Natural Gas Giant Waging Sneaky War On A Minor Colorado Climate Policy
"Leaked audio reveals that the nation’s biggest gas-only utility is behind a new astroturf group."
Source: HuffPost, 03/07/2022
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Agribusiness Giants Tried To Thwart EU Cop26 Deforestation Plan
"Five of the world’s biggest agribusiness firms sought to weaken a draft EU law banning food imports linked to deforestation, eight days after pledging to accelerate their forest protection efforts at Cop26, documents seen by the Guardian show."
Source: Guardian, 03/07/2022"Lawmakers Push to Ban Russian Oil Imports, Amid White House Resistance"
"Republicans and Democrats in Congress are pushing President Biden to ban Russian energy imports as they search for new ways to punish Moscow for its bloody invasion of Ukraine, even as the White House resists the idea, which it argues would drive up the price of gasoline and other energy costs for Americans."
Source: NYTimes, 03/04/2022Docs Reveal Names of 3 EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards
"All three officials have played a significant role in pressuring scientists to dismiss the risks posed by products the EPA is assessing, according to whistleblowers."
Source: The Intercept, 03/04/2022"Why $100 a Barrel Oil Could Be Bad for the Energy Transition"
"With oil costing more than $100 a barrel, and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/04/2022"EPA To GE: Good To Go On Housatonic River Cleanup"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s approach to removing toxins from the Housatonic River, first outlined in broad terms two years ago, now is official."
Source: Berkshire Eagle, 03/04/2022Analysis: Big Oil's Plastic Boom Threatens U.N.'s Pollution Pact
"When the United Nations agreed a landmark deal to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty this week, every party was quick to claim a victory, from industry lobbyists to environmental activists. That could spell trouble."
Source: Reuters, 03/04/2022"Ukraine War Upends Biden’s Agenda On Energy, Climate Change"
"As Russian troops move deeper into Ukraine, President Joe Biden is taking steps to rein in rising energy costs even if those moves run counter to his agenda for addressing climate change."
Source: AP, 03/03/2022"A Historic Chance to Protect America’s Free-Flowing Rivers"
"Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation."
Source: The Revelator, 03/03/2022"SOTU: What Biden Said — And Didn’t Say — On Climate"
"President Biden used his first State of the Union address to reset his administration after a year of inflation and crises at home and abroad that has left him with nearly record-low approval ratings. But Biden did little to restart his stalled climate agenda."
Source: E&E News, 03/02/2022"IG: FOIA ‘Awareness Program’ Troubled Some Interior Staff"
"A Trump-era FOIA policy at the Interior Department caused some professionals to worry that “political considerations” were hampering the release of information, the department’s watchdog agency reported today."
Source: E&E News, 03/02/2022"Oil Industry Stirs Blowback After Weaving War Into U.S. Lobbying"
Industry executives and their allies on Capitol Hill are citing the war in a push for long-sought policy goals such as pipeline approvals, expanded exports of natural gas and more drilling rights -- even as the White House says companies aren’t making full use of the permits they already have."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/02/2022"Biden Push of Trump Nuke Waste Plan Irks Tribe, Washington State"
"The Biden administration’s backing of a Trump-era move to expedite cleanup of the country’s biggest nuclear waste site has run into staunch opposition from Washington state and tribal officials."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/02/2022"Oil and Gas Majors Race Out of Russia"
"It’s a race to the door for oil and gas companies with operations in Russia. Over the past 24 hours, three major international oil companies—BP, Equinor, and Shell—have publicly announced they will get out of the Russian oil business in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine."
Source: Earther, 03/01/2022"Major Hurdle Cleared In Plan To Demolish 4 California Dams"
"Federal regulators on Friday issued a draft environmental impact statement saying there were significant benefits to a plan to demolish four massive dams on Northern California’s Klamath River to save imperiled migratory salmon, setting the stage for the largest dam demolition project in U.S. history."
Source: AP, 03/01/2022
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