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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

They have caused electricity prices to rise 50 percent in Germany since 2007, the first year it got more than 10 percent of its power from subsidized wind, solar, and biomass. Despite their substantial negative environmental impact, the federal government has repeatedly given the wind industry special rights.

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ESA Policy News: November 21, 2022

ESA

Congress working to pass spending deal before government funding expires Dec. The agreement calls for a phase-down of coal but does not call for reductions in fossil fuels. Countries also produced a framework for an international carbon market, which would allow corporations to buy carbon offsets from governments.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

ESA

US Fish and Wildlife Service reverses Endangered Species Act rules. In addition, the agency expects to propose an updated rule governing the venting and flaring of methane pollution from onshore oil and gas leases in October but did not estimate when it would finish work on that regulation. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: September 27, 2021

ESA

House passes stop-gap federal government funding measure, fate in the Senate remains unclear. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider 2019 decision to not list Joshua Trees under the Endangered Species Act. WHO slashes guideline limits on air pollution from fossil fuels – The Guardian. Executive Branch.

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