Energy & Fuel

Court: State Law That Allows Line 5 Tunnel Construction Is Constitutional

"LANSING – Legislation approved under former Gov. Rick Snyder to allow for construction of a tunnel to house a new Enbridge Line 5 crude oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is constitutional, the Court of Claims ruled Thursday."

Source: Detroit Free Press, 11/01/2019

"E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Ash from Coal Plants"

"The Trump administration is expected to roll back an Obama-era regulation meant to limit the leaching of heavy metals like arsenic, lead and mercury into water supplies from the ash of coal-fired power plants, according to two people familiar with the plans."

Source: NY Times, 11/01/2019

"Rex Tillerson Testifies in Exxon Climate Change Case"

"The shareholder fraud lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general against Exxon Mobil has entered its second week, and on Wednesday a star witness took the stand: Rex Tillerson, the company’s former chief executive and a former secretary of state in the Trump administration."

Source: NY Times, 10/31/2019

White House Pressed Car Makers to Join Its Fight Over CA Emission Rules

"Monday’s surprise move by General Motors, Toyota and other auto giants to back President Trump in his fight with California over pollution rules came after days of White House pressure to support one of the administration’s biggest efforts to weaken climate regulations."

Source: NY Times, 10/31/2019

"Congress Eyes Protections Near Historical Park In New Mexico"

"Chaco Culture National Historical Park is at the center of a decades-long debate over how to manage oil and gas development in a sprawling area of northwestern New Mexico that is dotted by sites tied to the park but that lie outside its boundaries. The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation that would prohibit drilling on the checkerboard of federal land that borders the park."

Source: AP, 10/30/2019

"Coal Giant Murray Energy Files for Bankruptcy Despite Trump’s Support"

"Murray Energy, the U.S. coal company whose founder's "wish list" was a virtual template for the Trump administration's rollback of federal environmental and climate regulations, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday."

Source: InsideClimate News, 10/30/2019

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