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White House tells agencies to weigh ecosystem impact |
The Biden administration is proposing to instruct agencies to give nature consideration when coming up with new rules or taking other actions. |
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New draft guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) says that when agencies make rules or take other actions, they should consider the move's impacts on ecosystems — and specifically on the benefits that such ecosystems deliver to people. "The environment benefits our lives every day: Timber provides the structure of buildings that underlie our economy. Pollinators help grow our food. Healthy forests reduce wildfire risk and improve air quality. Wetlands help to manage flood risks and provide habitat for fish and wildlife that support an outdoor recreation economy," said a Tuesday blog post from Richard Revesz, administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and Arati Prabhakar, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. "Because nature provides us with so many things without cost, these benefits…are not always fully captured in benefit-cost analysis," they added. If finalized, the draft guidance would encourage agencies to make sure their analyses are broad enough to include benefits provided by ecosystems and give them a monetary value or otherwise quantify them or describe them qualitatively in their analysis of an action's potential impacts. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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A massive fire that is burning in California and Nevada is creating “fire whirls” as fire crews continue to battle the flames.
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Thirty-nine Senate Republicans called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday to withdraw its proposed power plant rule, alleging that the regulations are fundamentally flawed and run afoul of a Supreme Court ruling on the agency's powers last year. |
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A coalition of environmental groups have appealed Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) move to withdraw the state from an interstate carbon-capping program, after the state government made the pullout official Monday. |
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Exposure to lead in the womb or in early childhood may be connected to an increased risk of engaging in criminal behavior in adulthood, a new analysis has found. Although previous studies have shown … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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U.S. climate change reforestation plans face key problem: lack of tree seedlings (The Guardian)
Historic Texas Heat Is Breaking Cars In Weird Ways (Jalopnik)
- Unesco recommends adding Venice to endangered list (BBC News)
OPEC Output Plunges by Most Since 2020 as Saudis Deepen Cuts (Bloomberg)
As Arizona builds to solve a housing crisis, will its homes withstand future heat extremes? (Arizona Republic)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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A Pennsylvania state judge ruled Monday that an election worker cannot sue former President Trump over statements he made sowing doubt in the 2020 election results while in office, finding the statements are protected by presidential immunity. Read more |
| Vice President Harris on Tuesday fired back after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered to discuss his state’s African American history standards following Florida’s approval of controversial new rules for teaching the subject. Read more |
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