Energy
President Biden‘s nominee to lead a branch of the Treasury Department, Saule Omarova, said in a recently resurfaced video that she supports the idea of energy industries going “bankrupt” to combat climate change.
High Energy Prices Likely to Mean Less Oil Demand This Year, OPEC Says
Soaring energy prices are likely to crimp demand for oil in some of the world’s fastest-growing economies this year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Thursday.
Environment
Timber Poachers Set a Forest on Fire. Tree DNA Sent One to Prison.
Loggers seeking a prized hardwood started the fire in the Olympic National Forest, prosecutors said. The use of timber DNA evidence was a first in a federal criminal trial.
Designers “would rather make gardens” to avoid harming the environment says Es Devlin
Devlin said that projects of this nature are becoming commonplace as creatives assess the damage their profession is doing to the environment.
Health
Veterans exposed to burn pits will get expanded health care support, White House says
The Biden administration on Veterans Day announced a series of new support options for veterans who had been exposed to “contaminants and environmental hazards,” such as burn pits, while serving.
10 states sue Biden administration over vaccine mandate for health workers
A coalition of 10 states filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Biden and various public health agencies and officials to challenge a federal vaccine requirement for most workers in health-care settings — the latest in an increasingly complex web of lawsuits pitting Republican-led states, sympathetic interest groups and employers against the federal government.
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