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U.S. Includes Dam Emissions in UN Climate Reporting for the First Time

"For the first time, the U.S. government in 2022 included methane emissions from dams and reservoirs in its annual report of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions to the Inventory of Greenhouse Gases and Sinks required by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change."

Source: The Revelator, 02/06/2023
February 23, 2023

DEADLINE: The Sunrise Project RFP for Journalistic investigations Into Financial Institutions and Climate Change

The Sunrise Project is looking to fund freelance investigative journalists to conduct medium- to long-term investigations into private financial institutions' role in driving the climate crisis. Submissions are due by Feb 23, 2023.

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Oversight Chair Seeks Info On Kerry’s International Climate Negotiations

"House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Thursday requested information from U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on the details of Kerry’s international negotiations for the Biden administration, particularly with Chinese officials."

Source: The Hill, 02/03/2023

"Court: US Needs To Consider Effects Of Drilling Near Chaco"

"A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park."

Source: AP, 02/03/2023

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