Gas export projects in limbo

July 4, 2024

Energy and Environment

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Wildlife officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save them

The federal government announced plans Wednesday to exterminate 400,000 invasive barred owls in an effort to protect the endangered species in the western United States.

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FDA bans soda additives over health concerns

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will ban soda additives starting next month due to health concerns.

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The White House will hold its annual Independence Day celebration. ThursdayA spokesperson for the White House Council on Environmental Quality told The Hill exclusively that this will be the first large-scale event ever held on the South Lawn. No single-use plastic.

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Alaska’s glaciers are melting at an accelerated rate, with potentially irreversible effects: study

A new study has found that the melting rate of Alaska’s main ice field is accelerating and may reach a point of no return much sooner than previously expected. The melting of Juneau Glacier…

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What we’re reading

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

Utah Power companyWe want our customers to pay us 30% more in the next 18 months.Salt Lake Tribune)
States can help people with disabilities Surviving climate change—By working with them (Mother Jones)
Hawkle is forced to make a comeback. Congestion Charge The toll is low (The New York Times)

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Michelle Obama is the only Democrat to beat Trump in new poll

Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the only Democrat to defeat former President Trump in the latest poll on Tuesday. read more

Heritage leader: ‘Second American Revolution’ would be bloodless ‘if the left lets it’

The head of the conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, argued that the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity would cement a “Second American Revolution” that “will remain bloodless if the left allows it.” read more