"On the Defensive a Year Ago, the American Petroleum Institute Is Back"
"The oil and gas lobby, looking at resurgent production, has more than held its own in dealings with the Biden administration."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/13/2022
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In Orlando, A Mountain Of Coal Ash Evades EPA Rules. One of Many.
"Tucked among scattered pine and cypress trees near Orlando, Florida, a 175-foot-tall mountain of coal ash looms as a stark representation of this booming region's reliance on fossil fuels."
Source: NPR, 01/13/2022
"Biden To Hold Wind Power Auction Off New York, New Jersey Coast"
"The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes."
Source: AP, 01/13/2022
"EPA To Review Rules For Largest Source Of Lead In Air"
"EPA today [Wednesday] announced plans to “review and evaluate” whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel — the largest source of atmospheric lead pollution — endanger public health and welfare."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2022
"Ghost Flights Are Polluting the Skies Thanks to Omicron"
"Airlines claim they're sending thousands of empty flights out in an attempt to maintain market share despite the environmental damage."
Source: Earther, 01/12/2022
DOE Blew $1.1B on Carbon Capture Projects That Were Mostly Failures: GAO
"The idea of trapping a dirty coal plant’s carbon emissions at the source and storing it underground may sound like the solution to our climate problems. In practice, it’s proven all but completely unfeasible, but that hasn’t stopped the government from plunging money into it."
Source: Earther, 01/12/2022
"US Navy To Drain Hawaii Tank System Blamed For Tainted Water"
"After initially resisting, the U.S. Navy will comply with Hawaii’s order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for contaminating drinking water, officials said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 01/12/2022
"EPA Moves To Crack Down On Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites."
Source: AP, 01/12/2022
"Biden Administration To Scrap Trump Plan For Wider Alaska Oil Drilling"
"The Biden administration announced on Monday that it will reverse a Trump-era policy that opened up vast swathes of Arctic Alaska land to new oil development."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022
"U.S. Supreme Court Leaves In Place Limits On Higher-Ethanol Fuel Blend"
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an industry group's bid to revive a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency under former President Donald Trump to allow expanded sales of gasoline that has a higher ethanol blend, called E15."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022
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