"The Surprising Reasons Why Big Oil May Not Want A Second Trump Term"
"Some oil and gas industry executives fear Donald Trump’s protectionist policies could spark a global trade war".
Source: Washington Post, 03/27/2024
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To Protect Coal, West Va. Governor Vetoes Bill Expanding Renewable Energy
"West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would raise the allowable size for a solar plant operated by state utilities, citing concerns about its effects on the coal industry."
Source: The Hill, 03/27/202416 Republican-Led States Sue Federal Government Over Pause On LNG Permits
"Sixteen Republican-led states on Thursday filed a lawsuit to challenge the federal government's ban on approving applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG), saying the federal government lacks the authority to broadly deny those permits."
Source: Reuters, 03/26/2024"In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates"
"Would-be voters in this coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change."
Source: Capital & Main, 03/25/2024"Gas Industry Blocks Building Codes Meant To Make Going Electric Cheaper"
"The natural gas industry pulled off an 11th-hour victory in its campaign to strip climate-friendly rules out of the latest update to the homebuilding guidelines used in most of the United States."
Source: HuffPost, 03/22/2024"Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles"
"President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology."
Source: NYTimes, 03/22/2024"Watchdog to EPA: Step Up Gowanus Canal Cleanup Enforcement"
"A major construction project designed to help clean up one of the most contaminated water bodies in the U.S. is years behind schedule and massively over budget, EPA’s independent watchdog said Thursday."
Source: E&E News, 03/22/2024Companies to Inject Millions of Tons of CO2 Underground. Will It Stay Put?
"A new report highlights the risk 120,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pose to carbon dioxide storage in Louisiana, home to more proposals to pump the greenhouse gas underground than any other state." "With industry planning to inject tens of millions of tons annually, a looming question is whether the climate-warming gas will stay underground."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/22/2024"Senate-Passed Radiation Legislation Left Out Of House Spending Bill"
"A standalone bill to expand and reauthorize a 30-year-old radiation compensation program that passed the Senate with a filibuster-proof majority will not be included in the text of a House appropriations bill."
Source: The Hill, 03/22/2024DOE Announces $475M For Clean Energy Projects On Mine Land Sites
"The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada." "The administration said the clean energy projects will strengthen the country’s energy security while helping ensure mining communities continue playing a role in the energy economy."
Source: AP, 03/22/2024"Biden Administration Announces Rules Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles"
"The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant climate regulations in the nation’s history, a rule designed to ensure that the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032."
Source: NYTimes, 03/21/2024"How A Trump Presidency Could Threaten Biden’s Signature Climate Achievement"
"Democrats’ sweeping Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has fueled significant progress in the fight against climate change since its passage in 2022. But if former President Trump wins back the presidency in November, he’s likely to undermine those gains — or help a Republican Congress do away with the law entirely."
Source: The Hill, 03/21/2024"Outside Groups Pledge Over $1 Billion to Aid Biden’s Re-election Effort"
"The League of Conservation Voters, among the biggest spenders on progressive causes, said it would put $120 million behind President Biden and Democrats as his Republican rival faces cash woes."
Source: NYTimes, 03/20/2024"Green Groups Plot Counterattack For GOP ‘Energy Week’"
"As House Republicans gear up for a four-day sprint of hearings and floor debate devoted to undermining President Joe Biden’s environmental agenda, environmental groups are preparing to fight back."
Source: E&E News, 03/20/2024"Oil Executives, Meeting in Texas, Cast Doubts on ‘Fantasy’ Energy Transition"
"To some, it felt like the oil executive blurted the quiet part out loud. “We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas,” said Amin Nasser, head of what is, by far, the world’s biggest oil producer, Saudi Aramco."
Source: NYTimes, 03/20/2024
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