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Climate provisions in budget deal still face major hurdles in looming U.S. Senate vote this week
Environmental advocates largely praised the climate provisions in Senate Democrats’ massive taxes, health care and energy bill released Wednesday night, saying even with provisions to help the fossil fuel industry,…
Manchin, Democrats reach deal on climate, health care, tax loophole bill to help fight inflation
WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struck an agreement Wednesday for a Democrats-only reconciliation package that would allow negotiations on some…
As SCOTUS handcuffs EPA on climate, Biden, states vow to limit carbon emissions, warming
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to broadly regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants, siding with a group of Republican attorneys general and coal companies…
Senate panel agrees much more domestic mining is needed to reach Biden electric vehicle goals
A White House climate goal to transition the United States to electric vehicles is in trouble if the nation cannot produce more minerals that go into those vehicles’ batteries, U.S.…
House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law as Colorado lawmakers split on party lines
The U.S. House passed legislation Friday to legalize marijuana nationally, but its future is much less clear in the Senate. The House voted 220-204 to approve the measure, which would…
Forest Service shifting toward controlled burns, thinning trees to combat wildfires
The Biden administration will use $3 billion from last year’s infrastructure law to revamp the federal approach to wildfire management, introducing a 10-year plan to deal with the large swaths…
Still pending ahead of Glasgow, budget deal would be huge climate achievement
President Joe Biden will arrive at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, without new federal programs in hand to fight climate change, after Democrats in Congress failed…
Experts testify to Congress that climate change has altered Colorado River flow
States in the Colorado River Basin are adjusting to the reality that their rights outstrip the available water by nearly one-third, state and tribal leaders told a congressional panel Friday.…
Neguse’s Climate Corps funding gets nod in budget reconciliation plan
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee late Thursday approved its first piece of Democrats’ sweeping $3.5 trillion spending blueprint on a party-line 24-13 vote. Among the highest priorities for President…
Some analysts say Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill fails to fully address climate change woes
The Senate is poised to pass a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that would upgrade state transportation networks, electric grids, water systems and more. It’s a major spending boost and…