"Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Resolution Resuming Solar Tariffs"
"President Biden on Tuesday vetoed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would have undone his two-year moratorium on solar tariffs."
Source: The Hill, 05/17/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves Key Permit for West Virginia Gas Pipeline"
"The Biden administration has granted a crucial permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a project championed by Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, despite opposition from climate experts and environmental groups."
Source: NYTimes, 05/17/2023
Transportation ‘Revolution’? How The Infrastructure Law Fuels Freeways
"The Biden administration is supporting a nearly $10 billion highway expansion in Houston that ignited a yearlong debate about its climate effects and the demolition of almost 1,000 homes."
Source: E&E News, 05/16/2023
Maker Of Graphite For Batteries Plans $800 Million Factory in SW Georgia
"A company that’s trying to become a major American-based supplier of graphite for electric batteries announced Monday it will invest $800 million to build a factory in southwest Georgia, hiring 400 workers."
Source: AP, 05/16/2023
"Exxon Targets Standing in Largest-Ever Citizen Lawsuit Penalty"
"Exxon Mobil Corp. and environmental groups will square off once again in circuit court on Tuesday in a 13-year-old lawsuit over pollution from the energy giant’s Baytown, Texas, refinery."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/16/2023
"EPA Looks To Toss ‘Deceptive’ Plastics Recycling Symbol"
"EPA is urging the Federal Trade Commission to ditch the iconic chasing arrows recycling symbol for plastics, a move the environmental agency says will help prevent more plastic material from entering landfills and incinerators."
Source: E&E News, 05/16/2023
"Biden Nominates National Cancer Institute Director To Lead NIH"
"President Biden on Monday nominated cancer surgeon Monica M. Bertagnolli to be head of the National Institutes of Health, seeking to fill the leadership role atop the $46 billion health agency that has sat empty for more than a year."
Source: Washington Post, 05/16/2023
When Extreme Weather Amplifies Hazardous Waste Threats
Toxic waste is bad enough when it’s in one spot. But it can be even more dangerous when it is made mobile by climate-induced natural disasters. The latest TipSheet looks at just a few of the problems that can arise — or have already arisen. Plus, story ideas and reporting resources to cover this issue in your locale.
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Grant Prompts Improved Coverage of Indigenous Perspectives at Bears Ears
Inspired by a discussion at a Society of Environmental Journalists conference, freelancer Rico Moore (pictured, left) applied for a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant to report on Bears Ears National Monument. Then, armed with advice for better covering Indigenous communities and Native American tribes, Moore found a new way to write about the cultural and environmental richness of those lands. His experience, in the new FEJ StoryLog.
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Tilling the Storytelling Fields on the Food, Ag and Environment Beat
In his more than a decade at the helm of the Food & Environment Reporting Network, Samuel Fromartz was instrumental in shaping a new way of covering food, agriculture and environmental issues. As he prepares to turn over the top editor’s job to his successor, Fromartz talks about FERN’s innovative business model and the power of narrative.
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