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"Despite being two years behind schedule due to the pandemic, talks between governments aimed at brokering a new global pact to protect nature made little concrete progress in the past two weeks, with green groups urging political leaders to wade in."
"The White House is pivoting to emphasize that poorly ventilated indoor air poses the biggest risk for coronavirus infections, urging schools, businesses and homeowners to take steps to boost air quality — a move scientists say is long overdue and will help stave off future outbreaks."
"Several members of a federal environmental justice committee on Thursday sharply criticized a new White House website that shows which communities are deemed disadvantaged—and therefore in line for more federal dollars—because it excludes race as a factor in its calculations."
"The head of the United Nations announced the appointment Thursday of an expert panel led by Canada’s former environment minister to scrutinize whether companies’ efforts to curb climate change are credible or mere “ greenwashing.”"
"Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change."
"A new book tracks scientific research and restoration efforts around the world that are focused on saving this critical ocean ecosystem."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"A survey commissioned by the EPA describes the New Chemicals Division as a workplace rife with industry influence and abusive mismanagement."
"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."
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