Analysis: "For Oil and Its Dependents, It’s Code Blue"
"The great price collapse of 2020 will topple companies and transform states."
Source: The Tyee, 04/20/2020
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"A Decade Later, Gulf Residents Suffer From BP’s Toxic Legacy"
"The people who cleaned up the 200 million-gallon Deepwater Horizon oil spill say they are still dealing with the health and economic fallout."
Source: HuffPost, 04/20/2020
"U.S. Weighs Paying Drillers to Leave Oil in Ground Amid Glut"
"The Trump administration is considering paying U.S. oil producers to leave crude in the ground to help alleviate a glut that has caused prices to plummet and pushed some drillers into bankruptcy."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/17/2020
"Tribes Press Judge To Halt US-Canada Pipeline As Work Starts"
"Native American tribes and environmental groups pressured a federal judge on Thursday to shut down work on the disputed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Nebraska, citing fears that workers could spread the coronavirus and construction could damage land."
Source: AP, 04/17/2020
"Interior: Ethics Chief Found A 'Bit Of The Wild West' — Transcript"
"Interior Department ethics honcho Scott de la Vega needed to restore order when he took office in April 2018. Entering what he called the "land of Zinke," after the freewheeling then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, de la Vega told investigators last year he quickly identified the importance of "dramatically" improving the office meant to steer officials straight."
Source: Greenwire, 04/17/2020
"Reviving The Gulf: 'It Could All Go To Hell Pretty Quickly'"
"Ten years after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010, Louisiana is one of five states reaping the benefits of a $20.8 billion settlement with BP PLC, the largest in U.S. history. If all goes as planned, the $200 million project will not only revive the Maurepas Swamp but provide a natural buffer from deadly hurricanes."
Source: Greenwire, 04/17/2020
"E.P.A. Weakens Controls on Mercury"
"The Trump administration on Thursday weakened regulations on the release of mercury and other toxic metals from oil and coal-fired power plants, another step toward rolling back health protections in the middle of a pandemic."
Source: NY Times, 04/17/2020
Virginia Becomes 1st Southern State With A Goal Of Carbon-Free Energy
"The coronavirus is scrambling Virginia's budget and economy, but it didn't prevent Gov. Ralph Northam (D) from signing legislation that makes it the first Southern state with a goal of going carbon-free by 2045."
Source: Washington Post, 04/16/2020
"Coronavirus Wiped Out 2019's Clean Energy Job Gains – Report"
"Clean energy industries lost more than 106,000 jobs last month due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and could end up shedding over 15% of their entire workforce this quarter, according to a report released yesterday."
Source: EnergyWire, 04/16/2020
"Pipelines: Judge Axes Keystone XL Permit Over Endangered Species Act"
"A federal judge yesterday [Wednesday] blocked a key federal approval process that allowed Keystone XL and other pipelines to cross waterways, just as developers are beginning construction on the controversial oil project."
Source: EnergyWire, 04/16/2020
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