Natural Resources

"EPA Would Get 19% Boost to Record High Funding in Biden Budget"

"The White House’s fiscal 2024 budget asks for $12 billion for the EPA, a 19% increase over its current enacted level and a record high amount that’s almost certain to be trimmed during congressional negotiations."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/10/2023

"Colorado Lawmakers Seek Suspension Of Utah Oil Train Project"

"U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado on Monday wrote a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to formally suspend federal authorization of a Utah rail project that will send up to five, two-mile-long oil trains a day along the Colorado River, under the Continental Divide at Winter Park, and through downtown Denver."

Source: Colorado Newsline, 03/07/2023

"US To Focus Bison Restoration On Expanding Tribal Herds"

"U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American West."

Source: AP, 03/06/2023

"‘Silicon Valley of Lithium’: Nevada Mine Breaks Ground"

"What could become the nation’s largest lithium mine broke ground in Nevada this [last] week, positioning the political swing state as a likely leader in pumping out battery minerals critical for making electric vehicles and meeting President Joe Biden’s climate goals."

Source: E&E News, 03/06/2023

Will Thousands of Orphan Wells Be Safely Plugged?

Abandoned oil and gas wells are found in significant numbers in some 27 states. Reporters who want to track their status can dig into several databases, but will need to support their data crunching with lots of shoe-leather and ground-truth reporting. Reporter’s Toolbox has insights into what the databases offer. Plus, a primer on API numbers.

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March 9, 2023

The Changing Geopolitics of Critical Minerals and the Future of the Clean Energy Transition

Join the Wilson Center virtually or in person in Washington, DC, 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET, to examine the challenges, policy options and strategic diplomatic alliances needed to minimize confrontation in order to realize individual national commitments and climate emission reduction targets, and more.

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