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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...

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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 said...

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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...

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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 Democrat...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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)...

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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...

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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 wake...

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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...

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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 next...

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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,...

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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 top...

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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...

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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 over...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 on...

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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...

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RGA asks Congress not to punt on farm bill extension

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) called on congressional leaders Monday not to pass a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill rather than a...

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Maine sues oil giants over climate change

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) this week announced a lawsuit against major oil companies and their top lobbying group, alleging they knowingly...

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Congress poised for another farm bill punt after Senate nonstarter

House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood...

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Judge rules Youngkin administration can't pull Virginia out of greenhouse gas agreement

A Virginia court ruled Wednesday that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) administration cannot withdraw from an interstate carbon emission-capping compact...

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Huffman to challenge Grijalva for ranking member on Natural Resources Committee

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) is seeking the position of top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, the lawmaker's office confirmed...

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Oversight panel presses FEMA administrator on hurricane relief discrimination allegations

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee grilled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell on Tuesday over a...

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FEMA chief says she will ask for independent probe into orders to bypass Trump supporters

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday that she would call for an Office of Inspector General (OIG)...

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Democratic senators: Second Trump term will still bring opportunities for climate action

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), two of the Senate’s most aggressive advocates for action on climate change, said Friday...

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House Democrats call on Biden to expand offshore drilling protections ahead of transition

The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee called on President Biden Friday to take action to permanently restrict drilling off U.S....

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New York to implement congestion pricing at lower rate

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will revive plans for the nation’s first traffic congestion-pricing plan in New York City at a reduced rate after...

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Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research

Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research published Wednesday by the Global Carbon Project. The total...

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Advocates call on Congress to reauthorize radiation compensation law in lame-duck session

A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans...

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Biden administration sets out plan to triple nuclear power capacity

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a roadmap for plans to triple U.S. nuclear capacity by the middle of the century. The plan sets a goal of...

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Who is Lee Zeldin? Six things to know about Trump’s selection for EPA chief

President-elect Trump on Monday announced former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin has...

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Trump energy allies anticipate boom times for oil, gas, mining

Former President Trump’s election victory has sent a jolt of enthusiasm through the fossil fuel and mining industries as they anticipate a favorable...

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2024 likely to be hottest year on record, first to exceed Paris agreement threshold

This year will likely be the warmest ever recorded, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a statement Thursday. In its...

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OPEC extends oil output cuts

The OPEC bloc of oil-producing nations announced Monday that it will extend oil production cuts through the end of 2024, spurring a 2 percent increase...

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Biden will not attend UN climate summit for second consecutive year

President Biden will not attend the United Nations's climate summit in Azerbaijan this year, his second consecutive year skipping the event after...

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Los Angeles County sues PepsiCo, Coca-Cola over role in plastic pollution 'crisis'

Los Angeles County announced a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and Pepsi this week, arguing the soda giants misled the public on the recyclability of the...

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Climate change worsened disasters that caused half a million deaths: Report

The 10 deadliest extreme weather events of the previous two decades, which contributed to some 570,000 deaths, were all intensified by human-caused...

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Lead poisoning costs world's children 765 million IQ points a year: Study

Low-level lead poisoning remains pervasive in the U.S. and world populations despite decades of efforts to end the use of lead in infrastructure,...

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Judge partially blocks Texas transmission law

A federal judge on Monday struck down a section of a Texas law that gives state utilities the “right of first refusal” for building new electrical...

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EU imposes new tariffs on Chinese cars

The European Union on Wednesday imposed tariffs on Chinese-produced electric vehicles, adding another pressure point to Chinese EVs on top of existing...

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5 congressional races key to energy and environmental policy

The outcome of the presidential election is expected to have a dramatic impact on U.S. energy and environmental policy, with Vice President Harris and...

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Biden administration announces $3 billion to reduce air pollution from US ports

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $3 billion in funding through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce pollution and...

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Biden administration announces nearly $1 billion for rural electric co-ops

The Biden administration announced more than $3 billion Friday in funding for seven rural electric cooperatives, part of a broader effort to promote...

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EPA internal guidance recommends employees remove insignias during dangerous field work

Internal guidance issued to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees encourages them to manage risk in potentially dangerous field work by...

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Biden administration finalizes 'zero tolerance' lead paint dust standard

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the finalized version of a federal rule tightening standards for exposure to lead paint dust. The...

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EPA officially cancels products containing pesticide pulled from the market in August

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced the formal cancellation of a pesticide linked to fetal damage three months after...

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