It’s all eyes on Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin now to take action on a number of bills aimed at increasing renewable energy development in the state and utility customer savings.
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Maryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing Climate Commitments
Inside Climate News
A slate of bills in the General Assembly could unravel the state’s aggressive climate goals, contradicting Gov. Wes Moore’s pledge to protect public health.
EPA Faces Regional Backlash to Cuts in ‘Deregulation Bombshell’
WUSA 9
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plans to eliminate 31 major environmental regulations in an effort to boost the economy is sparking dire warnings about the D.C. region’s air and water quality.
Loudoun Co. Moves to Harness Landfill Methane, Turn it Into Renewable Natural Gas
WTOP News
Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors hopes to turn a harmful gas from the county’s landfill into renewable natural gas, perhaps within the next five years.
Purple Marsh Crabs are Taking a Bite Out of Carbon Storage
The Bay Journal
A study published late last year estimates that by eating the cordgrass and burrowing in the mud to get at its roots, purple marsh crabs can reduce the marsh’s ability to sequester carbon dioxide by 40% to 70%.
National and International News
DOE Writing Hit List of Biden Clean Energy Projects to Roll Back
E&E News
Energy Department officials are creating a hit list of clean energy projects awarded billions of dollars that the Trump administration could wipe out in potentially the largest rollback of the Biden administration’s climate achievements, according to five people familiar with the plans.
Judge Bars Trump’s EPA from Taking Back $20B in Climate Grants — for Now
Politico
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to recoup $20 billion in Biden-era climate grants — dealing the latest judicial setback for President Donald Trump’s attempt to assert unilateral control over spending.
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
New York Times
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Interior to Open Millions of Acres in Alaska to Drilling and Mining
Washington Post
The Interior Department on Thursday announced that it aims to open up millions of acres of near-pristine land in Alaska to oil drilling and allow for a new pipeline to be built across the state.
Power Companies Would Rather Not Clean Their Toxic Messes. Trump’s EPA is Granting Their Wish.
Grist
EPA Administrator Zeldin proposed 31 deregulatory actions on March 12; two that seem designed to significantly weaken enforcement of coal ash regulations.