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Brittany Patterson, E&E News reporter
Indonesia's second-largest palm oil grower, Astra Agro Lestari, pledged this week to halt deforestation, peatland destruction and labor violations in its palm oil plantations.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate brings significant environmental justice credentials to the ticket, just as awareness and concern about the outsize impact of pollution on minority communities are getting unprecedented attention.
By Timothy Cama and Nick Sobczyk in E&E Daily
A $468 million Mountain Valley pipeline extension was dealt a major defeat yesterday, raising questions about the future of a natural gas project the industry considers critical for the Southeast.
By Arianna Skibell in Energywire
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate brings significant environmental justice credentials to the ticket, just as awareness and concern about the outsize impact of pollution on minority communities are getting unprecedented attention.
By Timothy Cama and Nick Sobczyk in E&E Daily
A $468 million Mountain Valley pipeline extension was dealt a major defeat yesterday, raising questions about the future of a natural gas project the industry considers critical for the Southeast.
By Arianna Skibell in Energywire