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FEMA tensions pose test for Noem

Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for South Dakota Gov. Kristi...

24.01.2025 3

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White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act...

22.01.2025 1

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Newsom hits Trump over climate executive actions: 'Believe your own damn eyes'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a high-profile critic of President Trump, took aim Tuesday at a series of executive orders the president signed...

21.01.2025 4

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Trump freezes new outer continental shelf offshore wind leases

President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry...

21.01.2025 20

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Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier

President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents,...

20.01.2025 4

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GOP states, oil lobbying group sue White House over offshore drilling restrictions

The primary lobbying group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions...

18.01.2025 30

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FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on...

18.01.2025 2

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LA fires' heat, intensity driven by planet-warming pollution: Study

Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area,...

15.01.2025 3

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New Jersey Republican says he is collaborating with Trump on new offshore wind ban executive order

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) said Tuesday he is collaborating with President-elect Trump on an executive order that would halt the construction of new...

15.01.2025 10

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Supreme Court allows Honolulu lawsuit against oil companies to proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by oil companies to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Honolulu seeking to hold them responsible for...

13.01.2025 6

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American Airlines ESG investing strategy violated federal law, judge rules

A federal judge in one of the country’s most conservative district courts ruled Friday that American Airlines unlawfully incorporated environmental...

13.01.2025 2

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Last year was hottest on record: NOAA

Last year was the hottest ever recorded, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released Friday. In 2024,...

10.01.2025 20

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Biden administration declines to remove grizzly bears from endangered list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency...

09.01.2025 5

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Alaska sues Biden administration over restrictions on arctic oil, gas development

The state of Alaska on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over restrictions the federal government imposed in December on oil and gas leases...

08.01.2025 2

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Carter leaves influential energy, environmental legacy

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Carter leaves influential energy,...

01.01.2025 2

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People to watch on energy, environmental issues in 2025

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story People to watch on energy, environmental...

31.12.2024 6

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Outgoing Biden Interior Department announces flurry of new wilderness protections

The Biden administration on Monday proposed two rounds of new environmental protections for sites in the western U.S., beginning a process that...

30.12.2024 20

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Climate change led to 41 extra days of extreme heat this year on average: Analysis

Climate change led to nearly six extra weeks of dangerous heat worldwide over the past year, according to a new study from Climate Central and...

27.12.2024 6

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Five people to watch on energy, environmental issues in the new year

Energy and climate are expected to be divisive issues in 2025 as President-elect Trump, backed by GOP majorities in both the House and Senate,...

27.12.2024 10

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Hochul signs law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for natural disaster cleanup

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Thursday signed a law that will require companies responsible for large amounts of planet-warming pollution to...

26.12.2024 2

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What a government shutdown would mean for hurricane relief

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story What a shutdown would mean for FEMA resources A federal government shutdown in...

21.12.2024 10

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Congressional Democrats ask Blinken to condemn prosecution, murder of Guatemalan environmental defenders

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Az.) and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) led a letter...

21.12.2024 4

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What a shutdown would mean for FEMA resources amid lingering North Carolina storm damage

A federal government shutdown in the coming days could have implications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) long-term efforts,...

20.12.2024 4

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Biden sets 60 percent greenhouse gas reduction target

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden sets 60 percent greenhouse gas...

20.12.2024 4

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Biden sets 60 percent greenhouse gas reduction target

The Biden administration on Thursday upped America’s commitment to reducing planet-warming emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement weeks...

19.12.2024 3

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States, cities gear up to take lead on climate as Trump returns

States and municipalities are preparing to take the lead on climate action in a second Trump term as they brace for an administration likely to be...

19.12.2024 5

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Montana Supreme Court upholds youth climate activists’ victory

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Montana Supreme Court upholds youth climate...

19.12.2024 4

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Montana Supreme Court upholds youth climate activists' victory

Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2023 ruling siding with young climate activists who asserted the state government violated their...

19.12.2024 60

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Hawley blasts exclusion of RECA expansion from government funding bill

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted the exclusion of an agreement to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) from a 1,500-page bill...

18.12.2024 2

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DOE says unrestricted natural gas exports would spike prices

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE says unrestricted natural gas exports...

18.12.2024 10

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Energy Department says unrestricted natural gas exports would spike prices

Domestic energy prices would sharply increase if the U.S. conducts unrestricted exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Department of Energy...

18.12.2024 10

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Huffman unanimously elected new Natural Resources ranking member

The House Democratic Caucus unanimously voted to make Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) the new top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee...

17.12.2024 4

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Huffman wins key vote to succeed Grijalva atop Natural Resources Democrats

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) won a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee vote Monday to succeed Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the top...

17.12.2024 1

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Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine

President Biden is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who served as the...

16.12.2024 30

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NOAA: 99 percent chance 2024 will be warmest year ever recorded

November 2024 was Earth’s second warmest month in 175 years of record-keeping, and the year is all but certain to be the warmest on record,...

13.12.2024 3

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More than 30 lawmakers press Biden to free activist Leonard Peltier after clemency blitz

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), chair of the Senate Indian...

13.12.2024 2

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Biden administration races to cement climate gains

The Biden administration is sprinting to finalize the unfinished pieces of its climate policy, from fully disbursing Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)...

13.12.2024 10

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Treasury expands language for IRA biogas tax credit

The Treasury Department’s rule for implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) renewable energy tax credits will incorporate new language...

12.12.2024 3

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Scott could be latest casualty in House Democratic committee leader shake-up

House Agriculture ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) could become the latest Democrat in the chamber to lose his committee leadership spot in the...

11.12.2024 2

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Hawley vows to block any CR containing stripped-down radiation compensation funds

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) vowed Tuesday to block any continuing resolution funding the government that only reauthorizes the Radiation Exposure...

11.12.2024 30

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Three former Democratic Natural Resources Committee leaders endorse Huffman for top spot

Three former chairs and ranking members of the House Natural Resources Committee endorsed Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) to serve as the panel’s...

10.12.2024 3

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Biden designates national monument at site of notorious Native American boarding school

President Biden on Monday formally designated the former site of a notorious boarding school for Native American children as a national monument,...

10.12.2024 30

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Nearly two dozen House Democrats back Huffman for Natural Resources leadership

A group of swing district House Democrats signaled their support for Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) to succeed Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the...

09.12.2024 10

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Almost all of earth became permanently drier since 1990: Report

More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to...

09.12.2024 10

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Grijalva backs Stansbury over former challenger Huffman to lead Natural Resources Democrats

Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, will back Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) to succeed him...

06.12.2024 6

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Senate Democrat urges Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) called on President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a Native American...

05.12.2024 3

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Vanuatu blasts US, China for asking Hague to continue status quo for climate change harms

The island nation of Vanuatu criticized representatives for major emitters like the U.S. and China for their remarks during International Court of...

04.12.2024 2

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Congressional Democrats call on Biden to disburse remaining IRA climate funds before leaving office

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called on President Biden in a letter Wednesday to ensure climate-related...

04.12.2024 5

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House environment panel poised for Democratic leadership shakeup

Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Grijalva bows out of race for top Dem spot...

03.12.2024 3

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Envoy asks International Court of Justice to hold 'handful of readily identifiable states' responsible for climate change

Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate...

02.12.2024 2

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