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Dive Brief: President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday, ending federal subsidies for fossil fuels, aiming to double U.S. offshore wind capacity by 2030 and directing infrastructure planning to accelerate transmission and clean energy buildout. "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" was one of three executive orders the president signed, all aimed at placing the climate crisis at the center of his administration and moving the U.S. toward 100% clean electricity by 2035....

WCU professor tapped for Virginia governor’s coastal planning team Rob Young, director of Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, was recently appointed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to a technical advisory committee as part of the Virginia Coastal Master Planning Framework, which will guide development of the state’s master plan to adapt to environmental changes. Young’s appointment reflects the important role science has in the understan...