"Hope for Coral Reefs"
"A new book tracks scientific research and restoration efforts around the world that are focused on saving this critical ocean ecosystem."
Source: The Revelator, 04/01/2022
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"Biden Expected To Announce Massive Release Of Oil Reserves"
"President Biden is expected to announce a massive release of the nation’s strategic oil reserves Thursday as the administration tries to combat high prices at the pump, according to two people familiar with the matter."
Source: Washington Post, 03/31/2022"Biden To Use Defense Production Act For U.S. Critical-Minerals Supply"
"The White House might invoke the Defense Production Act as soon as this week to spur greater domestic output of raw materials for clean energy technology products and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign supply chains."
Source: Washington Post, 03/31/2022"Historic Restructuring Of Flood Insurance Begins Tomorrow"
"They ranted and complained, they hectored administration officials, and they tried to stop it with legislation. But members of Congress have failed to block a historic restructuring of the federal government’s flood insurance program that aligns premiums more closely with each property’s flood risk."
Source: E&E News, 03/31/2022"Major Automakers Back Tough US Vehicle Emissions Rules In Court Battle"
"Major U.S. and foreign automakers on Wednesday backed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new tougher vehicle emissions regulations in a court challenge brought by some states and ethanol groups."
Source: Reuters, 03/31/2022"Md. Poised To Enact Sweeping Energy, Climate Plan"
"Maryland is expected to enact new clean energy policies that would require significant reductions in carbon emissions, a move that could shake up the fuel mix in a state that relies on natural gas for more than a third of its power."
Source: E&E News, 03/31/2022Taxpayers Spend Billions on Crop Insurance on Frequently Flooded Land
"As climate change worsens flooding across the Midwest and South, crop insurance payments on waterlogged land have surged 300 percent in recent decades. That number will likely rise."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/31/2022"Canada Lays Out C$9.1 Bln Roadmap To Meet 2030 Climate Targets"
"Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and C$9.1 billion ($7.3 billion) in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals."
Source: Reuters, 03/31/2022EPA Report Describes Toxic Work Environment in New Chemicals Division
"A survey commissioned by the EPA describes the New Chemicals Division as a workplace rife with industry influence and abusive mismanagement."
Source: The Intercept, 03/31/2022"Maine Politicians Ask For Time To Comply With Whale Rules"
"Maine’s congressional delegation and governor said Wednesday that the state’s lobster fishermen need more time to comply with new rules designed to protect rare whales."
Source: AP, 03/31/2022Europe Has Designs On Making 'Fast Fashion' Industry More Sustainable
"The European Commission is proposing new rules to crack down on the "fast fashion" industry and ensure that the products being made in and imported into the bloc are more environmentally friendly."
Source: NPR, 03/31/2022"Biden Seeks Major Spending Jump For Global Climate Efforts"
"President Biden’s proposed budget would give a big boost to the global climate fight by injecting more than $11 billion into efforts to help other countries address global warming."
Source: E&E News, 03/30/2022"Biden Renews Push For Environmental Justice Boss at EPA"
"The Biden administration’s fiscal 2023 budget proposal requests $300.8 million for the agency’s environmental justice program, including for standing up a new national office to administer the work with resources in EPA’s headquarters and all 10 of its regional outposts."
Source: E&E News, 03/30/2022"How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims"
"The U.S. insurance and real estate industries have waged a decades-long campaign to avoid liability in lead cases, helping to prolong an epidemic. The cost for millions of children has been incalculable."
"When Selena Wiley signed the lease for an older rental home in South Bend, Ind., she asked the property manager about lead paint and was assured the house was safe.
But in November 2018 — almost two years after moving in with her partner and three children — Ms. Wiley noticed that their 2-year-old’s appetite had vanished and his constant chattering had stopped.
Source: NYTimes, 03/30/2022"BLM Would Undergo A Major Hiring Spree Under Biden Budget"
"The Biden administration is trying to tackle the Bureau of Land Management’s chronic staffing shortage. President Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget request unveiled yesterday asks Congress to allocate funding to hire as many as 760 new employees to the bureau."
Source: E&E News, 03/30/2022
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