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Trump pledges to speed permitting for companies investing over $1 billion
1 month ago

Trump pledges to speed permitting for companies investing over $1 billion

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump said his administration would speed the approval of big construction projects for companies that invest more than $1 billion, signaling his intention to push the limits of federal law to boost the economy. “Trump has real-world experience in permitting and building projects," said Andrew Wheeler, who served as administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency in Trump’s first …

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‘Pay-to-play’: Trump offers ‘fully expedited’ approvals for $1 billion investments
1 month ago

‘Pay-to-play’: Trump offers ‘fully expedited’ approvals for $1 billion investments

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump pledged to fast-track permits and tamp down regulations, including environmental, for any entity that wants to invest $1 billion or more in America, while offering no specifics or parameters, including how the federal government could arbitrarily overrule state and local laws. "Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, …

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Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Tenures of state-level green bodies end, clearances now from Centre

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Tree felling is a major part of environmental clearance requests in Delhi-NCR. The three-year terms of two dedicated environmental bodies that provide clearances to projects in Delhi have ended, with clearances hereon to be issued by the Union environment ministry instead. The tenures of the Delhi State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the Delhi State Level Appraisal …

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China's National Development Bank issues $1.7 billion of green bonds
4 months, 3 weeks ago

China's National Development Bank issues $1.7 billion of green bonds

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's National Development Bank, a key policy bank, has successfully released 12 billion yuan in the form of three-year green financial bonds, with an issuance rate of 1.63 percent, which have attracted a wide variety of investors. The NDB has now reached a cumulative total of 189 billion yuan in terms of issued green financial bonds, reinforcing its …

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Building projects in tune with nature
1 year, 6 months ago

Building projects in tune with nature

The Hindu  

India possesses a rich cultural and environmental heritage, but also faces rapid urbanisation. In 2021, India ranked third in the U.S Green Building Council’s list of countries leading in sustainable spaces, with 146 LEED certified buildings representing nearly 2.8 million gross area square metres of green building space. There is government support also, as many states such as Maharashtra, Uttar …

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Most agriculture conservation spending doesn’t help climate, say findings
2 years, 3 months ago

Most agriculture conservation spending doesn’t help climate, say findings

Hindustan Times  

Farm conservation programs will need to dramatically shift funding priorities if they are to fulfill the key role combating climate change that the Biden administration promotes for them, according to an environmental group’s analysis of projects funded in recent years. Of the two largest conservation programs, one devoted less than a quarter of funds to projects the Agriculture Department deemed …

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Monsoon rain has torn apart Trump's border wall
3 years, 4 months ago

Monsoon rain has torn apart Trump's border wall

Raw Story  

Several gates of the U.S.-Mexico border wall were damaged by monsoon flooding in recent days along the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Southern Arizona. Photos show former President Donald Trump's border wall in deep disrepair after summer monsoon rains literally blew floodgates off their hinges. "While there have been previous sections of wall constructed in the Douglas area, during …

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The Hindu Explains | Why are geologists worried about a slew of hydroelectric projects and environmental stress in Uttarakhand?
3 years, 11 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Why are geologists worried about a slew of hydroelectric projects and environmental stress in Uttarakhand?

The Hindu  

The story so far: A snow avalanche triggered possibly by a landslide caused a flash flood in the Rishi Ganga river, a tributary of the Alaknanda in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, on a sunny morning on February 7, washing away a functional small hydroelectric project and destroying the under-construction 520 MW Tapovan Vishnugad project of the NTPC on the Dhauli …

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EIA: A body blow to the environment
4 years, 4 months ago

EIA: A body blow to the environment

The Hindu  

T he doctrine of public trust implies that the state is a trustee of natural resources like air, water and forest. Legilitimising illegality Jairam Ramesh, former Environment Minister and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, wrote a letter to Javadekar noting his “strongest objections” to the draft notification. He said the post …

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Alaska Feels The Brunt As Investors Promise Retreat On Fossil Fuels
4 years, 10 months ago

Alaska Feels The Brunt As Investors Promise Retreat On Fossil Fuels

NPR  

Alaska Feels The Brunt As Investors Promise Retreat On Fossil Fuels Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Thiessen/AP Mark Thiessen/AP JPMorgan Chase is the latest in a growing list of investors to restrict work with coal companies and stop funding new oil and gas projects in the Arctic. Sponsor Message "One position by one large company I don't think changes …

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Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15
5 years, 2 months ago

Ganga likely to have necessary e-flow by December 15

India TV News  

The Centre has directed hydropower and irrigation projects on Ganga to ensure a minimum and uninterrupted flow in the river by December 15, a notification said. Issued last month, the notification reduced by more than half the time that was originally given to the projects to ensure compliance with the mandated environmental flows. The National Mission for Clean Ganga in …

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Adani Australia coal mine plans face further delay
6 years ago

Adani Australia coal mine plans face further delay

Live Mint  

Sydney: Gautam Adani’s long quest to build a coal mine in the Australian outback faces another setback, with the Queensland state government refusing to sign off on the company’s plans before further studies into the project’s environmental impact are complete. “Two plans are yet to be approved before any significant disturbance can commence at the Carmichael coal mine,” Queensland’s department …

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Shandong: Papermaking enterprise tries to protect environment
6 years, 2 months ago

Shandong: Papermaking enterprise tries to protect environment

China Daily  

As a leading enterprise in domestic paper industry, Sun Paper Group in Jining city of Shandong province has increased its R & D investment on areas such as environmental protection, in order to upgrade traditional industries and achieve sustainable development. Besides, the company has also realized intellectualized and automated production on 300,000 tons of high-grade light paper project; with world-class …

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