 Energy & Environment |
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Doomsday Clock freezes at 90 seconds to midnight |
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has kept their "Doomsday Clock" at 90 seconds to midnight amid threats including climate change. |
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This year's annual update to the clock represents a grave warning, but one that is unchanged from last year. "The risks of last year continue with unabated ferocity and continue to shape this year," said Rachel Bronson, the CEO of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. "Today, we once again set the doomsday clock to express a continuing and unprecedented level of risk." The determination also factors in other threats including wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the rise of AI. However, scientists pointed to some positive developments on climate change despite 2023 being named the warmest year recorded. "We are moving in the right direction, even if not as fast as one would like," said Ambuj Sagar, professor of policy studies at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and member of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. But, he noted that individual country policies and pledges are not sufficient to meet the Paris Climate Agreement's goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to prevent a global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. Read more from our colleague Laura Kelly at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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If Congress cuts home energy assistance funds, 1.5 million families could lose benefits, a group representing state-level officials is warning. |
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation Tuesday to support recovery efforts in two South California counties weathering widespread flooding amid record rainfall. |
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A Louisiana appeals court has ruled that plans for a petrochemical facility can proceed in a part of the state colloquially known as "Cancer Alley" due to its disproportionate number of petrochemical plants and cancer rates. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) isn't backing down from his standoff with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) over two McConnell-backed nominees to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold an oversight hearing tomorrow on implementation of amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act. Biden official Michal Freedhoff is slated to testify.
- The Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on climate change's threats to ocean industries.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The State Department on Monday brushed off reports of Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his government to look into the nation’s former “real estate” abroad, saying Alaska would be staying in American hands. Read more |
| Senate conservatives Tuesday vented their frustrations with Senate GOP leaders over an emerging border security deal that is slated to come to the Senate floor in the next few weeks, warning that an agreement with President Biden may wind up being worse than doing nothing at all. Read more |
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You're all caught up. See you tomorrow! |
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