"House Republicans Unveil Energy, Permitting Package"
"House Republicans on Tuesday officially unveiled the text of their planned energy and permitting package set to hit the House floor by the end of this month."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2023
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"Biden OKs Alaska Oil Project, Draws Ire Of Environmentalists"
"The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change."
Source: AP, 03/14/2023Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on Major Oil Project in Alaska
"In one of its most consequential climate decisions, the Biden administration is planning to greenlight an enormous $8 billion oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision."
Source: Reuters, 03/13/2023Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern
"Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate."
Source: ProPublica, 03/13/2023"In Rift With Biden, Manchin Vows To Block Oil, Gas Nominee"
"In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department."
Source: AP, 03/13/2023Norfolk Southern CEO Says He’s Sorry For Train Derailment Impact On Ohio
"The chief executive of a railroad company that operated a train that derailed and caused a release of toxic chemicals in February told the Senate on Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for the impact on East Palestine, Ohio, and he is personally committed to “make this right.”"
Source: Washington Post, 03/10/2023Senate Panel That Grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Is Awash In Company's Cash
"Norfolk Southern’s corporate PAC has donated more than $375,000 to members of the Senate committee that grilled the railroad’s chief executive on Thursday about the toxic derailment of one of the company’s trains in East Palestine, Ohio."
Source: HuffPost, 03/10/2023"House GOP Votes To Overturn Biden Rule On Water Protections"
"The House on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business."
Source: AP, 03/10/2023"House Republicans Announce Major Energy Package As Top Priority Bill"
"House Republicans on Thursday announced that a major energy package that has been in the works for weeks will be known as H.R.1, signifying that it’s the party’s top priority for the congressional session."
Source: The Hill, 03/10/2023"Norfolk Southern CEO Bringing Apology, Aid To Senate Hearing"
"The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border disrupted by a fiery derailment as senators investigate railway safety and the Biden administration’s response to the disaster."
Source: AP, 03/09/2023"Same Message, Bigger Audience: Sen. Whitehouse Flags Climate Costs"
"For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch."
Source: NYTimes, 03/08/2023"#StopWillow Is Taking TikTok By Storm. Can It Actually Work?"
"When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didn’t have high hopes it would go viral."
Source: CNN, 03/08/2023"UAE's Jaber Urges Big Oil To Join Fight Against Climate Change"
"A top oil executive from the United Arab Emirates on Monday urged the energy industry to join the fight against climate change, borrowing a famous line from a U.S. astronaut aboard a damaged spacecraft during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970."
Source: Reuters, 03/07/2023"Nations Reach Accord To Protect Marine Life On High Seas"
"For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, representing a turning point in a yearslong effort to bestow order on vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws."
Source: AP, 03/06/2023Plan To Incinerate Soil From Ohio Derailment Is ‘Horrifying’ - Expert
"Contaminated soil from the site around the East Palestine train wreck in Ohio is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears that the chemicals being removed from the ground will be redistributed across the region."
Source: Guardian, 03/06/2023
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