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U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Begins Arctic Journey

Ocean Conservancy

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy will travel from the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska through Arctic waters to the northern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, the Arctic Ocean–and the Northwest Passage in particular—was often choked with thick sea ice that made maritime voyages risky and arduous, even at the most favorable times of the year.

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Realizing Maine’s Tremendous Offshore Wind Potential

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Biden administration, which set a goal of 15,000 MW of floating offshore wind by 2035 , also has set a price target for floating offshore wind power at $45/MWh by 2035, which is less than the cost of electricity from new natural gas plants. Pass this bill!

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Florida Governor DeSantis’ Head-In-The Sand Climate Change Policies

Legal Planet

(credit: PBI Actuarial Consultants) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation ( HB 1645 ) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008.

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New Satellite Will See Water’s Big Picture

Circle of Blue

Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite’s science instrument payload sits in a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during assembly. On land, watchdog groups point satellites at natural gas fields to reveal production wells that leak methane. Hossain joined the team in 2008.

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Guest Essay: Our Addiction To Fossil Fuels Fuel War: ‘Only Truly Addicted People Chase After Their Next Hit With Singular Focus As The Consequences Of Their Addiction Pile Up Around Them’

PA Environment Daily

Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network This guest essay first appeared in the York Daily Record on March 11, 2022 -- “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9, NIV) While Putin’s war on Ukraine may rage an ocean away, skyrocketing gas prices have brought it to America’s doorstep.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

A federal district court in the District of Columbia ruled that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) fulfilled its obligations under NEPA in connection with two offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. Organizations Challenged FERC Approval of Natural Gas Projects in Massachusetts. 19-1140 et al.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters. Circuit Vacated Approval for Natural Gas Pipeline in St. 20-472 (U.S. Louis area.

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