"Senators Strike Early Bipartisan Tone On Infrastructure"
"Senators are offering early optimism that they can find common ground and pass an infrastructure package later this year."
Source: E&E News, 03/17/2021
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"Madam Secretary"
"Deb Haaland was confirmed as the nation’s 54th Secretary of the Interior in a 51-40 vote Monday, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency."
Source: Indian Country Today, 03/16/2021"New E.P.A. Head Says Agency Has Climate Regulations Underway"
"Michael S. Regan, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, confirmed on Monday that the agency is preparing new regulations on the electricity sector in an effort to meet President Biden’s aggressive climate change goals."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2021Biden To Name Former DC Solicitor To Lead DOJ Environmental Division
"President Joe Biden said on Monday he intends to nominate Todd Kim, former solicitor general for the District of Columbia, to lead the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division as its assistant attorney general."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2021CDC Identifies Trump Health Guidance That Downplayed Pandemic Severity
"Federal health officials have identified several controversial pandemic recommendations released during the Donald Trump administration that they say were “not primarily authored” by staff and don’t reflect the best scientific evidence, based on a review ordered by its new director."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2021"Western States Chart Diverging Paths As Water Shortages Loom"
"As persistent drought and climate change threaten the Colorado River, several states that rely on the water acknowledge they likely won’t get what they were promised a century ago. But not Utah."
Source: AP, 03/15/2021"A 'Poster Child' For Policy Failure: Will EPA Ban Asbestos?"
"When former President Obama signed a new version of the nation's leading toxics law in 2016, he singled out one chemical. 'Our country hasn't even been able to uphold a ban on asbestos,' Obama noted."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2021Texas GOP Lawmakers Push Bill To Punish Fossil Fuel Disinvestments
"The bill would direct state investment funds to divest from companies that cut ties with fossil fuel companies, pitting Texas against some increasingly carbon-conscious Wall Street investors."
Source: Texas Tribune, 03/15/2021"Senate Advances Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland"
"The Senate voted Thursday to move forward with confirming Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to lead the Interior Department, bringing President Joe Biden’s historic nominee one step closer to becoming the nation’s first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history."
Source: HuffPost, 03/12/2021"Senators Strike Early Bipartisan Tone On Infrastructure"
"Senators are offering early optimism that they can find common ground and pass an infrastructure package later this year."
Source: E&E News, 03/12/2021"House Republicans May Follow Democrats In Rebooting Shamed 'Earmarks'"
"U.S. House Republicans are weighing whether to join Democrats in getting back into “earmarks” - the practice of loading spending bills with legislators’ pet projects - and a decision is expected this week, two sources familiar with the process said."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2021Community, Enviros Sue CA County on Vote To Allow 1000s Of New Oil Wells
"Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would allow tens of thousands of new oil wells over the next 15 years."
Source: KGET, 03/12/2021"In Swing Through Europe, John Kerry Aims To Boost Climate Action"
"The pandemic has meant very few diplomatic trips in the early days of the Biden administration. But this week brought an exception, as White House climate envoy John F. Kerry hopped a commercial flight to meet masked face to masked face with allies in London, Brussels and Paris."
Source: Washington Post, 03/12/2021US Must Cut Emissions By Over 57% To Meet Paris Climate Target: Report
"The United States needs to set a target to slash its greenhouse gas emissions between 57% and 63% below 2005 levels by 2030 in order to achieve the Biden administration’s longer-term goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new analysis released on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 03/12/2021Trump Planned Logging in Yaak Valley; Greens Ask Biden For ‘Climate Refuge’
"One of the wildest places in America is a test case for the new administration’s conservation and climate strategies."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/12/2021
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