Litigation, red tape prevent abandoned coal mine cleanup efforts
Abandoned coal mines threaten neighboring community safety and the environment, but litigation and red tape slows the remediation of these sites, despite bipartisan support for cleanups, senators said.
Litigation, red tape prevent abandoned coal mine cleanup efforts
Abandoned coal mines threaten neighboring community safety and the environment, but litigation and red tape slows the remediation of these sites, despite bipartisan support for cleanups, senators said.
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Senators blast EPA for a backlog in approving carbon storage wells
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Nov. 2 highlighted how EPA regulations are slowing down approvals for carbon storage wells.
Senators blast EPA for a backlog in approving carbon storage wells
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Nov. 2 highlighted how EPA regulations are slowing down approvals for carbon storage wells.
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Early climate disaster warning systems can promote community resilience and reduce vulnerability, experts say
Experts said that developing climate warning systems can promote community resilience and reduce vulnerability.
Early climate disaster warning systems can promote community resilience and reduce vulnerability, experts say
Experts said that developing climate warning systems can promote community resilience and reduce vulnerability.
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German Leaders Promise That New Liquefied Gas Terminals Have a Green Future, but Clean Energy Experts Are Skeptical
The government says that proposed onshore terminals will one day be converted to import clean hydrogen. But that technology is in the embryonic stage, stirring worries that the terminals will simply prolong the use of fossil fuels.
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A Guardian of Federal Lands, Lambasted by Left and Right
From oil and gas leases to missed climate targets, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has become a lightning rod for the Biden administration’s compromises on energy policy. A recent Senate hearing underlined the steady criticism she faces from conservatives.
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Backers hope Inflation Reduction Act incentives spur business in Southwest Virginia
As the Inflation Reduction Act ushers in generous new tax credits linked to renewables, backers are hopeful that regions once dependent on coal, like Southwest Virginia, could be among its beneficiaries.
read moreLNG terminal in northern Germany poses a serious threat to the region’s wildlife and environment
Locals and climate activists are working to keep the region protected.
Will D.C.’s cherry blossoms survive climate change?
Peak bloom has been creeping earlier and earlier.
Amid Rising Emissions, Could Congressional Republicans Help the US Reach Its Climate Targets?
As emissions rise, top House Republicans on climate-related committees recognize climate change and support action. But experts say their proposals are not ambitious enough to get the US to its climate goals.
The EPA Is Helping School Districts Purchase Clean-Energy School Buses, But Some Districts Have Been Blocked From Participating
Low-income districts that use contractors for busing students say an EPA requirement that they scrap old buses keeps them from getting funds.
Republicans eye the SEC’s climate-related disclosure regulations, should they take control of congress
The SEC’s climate-related disclosure program could be at risk if Republicans take control of Congress in the midterms. But investors will continue to demand the information, supporters say.
A new, massive plastics plant in southwest Pennsylvania barely registers among voters
Environmentalists in Beaver County are alarmed by harmful emissions from the plant once it opens, and say they are discouraged by most voters’ inattention, but not deterred.
Threatened emperor penguins a global issue as New Zealand Prime Minister visits Antarctica
Antarctica took center stage in both the U.S. and New Zealand this week, as emperor penguins were designated a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited the continent.
Adaptation finance to be a key issue at COP27
With just three weeks to go until the opening of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, known as COP27, small island states and coastal communities from across the globe are calling for greater attention to be paid to the challenges of adaptation.
Environmentalist and Grammy winner Carole King testifies in House committee on forest management
Environmental advocates, including singer-songwriter Carole King, said the Forest Service’s wildfire prevention tactics are doing more harm than good at Wednesday’s subcommittee hearing.
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