** Coal is on its way out
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Eagle Butte Coal Mine in Wyoming, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs ([link removed])
The U.S. is on track to cut out coal ([link removed]) completely in a little over a decade as renewables become the cheaper option and pressure for action on climate grows. A new report ([link removed]) from Morgan Stanley found that coal will drop from 20 percent of the U.S.'s power generation today to zero by 2033. The report projects that renewable energy will replace coal's decline, estimating that over half ([link removed]) of the country's energy will come from renewable sources by 2035.
The report is based on U.S. Energy Information Administration, as well as political factors that may speed the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Many cities and states have set renewable energy ([link removed]) targets, and President Biden has established a goal ([link removed]) to make the U.S. carbon neutral by 2050. Almost three-quarters ([link removed]) of coal-fired power plants are set to retire by 2035, and some cities ([link removed]) are choosing to retire them early.
** Interior centers environmental justice and representation
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The Biden administration is working to follow through on its promise to center ([link removed]) environmental justice. Biden's cabinet appointments to key climate and environment positions demonstrated that commitment, and the trend continues in positions throughout the Interior Department. Yesterday,
Interior announced that so far its team includes ([link removed]) 50 percent who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) and 80 percent as women.
Quick hits
** How fast will Biden need to move on climate? Really, really fast
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NPR ([link removed])
** Tribes, advocates want to restore and expand Bears Ears
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CNN ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** Colorado collared first gray wolf, signaling new era of wildlife management
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Colorado Public Radio ([link removed]) | Associated Press ([link removed])
** Interior Department prioritizes environmental justice, adds diverse appointees
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Bloomberg ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** Report: U.S. to eliminate coal electricity in 12 years
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The Hill ([link removed]) | Grist ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed])
** Colorado finds “baby-step” solutions to tackle its big problem with methane—leaking mines
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])
** Colorado lawmakers optimistic about CORE Act’s chances
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Durango Herald ([link removed])
** Editorial: Trump targeted California’s deserts on his way out. Biden has to avert the damage
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Los Angeles Times ([link removed])
Quote of the day
We have stories, songs, prayers and ceremonies that talk about these ancestral places. We feel that we should have a greater say in how [Bears Ears] is managed and a greater role in whatever the Biden administration chooses to do.”
—Lyle Balenquah, a Hopi archeologist, CNN ([link removed])
Picture this
** @Interior ([link removed])
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Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter. Guess there’s more time for stunning winter scenes - like this one
@NatlElkRefuge ([link removed])
#Wyoming ([link removed]) #GroundhogDay ([link removed])
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