Will support 40 projects spanning 175 million acres Secretary Deb Haaland announced this month that the Department of the Interior will be making a $9 million investment in…
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President Calls on Oil Companies to Increase Gas Output
Sent a letter to CEOs with expectations. President Biden told the CEOs of the nation’s major oil companies in a letter that he is considering invoking emergency powers…
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HHS Warns of Extreme Summertime Heat
Climate Health Outlook warns of mental health and other risks. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its second Climate Health Outlook to prepare Americans for…
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Interior Announces Plastics Phase-out Plan
Secretary Haaland issues secretarial order. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued a secretarial order this week, which will phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastics…
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Interior Department Releases Drought Resiliency Report
Interagency work group reports a number of action steps. President Biden’s administration released the Drought Resilience Interagency Working Group’s Summary Report. The group was formed in May 2021,…
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Senate Group Reviews Clean Energy Tax Cuts
Discusses potential legislation for U.S. energy independence. Around a dozen bipartisan senators met last week to go over an extensive list of proposed tax credits meant to encourage…
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DOJ Releases 2021 Environmental Accomplishments
Environment and Natural Resources Division oversaw 4,000 matters. In commemoration of Earth Day, the Justice Department released the accomplishments made in the Fiscal Year 2021 by their Environment…
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John Kerry Promotes Renewable Energy over Russian Oil
Spoke in Palau at oceans conference. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry spoke at the Our Oceans conference in Palau, featured as the opening speaker for the…
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Interior Extends Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
Funding will continue to be provided to coal mine cleanup efforts. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis announced the renewal of the mine…
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U.S. Navy Investigating Fuel Leak at Red Hill
Water and fuel mixture exits a drain line in Oahu. The U.S. Navy is investigating the leak of water and fuel from a drain line at the Red…
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