"‘Time To Roll Up Our Sleeves’: Congress’ Long To-Do List"
"Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week fresh off of passing a new stopgap funding measure but facing a mountain of unfinished business."
Source: E&E News, 11/28/2023
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"Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum"
"President Biden signed the country’s first major climate law and is overseeing record federal investment in clean energy. In each of the past two years, he attended the annual United Nations climate summit, asserting American leadership in the fight against global warming. But this year, likely to be the hottest in recorded history, Mr. Biden is staying home."
Source: NYTimes, 11/28/2023
"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road"
"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."
Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023
"Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule"
"The Federal Highway Administration announced a sweeping greenhouse gas rule that will require state and local transportation officials to set declining emissions targets for road projects funded with federal money."
Source: E&E News, 11/27/2023
"New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035"
"New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 11/27/2023
‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"
Source: AP, 11/27/2023
Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of Clean Energy Transition in Minnesota
"Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/22/2023
EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities
"The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice."
Source: AP, 11/22/2023
'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom
"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".
Source: Guardian, 11/21/2023
"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar"
"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time."
Source: LA Times, 11/21/2023
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