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Biden FWS Declines To Remove Grizzly Bears From Endangered List

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that petitioned for their removal."

Source: The Hill, 01/09/2025

"Trump Wants Oil Drilling in Alaska. A Lease Sale There Just Flopped."

"One of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s biggest “drill, baby, drill” initiatives suffered a significant setback on Wednesday as the Interior Department announced that a lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended without a single bidder."

Source: NYTimes, 01/09/2025

Jimmy Carter Raised Climate Change Concerns 35 Years Before Paris Accords

"Nearly a half-century later, environmental advocates are remembering Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, as a president who elevated environmental stewardship, energy conservation and discussions about the global threat of rising carbon dioxide levels."

Source: AP, 01/08/2025

"Why Does Trump Want Greenland?"

"President-elect Donald J. Trump’s attention returned Tuesday to an idea that has fascinated him for years: acquiring Greenland for the United States. In a news conference on Tuesday, he refused to rule out using military or economic force to take the territory from Denmark, a U.S. ally."

Source: NYTimes, 01/08/2025

Calif. And Greens Sued Exxon Over Plastics. Now Exxon Is Striking Back.

"On Monday, Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental groups over their criticism of the company’s plastics recycling initiatives."

Source: Grist, 01/08/2025

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