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    • Report: The push for standing forest protections in US climate policy

      Posted by Bill on January 27, 2021
      Climate Crisis, GHGs, including methane, Studies and Reports, US Government Agencies

      Inside Climate News: The push for standing forest protections in US climate policy. Researchers say “proforestation” policies are the fastest and most effective way to draw excess CO2 out of the atmosphere.

      Bob Leverett walked away from the trunk, looking up through the canopy, trying to get eyes on the […]


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    • Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback

      Posted by Bill on January 20, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Denialism, GHGs, including methane, Laws Regulations, US Government Agencies

      New York Times: Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback.

      A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration’s plan to relax restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, paving the way for President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to enact new and stronger restrictions on power […]


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    •  Outgoing administration’s last-minute changes to wildlife protections draw criticism

      Posted by Bill on January 20, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Denialism, Laws Regulations, US Government Agencies

      National Geographic: Outgoing administration’s last-minute changes to wildlife protections draw criticism. Overshadowed by the turmoil of the presidential transition, the Trump administration’s actions may harm animals and the environment.

      OVER THE PAST four years, wildlife and environmental protections in the United States have been under attack. President Donald Trump’s administration has […]


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    • Studies: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife

      Posted by Bill on January 20, 2021
      Alternative Energy, Bats, Bees, Bugs, Birds, etc., GHGs, including methane, International, Laws Regulations, Studies and Reports, US Government Agencies

      The Revelator: Offshore Wind Power is Ready to Boom. Here’s What That Means for Wildlife. Climate change threatens many marine species, but some climate solutions pose risks, too. Researchers say offshore wind needs continued study and better regulations.

      A key part of the United States’ clean energy transition has started to take […]


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    • In a rare rebuke, FERC fails to approve Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposal

      Posted by Bill on January 20, 2021
      Laws Regulations, Pipelines, US Government Agencies

      Roanoke Times: In a rare rebuke, FERC fails to approve Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposal.

      Federal regulators hit the brakes Tuesday on a request to speed up construction of a portion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, throwing another wrench into the problematic project.

      The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission deadlocked 2-2 on Mountain […]


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    • Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback

      Posted by Bill on January 20, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Denialism, GHGs, including methane, Laws Regulations, US Government Agencies

      ABC News: Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback. A federal appeals court has thrown out a rule that made one of the Trump administration’s most momentous climate rollbacks.

      In a last-minute slap at President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court struck down one of […]


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    • Virginia groups sue U.S. Forest Service over new environmental review standards

      Posted by Bill on January 16, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Laws Regulations, Pipelines, US Government Agencies

      Virginia Mercury: Virginia groups sue U.S. Forest Service over new environmental review standards. https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/01/11/virginia-groups-sue-u-s-forest-service-over-new-environmental-review-standards/

      Four Virginia organizations have joined a coalition of Southern Appalachian environmental groups that are suing the U.S. Forest Service over changes to federal environmental rules that determine how much scrutiny regulators must give activities like logging […]


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    • As the Arctic melts, a regime shift is taking place

      Posted by Bill on January 15, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Extinction, International, Species Survival, US Government Agencies

      ABC.net: As the Arctic melts, a regime shift is taking place. The Arctic is changing faster than any environment on Earth. The old order is being swept away, leaving scientists to ask: What’s coming in its place?

      Where there was once ice, there is now open ocean.

      Milky swirls of plankton, hundreds of […]


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    • Study: As the world’s deltas sink, rising seas are far from the only culprit.

      Posted by Bill on January 15, 2021
      Climate Crisis, International, Sea Level Rise, Studies and Reports, US Government Agencies

      Yale Environment 360: As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit. Although climate change is often blamed for coastal inundation in places like the Bay of Bengal, other factors such as dam building and urbanization play an important role. Scientists say that more sustainable development policies […]


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    • Trump’s EPA launches surprise attack on Biden’s climate rules

      Posted by Bill on January 15, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Denialism, GHGs, including methane, Laws Regulations, US Government Agencies

      Politico: Trump’s EPA launches surprise attack on Biden’s climate rules. The rule, finished just a week before the president-elect takes office, would block future limits on greenhouse gases from industrial sources aside from power plants.

      In a surprise move, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday will unveil a climate rule that […]


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