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Fossil Firms Linked To Trump Get Millions In Virus Small Business Aid

"US fossil fuel companies have taken at least $50m in taxpayer money they probably won’t have to pay back, according to a review of coronavirus aid meant for struggling small businesses by the investigative research group Documented and the Guardian. A total of $28m is going to three coal mining companies, all with ties to Trump officials, bolstering a dying American industry and a fuel that scientists insist world leaders must shift away from to avoid the worst of the climate crisis."

Source: Guardian, 05/04/2020

"Judge Vacates Oil and Gas Leases on 145,000 Acres in Montana"

"A federal judge, rapping the Trump administration for its weak environmental assessments, has vacated hundreds of oil and gas leases across a large swath of Montana."

Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2020

Climate Experts Call For 'Dangerous' Michael Moore Film To Be Taken Down

"A new Michael Moore-produced documentary that takes aim at the supposed hypocrisy of the green movement is “dangerous, misleading and destructive” and should be removed from public viewing, according to an assortment of climate scientists and environmental campaigners."

Source: Guardian, 05/01/2020

"Curtain Lowers On Nuke Plant A Stone’s Throw From Manhattan"

"With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions of people in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night as federal regulators consider the owner’s proposal to sell it to a company that plans to demolish it."

Source: AP, 05/01/2020

"Pandemic: Details Emerge On Trump's Oil Rescue Plan"

"The Trump administration is looking at offering two lines of credit to help the beleaguered oil and gas industry as it reels from historically low prices sparked by the global coronavirus pandemic."

Source: Energywire, 05/01/2020

Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy

"As the government struggles to keep businesses afloat through the pandemic, the Trump administration is sitting on about $43 billion in low-interest loans for clean energy projects, and critics are accusing the Energy Department of partisan opposition to disbursing the funds."

Source: NYTimes, 05/01/2020

"In Montana, Children File Suit to Protect ‘the Last Best Place’"

"She's identified only as Kathryn Grace S., one of 16 youths who've sued to keep the state of Montana from promoting the use of fossil fuels, threatening their future."

Source: InsideClimate News, 04/30/2020

Oil Execs On Trump’s ‘Opening The Country’ Council Are Major GOP Donors

"Eight fossil fuel executives tapped for a White House task force advising President Donald Trump on how to reopen the U.S. economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic have donated millions to Trump and other Republican campaigns and political committees in recent years."

Source: HuffPost, 04/30/2020

"Pandemic: Texas Releases Plan To Cut Oil Production"

"Texas regulators released the details of a plan yesterday to cut oil production as other states looked for ways to reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the energy industry."

Source: Energywire, 04/30/2020

"Emissions Declines Will Set Records This Year. But It’s Not Good News."

"Global greenhouse gas emissions are on track to plunge nearly 8 percent this year, the largest drop ever recorded, as worldwide lockdowns to fight the coronavirus have triggered an “unprecedented” decline in the use of fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency said in a new report on Thursday. But experts cautioned that the drop should not be seen as good news for efforts to tackle climate change."

Source: NYTimes, 04/30/2020

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