Stephen Lee
Reporter, Bloomberg Environment at Bloomberg Industry Group
Bloomberg @environment reporter covering #climatechange and #EPA. 🇨🇦 Proud @GuildatBIG member. Send tips to [email protected].
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Oct 11, 2024 |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Stephen Lee
Proceeds from an emissions allowance auction are government fees, not taxes, meaning Pennsylvania should have the right to impose them, according to a recent reply brief filed in the state Supreme Court. The case seeks to overturn a lower court ruling that struck down Pennsylvania’s bid to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a climate pact with 11 other Northeastern states. Under the RGGI program, states agree to cap carbon dioxide emissions of power plants.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Stephen Lee |Daren Bakst
There’s nothing to celebrate on the 2nd anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. Over 50 conservative organizations told Congress:Selective repeal of IRA “green” provisions will not suffice.
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Aug 15, 2024 |
news.wfu.edu | Jake Spring |Gabe Castro-Root |Stephen Lee |Michelle Crouch
Deforestation harms climate less than other types of Amazon degradation, study findsBy Jake Spring | ReutersA new study underscores the damage being done to the forest by fires after a drought that has made the region a tinderbox.
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Feb 20, 2024 |
bnnbloomberg.ca | Stephen Lee
(Bloomberg) -- The snowstorms that walloped the US in January sent thousands of salt trucks onto the roads, scattering a cheap, readily available mineral that does a good job of melting ice — but at a high cost to the environment. Road salt causes $5 billion in corrosion damage every year to bridges, roads and cars, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Oct 31, 2023 |
bnanews.bna.com | Stephen Lee
The Department of Justice is redoubling its efforts to protect tribal communities from violations of environmental law, according to a top agency official.
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.@SenDanSullivan, in re: an incident he's mentioned before in which armed EPA agents raided mechanic shops in Alaska: "Why does the EPA have SWAT teams? Calling DOGE, calling DOGE! Let's get rid of the EPA's armed brigades." (EPA does have some special agents who carry firearms.)
AFGE warns EPA employees to gird themselves for RIFs, which union says now seem inevitable. Email provides staffers with a checklist of things to do if they get a RIF notice.
EPA is pilot-testing a new tool to automate the "what did you do last week" emails. "Collecting your accomplishments in a standard way will make it easier for you."