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Sean Reilly, E&E News reporter
At a fractious hearing yesterday, House Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith lobbed familiar objections at U.S. EPA's use of science. But the Texas Republican has no immediate plans to reintroduce his "Secret Science Reform Act."
EJSCREEN, a wonky, mostly unknown EPA mapping tool, has drawn the attention of the Biden administration, which has promised to bolster its data in a way that could help environmental lawyers and community activists build stronger cases against oil and gas infrastructure, power plants, and other industrial facilities in minority and low-income neighborhoods.
By Pamela King in Greenwire
Jennifer Granholm was sworn in as the nation's 16th secretary of Energy last night, giving her a pivotal role in President Biden's aggressive plans to decarbonize the power sector.
By Lesley Clark in Energywire
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EJSCREEN, a wonky, mostly unknown EPA mapping tool, has drawn the attention of the Biden administration, which has promised to bolster its data in a way that could help environmental lawyers and community activists build stronger cases against oil and gas infrastructure, power plants, and other industrial facilities in minority and low-income neighborhoods.
By Pamela King in Greenwire
Jennifer Granholm was sworn in as the nation's 16th secretary of Energy last night, giving her a pivotal role in President Biden's aggressive plans to decarbonize the power sector.
By Lesley Clark in Energywire