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Virginia groups sue U.S. Forest Service over new environmental review standards
Virginia Mercury discusses 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 and […]
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In Another Big Blow to Mountain Valley Pipeline, Virginia DEQ Says MVP Cannot Use a Nationwide Permit to Cross Hundreds of Water Bodies in Virginia
Blue Virginia discusses In Another Big Blow to Mountain Valley Pipeline, Virginia DEQ Says MVP Cannot Use a Nationwide Permit to Cross Hundreds of Water Bodies in Virginia.
On December 21, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers containing a list of certifications under […]
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Study: Growth Rings in Tundra Shrubs Reveals Spread of Arctic `Browning’
Yale Environment 360 discusses Study of Growth Rings in Tundra Shrubs Reveals Spread of Arctic `Browning’. As Arctic sea ice steadily disappears and temperatures rise across the region, the tundra has generally been greening, with shrubs and small trees growing more robustly. But a new study of growth rings in Arctic […]
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How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report
New York Times discusses How Trump Tried, but Largely Failed, to Derail America’s Top Climate Report. The White House repeatedly attempted to thwart the country’s premier climate science document, one meant to steer policy for years. Scientists got in the way.
The National Climate Assessment, America’s premier contribution to […]
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Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden-led EPA
Texas Tribune discusses Texas’ move to control coal ash pollution could shield industry from tougher rules under Biden-led EPA. Texas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA, a move that could, for a time, keep coal companies insulated from tougher rules […]
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EPA finalizes first-ever airplane greenhouse gas regulations
E&E News discusses EPA finalizes first-ever airplane greenhouse gas regulations.
EPA today finalized its first greenhouse gas emissions regulations for airplanes, a historic step after a decade of legal wrangling.
It marks the first time EPA has regulated planet-warming emissions from airplanes and a rare move in the waning days of an […]
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Wildfires fueled by climate change threaten toxic Superfund sites
NBC News discusses Wildfires fueled by climate change threaten toxic Superfund sites. Blazes at the imperiled hazardous waste sites could release toxins ranging from acid mine drainage to radioactive smoke.
For Jake Jeresek, a leader of the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting operation in the Kootenai National Forest of northwest […]
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The Daily Climate, December 18, 2020
The Daily Climate discusses: Native American art; First Native American Interior Secretary; John Kerry; NC environmental chief to lead EPA; Iceberg heading towards island; preventing wildfires; winter storms and climate change; coral versus climate; report on cost of climate change; Biden picks.
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