"Huge New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Approved For Construction"
"Federal regulators gave a huge, contentious offshore wind project the green light to start construction off the coast of New Jersey."
Source: Canary Media, 10/04/2024
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In Baltic, Ship Scrubbers Cause Millions Of Dollars Of Environmental Damage
"The adoption of ship scrubbers—technology meant to clean up dirty fuel—has caused a surge in heavy metal pollution."
Source: Hakai, 10/04/2024
"Biden Signs Bill Cutting Environmental Reviews For Semiconductor Industry"
"President Biden on Wednesday signed legislation exempting semiconductor manufacturing facilities from environmental reviews — despite objections from some Democrats and green activists who have expressed concerns about the potential for toxic waste."
Source: The Hill, 10/03/2024
"A Shift Among Democrats: Embrace Record Levels of Oil and Gas"
"JD Vance and Tim Walz on Tuesday both avoided talking about the main cause of global warming that is powering the kind of violent weather that struck the Southeast this week: the burning of fossil fuels."
Source: NYTimes, 10/03/2024
"Former Top Interior Official Violated Ethics Rules, Watchdog Says"
"Tommy Beaudreau, who served as the Interior Department’s No. 2 official before stepping down last year, violated federal ethics rules by failing to monitor his investments in oil companies and recuse himself from a related matter, the agency’s internal watchdog said in a report released Tuesday."
Source: Washington Post, 10/02/2024
"F.T.C. Clears Chevron’s Purchase of Hess With Board Condition"
"The Federal Trade Commission said on Monday that it would let the oil giant Chevron acquire Hess but that the chief executive of Hess would not be allowed to join Chevron’s board because of how he communicated with leaders of OPEC."
Source: NYTimes, 10/02/2024
"U.S. Ramps Up Hunt for Uranium to End Reliance on Russia"
"Miners aim to meet a growing demand for emissions-free energy, though a failure to clean up old sites haunts the industry."
Source: NYTimes, 10/02/2024
"Biden, Harris To Tour Helene Damage In North And South Carolina, Georgia"
"U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel on Wednesday to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to assess the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in the southeastern U.S. which has killed at least 140 people."
Source: Reuters, 10/02/2024
"Feud Erupts Between Fla. Officials Over Proposed Trash Incineration Plant"
"Residents of two south Florida counties are feuding over the proposed construction of a huge trash incineration plant that environmentalists say will subject thousands of people to toxic fumes and a risk of polluted drinking water."
Source: Guardian, 10/01/2024
EPA To Undo Approval Of Chevron Plastic-Based Fuels Likely To Cause Cancer
"The US Environmental Protection Agency is planning to withdraw and reconsider its approval for Chevron to produce 18 plastic-based fuels, including some that an internal agency assessment found are highly likely to cause cancer."
Source: ProPublica, 10/01/2024
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