What Is Permitting Reform? Here’s a Primer on the Drive to Fast Track Energy Projects—Both Clean and Fossil Fuel It’s a return to Washington’s biggest energy debate, with Democrats and climate advocates divided among themselves, and mostly at odds with Republicans. By Dan Gearino, Kristoffer Tigue
Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes By Aman Azhar
Texas Oilfield Waste Company Contributed $53,750 to Regulators Overseeing a Controversial Permit Application By Martha Pskowski
After Two Decades of Controversy, the EPA Uses Its ‘Veto’ Power to Kill the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska By Max Graham
On The Global Stage, Jacinda Ardern Was a Climate Champion, But Victories Were Hard to Come by at Home By Emma Ricketts
Amid Rising Emissions, Could Congressional Republicans Help the US Reach Its Climate Targets? By Emma Ricketts, Grant Schwab
Six Environmental Justice Policy Fights to Watch in 2023 By Kristoffer Tigue, Aydali Campa, Darreonna Davis
Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Promises to Revise the State’s Groundwater Management Act By Wyatt Myskow
Republicans Are Primed to Take on ‘Woke Capitalism’ in 2023, with Climate Disclosure Rules for Corporations in Their Sights By Marianne Lavelle
Proposed EU Nature Restoration Law Could be the First Big Step Toward Achieving COP15’s Ambitious Plan to Staunch Biodiversity Loss By Bob Berwyn
Army Corps of Engineers Withdraws Approval of Plans to Dredge a Superfund Site on the Texas Gulf Coast for Oil Tanker Traffic By Autumn Jones, Dylan Baddour
Maryland’s Largest County Just Banned Gas Appliances in Most New Buildings—But Not Without Some Concessions By Aman Azhar