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Plastic bag ban, maternal health bill eyed for State House votes this week
GBH News· 4 days agoWrapping up a $58 billion state budget, passing major housing legislation and ironing out a deal on...
If you can’t ban it, label it
Politico· 3 days agoBut the changes, prompted by Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee staff, did not dislodge the opposition from environmental groups, including the ...
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Philly.com· 4 days agoAmong other provisions, Senate Bill 831 would create an enforcement structure for carbon capture...
Change threatening coastal Native American sites cut from NC bill. Here’s what replaced it
The News & Observer· 2 days agoLanguage that would have allowed builders to disturb archaeological resources in the course of development in the coastal Areas of Environmental Concern was removed from House ...
In first, EPA union endorses Biden for president
The Hill· 3 days agoA union representing employees with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday endorsed President Biden’s reelection — its first ever political...
Republicans are favoured to win the Senate. What would they do?
The Economist· 4 days agoAlthough Republicans largely support their presumptive nominee and his programme, the finer points...
Florida has unraveled climate goals for years. DeSantis struck the latest blow.
Politico· 6 days agoSince taking office in 2019, DeSantis has signed legislation blocking cities from restricting the...
US nuclear power set for a boost as China rises
Politico· 3 days agoA California startup that uses seawater-splitting technology to pull...dismissed a lawsuit from Exxon Mobil in which the oil giant sought to push back on shareholder activists ...
Will Biden join EU’s anti-fossil-fuel fight?
Politico· 4 days agoThe Senate is expected to pass a bipartisan nuclear energy package this week, paving the path to the president’s desk for the first major climate and energy bill& ...
North Carolina Observer: Power & Secrecy, the US Open and polarizing cornbread
The News & Observer· 6 days agoLet’s look back on some of the stories you may have missed from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about news from around the state. Last fall, House Speaker Tim ...