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What the 'record numbers' of jets en route to the Super Bowl mean for emissions
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Hundreds of private jets, a major source of planet-warming carbon emissions, are expected to descend on Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. |
In addition to the emissions from the jets themselves, experts say the influx of aircraft is likely to have a downstream effect that will result in more emissions from congested streets. The four airports in the Las Vegas area have around 500 parking spots for private jets, which officials say are fully booked ahead of the game Sunday. "We expect around 3,500 additional takeoffs and landings and about 500 aircraft will be parked at local airports during Super Bowl week," a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told The Hill in a statement. "The expectation is that general aviation activity will be similar to what we saw during [the] Formula 1 [Grand Prix] back in November," when more than 900 business jets touched down at three airports, Joe Rajchel, a spokesperson for the Clark County Department of Aviation, told The Hill in an email. "We saw record numbers of private aviation with more than 1,000 movements between Henderson Executive Airport and North Las Vegas Airport." That's more than last year's Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., where The Arizona Republic estimated about 800 takeoffs and landings occurred. Omar Ocampo, a researcher with the Institute for Policy Studies, noted that Las Vegas is already a major travel destination, both for tourists flying commercial and for wealthier individuals either chartering private flights or flying their own, which compounds the impact of the mass arrival of private jets in a way that was not present last year. Read more in a full report 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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Attorneys general from 10 states and Washington, D.C., are calling on the Biden administration to issue "emergency" protections for workers from extreme heat this summer. |
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President Biden officially named Willie Phillips as the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday — a position he has held on an acting basis for about a year. |
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The cost of the Inflation Reduction Act's energy and climate provisions is now expected to be significantly higher than previously projected, at least partially because of greater-than-anticipated investment in climate-friendly technology. |
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has proposed adding an amendment to the Senate's supplemental foreign aid package expanding compensation for Americans exposed to radiation after a similar amendment was stripped from a national Defense package last year. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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A bipartisan team of lawmakers from Colorado and Utah are urging Congress to help safeguard the nation's watersheds by considering a new bill aimed at expediting the cleanup of contamination caused … |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
Wednesday The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on four pieces of legislation
The House Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of EPA regulations
The House Energy Committee's Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security will hold a hearing titled "Powered Up: State Utility Regulators on Challenges to Reliable Affordable Electricity"
Thursday The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold an Oversight Hearing on "Economic Diversification to Create Prosperous Tribal Economies"
The House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology will hold a hearing titled "Examining Fire Hazards: Lithium-Ion Batteries and Other Threats to Fire Safety"
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials will hold a hearing titled "Safeguarding American Prosperity and Peoples Livelihoods: Legislation to Modernize Air Quality Standards"
The House Natural Resources Committee's Oversight Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled "Bidenomics & Land Management: The Misguided National Strategy to Develop Environmental Economic Decisions"
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Feds weigh protections for tiny snail near massive lithium mine (E&E News)
It's so warm in Wisconsin that it just had its first-ever February tornado (The Washington Post) Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards (NPR)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig said Thursday the Supreme Court has no "legitimate off-ramps" to avoid a decision on whether former President Trump should be kicked off the 2024 presidential ballot, as the court hears oral arguments on the issue. Read more |
| House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said that she would not have allowed 2020 election results to be certified on Jan. 6, 2021, had she been in former Vice President Mike Pence's position. Read more |
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