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Federal Water Tap, December 5: For Tribes, White House Promises Climate Relocation Funding, Water Pollution Standards

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The EPA proposes increasing the amount of biofuels in the nation’s energy supply through 2025. The Justice Department proposes an independent operator for the Jackson, Mississippi , water system. Environmental Protection Agency will set water quality standards, a requirement under the federal Clean Water Act.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Read the full report here.

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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Climate: Twenty-seven Democratic members of Congress wrote to US Climate Envoy John Kerry asking him to push the United Arab Emirates to remove Sultan Al Jaber as the head of this year’s U.N. climate talks. Kerry has previously made remarks supportive of Al Jaber’s role in the climate talks.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

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The general thrust of these is to encourage the rapid development of fossil fuel resources and all associated infrastructure, and remove any regulatory obstacles; to reverse federal actions on climate change, energy efficiency, and environmental justice; and to prevent wind farms from being built on federal lands and waters.

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Trump Executive Orders on Energy and Environment: A Quick Summary

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The general thrust of these is to encourage the rapid development of fossil fuel resources and all associated infrastructure, and remove any regulatory obstacles; to reverse federal actions on climate change, energy efficiency, and environmental justice; and to prevent wind farms from being built on federal lands and waters.