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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

House Natural Resources Committee: Committee members held a legislative hearing for a dozen oceans-related bills to the full House, as well as a package of ocean bills titles, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act ( H.R. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ’s Fluke Fairness Act ( S. This position oversees the US Forest Service.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

An internal House Natural Resources Committee document obtained by E&E News shows that the committee intends to spend $3 billion on the Civilian Climate Corps, $120 million for the NOAA Civilian Conservation Corps and $500 million for the Tribal Civilian Conservation Corps. Feds protect a bumblebee unseen since 2006 – E&E News.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

And, indeed, while wind turbines north of Texas functioned more or less as intended, during the cold snap, they produced very little power for their grids. [11] 11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants.