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"Biden to Ban More Offshore Oil Drilling Before Trump Arrives"

"President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections during his final weeks in the White House."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/03/2025

"Undocumented People Are Among Most Vulnerable To Climate-Fueled Disasters"

"Carmen, her husband and three children were sound asleep in their western North Carolina home when she heard her phone ring that late September morning. It was her brother-in-law alerting the family to downed trees, powerlines and homes destroyed by historic rain and strong winds from Hurricane Helene."

Source: NPR, 01/03/2025

"Biden To Create Two National Monuments In California Honoring Tribes"

"President Joe Biden plans to create two new national monuments in California in the coming days, according to two people briefed on the announcement, aiming to cement his environmental legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office."

Source: Washington Post, 01/03/2025

Wyoming Will Sell Square Mile Of State Land To Join Grand Teton National Park

"Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state’s longstanding threats to unload it to a developer."

Source: AP, 01/03/2025

#SEJSpotlight: Lori Valigra, Investigative Environment Reporter, Bangor Daily News

Meet SEJ member Lori Valigra! Lori is an investigative environment reporter for the Bangor Daily News' Maine Focus investigative team. She holds an M.S. in journalism from Boston University. She was a Knight journalism fellow at M.I.T. and has extensive international reporting experience in Europe and Asia.

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