Source: AP, 01/19/2021"Trump Admin Proposes 11th-Hour Plan To Strip Calif. Desert Protections
"The outgoing Trump administration is proposing to strip away protections for millions of acres of California desert, threatening damage to Joshua trees, desert tortoises and landmarks."
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2021"Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet"
"The president-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2021"The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation"
"Last week, a mob incited by President Trump stormed the United States Capitol building. ... For those of us who cover climate change for a living, the blatant lies about election fraud that fed the mob felt very familiar. A big part of our job is dealing with the disinformation that people and institutions spread to muddy the waters about climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2021Survey Finds Majority of Voters Support Efforts to Fight Climate Change
"A majority of registered voters of both parties in the United States support initiatives to fight climate change, including many that are outlined in the climate plans announced by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to a new survey."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2021"Total Quits Leading U.S. Oil Lobby Over Climate Differences"
"Total SE became the first oil major to quit the influential American Petroleum Institute due to a clash on climate change policy, a sign of the pressure the U.S. lobby group is likely to come under as Washington is about to again embrace the Paris climate agreement.
Source: Bloomberg Green, 01/18/2021Biden Expected To Reverse Trump’s Order To Shrink Utah National Monuments
"Little on-the-ground damage to the parks has been seen since they were shrunk in 2017. But conservationists say the sooner they can be properly protected again, the better."
Source: National Geographic, 01/18/2021"Biden Unveils $1.9T Plan To Stem Covid-19 And Steady Economy"
"President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout."
Source: AP, 01/15/2021"Nine Michigan Leaders Face Charges in Water Crisis That Roiled Flint"
"A queue of cars stretched for more than a half mile outside a church in Flint on Thursday morning, filled with residents waiting for free cases of bottled water, as they have since tainted water began streaming out of their taps six years ago. Miles away in downtown Flint, something more novel was happening: A line of state officials, most prominently Rick Snyder, the former governor, were charged with crimes connected to the crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 01/15/2021"Climate: Federal Regulator Nixes Bank Fossil Fuel Pledges"
"A top federal banking regulator today finalized new standards against pledges by major banks to halt investment in the fossil fuel industry."
Source: E&E News, 01/15/2021After Winning Most ANWR Bids, Alaska Agency Prepares To Assume Oil Leases
"The Alaska state agency that submitted most of the bids in a lightly attended auction for drilling rights in the Arctic Nationa"l Wildlife Refuge expects to have those leases in hand by next week, the organization’s executive director said on Wednesday."
Source: ArcticToday, 01/15/2021"Biden Swells The Ranks Of His White House Climate Team"
"President-elect Joe Biden added more than a half-dozen climate staffers to his White House team Thursday, drawing from the ranks of green groups, environmental justice advocates and former Democratic administration officials to grow an inner circle that will help him try to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2021
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