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Biden Climate Task Force Meets, Aiming to Restore ‘Credibility’

"The high-level group’s first meeting focused on job creation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

"WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and White House aides convened cabinet secretaries and the acting heads of 21 federal agencies on Thursday to begin fulfilling President Biden’s promise to mobilize the entire federal government to confront climate change.

Source: NYTimes, 02/12/2021

An Invisible, Odorless Gas Is Pitting Texas Against The Biden Admin

"Deep in the heart of Texas, above an oil patch about the size of Kansas, a little team in a small plane is trying to reveal a big problem. They are methane hunters. With an infrared camera and a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Laser Spectroscope, they fly spirals over pumps and compressor stations that stretch to both horizons."

Source: CNN, 02/11/2021

"EPA Again Orders Amazon To Stop Selling Illegal Pesticides"

"For the third time in three years, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Amazon to stop selling illegal pesticides on its online marketplace, saying the chemicals pose “a significant and immediate health risk to consumers, children, pets, and others exposed to the products.”"

Source: Seattle Times, 02/11/2021

"U.S. Trade Authorities Deal Blow To Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plans"

"The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday banned one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturers from selling its cells in the United States, striking  a blow to the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to electrify the nation’s auto fleet."

Source: HuffPost, 02/11/2021

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