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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Land Management Bureau Announces Oil and Gas Leases
Agency opens public comment period on Q1 proposals based on environmental assessments. The Bureau of Land Management has opened the public comment period on the 2022 Quarter 1…
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NOAA Releases Global Status Report on Coral Reefs
First report on coral reef trends since 2008. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the findings of the Status of Coral Reefs Around the…
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Interior Announces Midwest Science Center
Final CASC in national network will be hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Department of the Interior announced last week that it would be opening a new…
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California Oil Spill Closes Beaches, Endangers Wetlands
Underwater pipeline leak the apparent cause. Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said an oil slick had been spotted off the Southern California coast. It established a unified command to respond. Later…
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