"Subpoenaed Fossil Fuel Documents Reveal an Industry Stuck in the Past"
"The industry is still running the same five-step plan, to the same end: preserving power, subsidies, and social license."
Source: The Intercept, 01/03/2023
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GOP Primed To Attack ‘Woke Capitalism,’ Climate Disclosure Rules in 2023
"Conservative politicians argue that environmental, social and governance principles—known as "ESG"—are diverting asset managers from their duties to investors, and may even amount to illegal collusion."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/03/2023"Ahead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections"
"A new rule revives an older set of protections for rivers, marshes and waterways, setting aside changes in the Obama and Trump administrations that led to years of legal wrangling." "The Biden administration is working to complete a clean water regulation before a Supreme Court ruling that could complicate the government’s ability to protect wetlands and other waters."
Source: NYTimes, 01/02/2023"Lula Becomes Brazil’s President, With Bolsonaro in Florida"
"Brazil inaugurates its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday. Facing investigations, former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken refuge in Orlando."
Source: NYTimes, 01/02/2023"Thousands Will Live Here One Day (as Long as They Can Find Water)"
"In the increasingly dry Southwest, drought and climate change pose a challenge for developers, who need to find creative ways to provide water supply to new communities."
Source: NYTimes, 01/02/2023"Alaska Native Group Protects Land Coveted By Pebble Mine Developers"
"An Alaska Native group on Thursday will announce that more than 44,000 acres of land near Bristol Bay, the site of the world’s largest wild salmon fishery, are off limits to future development, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202."
Source: Washington Post, 12/23/2022"Alberta Broke Law by Keeping Oil Lobbying Records Secret For Years"
"Seven hundred and ninety-nine days. That’s how long it took for the Alberta government to respond to a simple request for information."
Source: The Narwhal, 12/23/2022"Target Date For Cleaning Up Waterways In England Is Moved Back By 36 Years"
"Targets to clean up the majority of England’s rivers, lakes and coastal waters suffering from a cocktail of agricultural and sewage pollution have been pushed back from 2027 to 2063."
Source: Guardian, 12/23/2022"What Congress’s Spending Bill Includes For Energy, Sustainability"
"Congress has released a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government for fiscal 2023. ... The mammoth funding package includes boosts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and billions in natural disaster aid, among other provisions."
Source: The Hill, 12/22/2022"New Mexico Seeks Tougher Provisions For US Nuclear Dump"
"[New Mexico] officials on Tuesday released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S. government to meet if it wants to continue dumping radioactive waste from decades of nuclear research and bomb-making in the New Mexico desert."
Source: AP, 12/22/2022"New Regulation Head Revesz Seen as Most Progressive Rules Czar"
"Richard Revesz will take over as the long-awaited head of the Biden administration’s rulemaking review office, a confirmation that gives hope for rule-watchers looking ahead to more stringent environmental standards."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/22/2022"Postal Service Will Electrify Trucks By 2026 In Climate Win For Biden"
"The U.S. Postal Service will buy 66,000 vehicles to build one of the largest electric fleets in the nation, Biden administration officials announced Tuesday, turning to one of the most recognizable vehicles on American roads — boxy white mail trucks — to fight climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 12/21/2022"Congress Offers $1 Billion for Climate Aid, Falling Short of Biden’s Pledge"
"Congress has proposed $1 billion to help poor countries cope with climate change, a figure that falls significantly short of President Biden’s promise that the United States will spend $11.4 billion annually by 2024 to ensure developing nations can transition to clean energy and adapt to a warming planet."
Source: NYTimes, 12/21/2022"She Was An ABC News Producer. She Also Was A Corporate Operative"
"Television news producer Kristen Hentschel was doing precisely what journalists should do on a searing hot day in Stuart, Fla., in July 2018: She confronted a politician with unwelcome questions."
Source: Floodlight/NPR, 12/21/2022To Protect Lobstermen, Spending Bill May Speed Whales’ Extinction: Enviros
"Lawmakers from Maine have inserted a provision in a massive government funding bill to buffer lobstermen from new regulations, but environmental groups warn it could push the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to the brink of extinction."
Source: Washington Post, 12/21/2022
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