Despite deal, permitting bill faces hurdles

July 25, 2024

Energy and Environment

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What you need to know about Project 2025’s agricultural plan and how it could lead to ‘real chaos’

A surge in logging, the repeal of federal environmental regulations on farms, work requirements for food assistance, fewer school lunches for children, and the dismantling of the network of farm subsidies that had supported large-scale agriculture since the New Deal.

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Drying up of Great Salt Lake may be increasing greenhouse gas emissions: study

As the Great Salt Lake suffers a man-made drought, greenhouse gases are being released from its increasingly exposed seafloor, accelerating climate change, a new study finds.

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House Republicans pass bill to cut EPA budget by 20%

House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before the August recess, proposing deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025.

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What we’re reading

News highlights from other media on energy issues, the environment, and other topics:

The Spanish city Record heat Mediterranean fires pose a threatBloomberg)
Bark plays an important role Study finds it effective in removing methane from the atmosphere (Parents)
Companies Remodeling Business To address climate change (The Washington Post)
California Not mandatory The nation’s strongest oil well cleanup law against the nation’s largest oil company (ProPublica/Capital & Main)

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Two big stories currently on The Hill:

Beshear will be Harris’ biggest attack dog against Vance.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) has become the Democratic presidential front-runner and Vice President Harris’s chief attacker against Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), blasting his local rival as a “fake” and “not one of us.” read more

Tennessee Republicans file articles of impeachment against Harris

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Harris on Tuesday, as Republicans stepped up their attacks as she kicked off her presidential campaign. read more