"Feds Want Endangered Species Protection For Feisty Owl"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed restoring federal protections for a tiny desert owl that fights above its weight class."
Source: E&E News, 12/22/2021
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Behind Manchin’s Opposition, a Long History of Fighting Climate Measures
"Senator Joe Manchin III on Monday cited a litany of issues that drove him to oppose President Biden’s $2 trillion Build Back Better bill, from Democrats’ refusal to attach work requirements to social benefits to their failure to raise tax rates on the rich. But left almost unsaid was the issue that has always propelled his political career as a Democratic maverick: climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 12/22/2021
"EPA Reviews Bayer Herbicide Blamed For Widespread U.S. Crop Damage"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing "unreasonable risks" to other crops, an agency official said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2021
"Hope, Challenges Amid Surge Of Funds To Plug Abandoned Wells"
"State environmental regulators have spent years ringing alarms about the scourge of abandoned oil and gas wells littering Pennsylvania’s landscape. The biggest hurdle has been getting funding to find and plug them before they fall into unmanageable decay."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/22/2021
Plans to Reopen St. Croix’s Limetree Refinery Raise Residents' Concern
"An accident-prone oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a history of serious environmental violations could soon reopen under new ownership, despite strong objections from nearby communities, a litany of environmental scandals and a shaky financial outlook."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/22/2021
"Biden Administration Moves To Expand Solar Power on US Land"
"U.S. officials announced approval Tuesday of two large-scale solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in other Western states to potential solar power development, as part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels."
Source: AP, 12/22/2021
"Biden Says He And Manchin Are 'Going To Get Something Done'"
"U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he and conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin were "going to get something done" on the president's proposed social spending and climate legislation."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2021
"U.S. Reverses Trump Effort To Quash California Vehicle Emissions Rules"
"The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a reversal of a rule issued under then-U.S. President Donald Trump that sought to pre-empt California's vehicle emissions regulations."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2021
"What the Stalled Build Back Better Bill Means for Climate, in One Chart"
"The fate of the imperiled Build Back Better bill in Congress will have major consequences for America’s ability to tackle climate change, researchers have estimated."
Source: NYTimes, 12/22/2021
"DOE Risks Wasting ‘Significant Funds’ on CCS — Audit"
"The Department of Energy is at risk of wasting a significant amount of money on carbon capture and storage demonstration projects without greater oversight, according to a new Government Accountability Office report."
Source: E&E News, 12/22/2021
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