"A Diminished Monument: Grand Staircase's Next Step?"
"Trump cut Grand Staircase-Escalante nearly in half to spur a mining boom. But those lost protections may not yield big profits."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2019
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"US Lawmaker Opposes Drilling Permit Work During Shutdown"
"The oil and gas industry should not be spared the pain of the partial government shutdown, according to the chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee."
Source: AP, 01/17/2019
Wheeler, at EPA Confirmation Hearing, Walks Fine Line on Climate Change
"When Andrew Wheeler, president Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, testified before Senators on Wednesday at his confirmation hearing, he found himself walking a tightrope on the issue of climate change."
Source: NY Times, 01/17/2019
Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown
"The Trump administration is bringing dozens of federal employees back to work to carry out the administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling."
Source: The Hill, 01/16/2019
"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan"
"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/16/2019
"New Congress, New House Push for Environmental Civil Rights"
"The new 116th Congress may spend more time examining the intersection of race and the environment, and specifically look at how poor and minority communities are affected by climate change."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/16/2019
"Detroit Show Has SUVs, Horsepower, But Electric Cars Are Few"
"Automakers have promised to start selling hordes of electric cars in the next few years, but only two will be unveiled at the big Detroit auto show that kicks off this week — and those aren’t even ready for production."
Source: AP, 01/15/2019
"PG&E Bankruptcy Tests Who Will Pay for California Wildfires"
"Pacific Gas and Electric said on Monday that it would seek bankruptcy protection as “the only viable option” as the giant California utility faces billions of dollars in liability claims from two years of deadly wildfires."
Source: NY Times, 01/15/2019
"Canada, First Nations Express Concern Over U.S. Arctic Drilling Plans"
"The Canadian government, two territories and several First Nations are expressing concerns to the United States over plans to open the calving grounds of a large cross-border caribou herd to energy drilling, despite international agreements to protect it."
Source: Canadian Press, 01/14/2019
"President Trump Can't Stop U.S. Coal Plants From Retiring
"More U.S. coal-fired power plants were shut in President Donald Trump’s first two years than were retired in the whole of Barack Obama’s first term, despite the Republican’s efforts to prop up the industry to keep a campaign promise to coal-mining states."
Source: Reuters, 01/14/2019
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