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"Global Action Is ‘Very Far’ From What’s Needed to Avert Climate Chaos"

"New climate pledges submitted to the United Nations would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by less than 1 percent, the world body announced." "The global scientific consensus is clear: Emissions of planet-warming gases must be cut by nearly half by 2030 if the world is to have a good shot at averting the worst climate catastrophes."

Source: NYTimes, 03/01/2021

"Biden Urged To Back Water Bill Amid Worst US Crisis In Decades"

"Democratic lawmakers and advocates are urging Joe Biden to back legislation proposing unprecedented investment in America’s ailing water infrastructure amid the country’s worst crisis in decades that has left millions of people without access to clean, safe, affordable water."

Source: Guardian, 02/26/2021

"Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Confirmed As Energy Secretary"

"Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be energy secretary, joining President Joe Biden’s Cabinet as a leader of Biden’s effort to build a green economy as the United States moves to slow climate change."

Source: AP, 02/26/2021

"Giant N.C. Spill Shows Gaps In Pipeline Safety"

"Shannon Miller Ward would like to know how someone loses enough gasoline to fill nearly two Olympic swimming pools without even missing it. Last summer, a crack in the Colonial pipeline, the country's biggest fuel pipeline, leaked at least 1.2 million gallons of gasoline into a small nature preserve here on the edge of the Charlotte suburbs."

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Source: E&E News, 02/26/2021

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