"Biden Officials Head To EPA Regional Offices"
"EPA has sent a number of political officials to its regional offices, including a former top aide to Administrator Michael Regan."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2022
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"Climate Change A Rising Fed Concern As Nominees Face Hearing"
"How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two economists to the Fed’s influential Board of Governors."
Source: AP, 02/02/2022O'Rourke Driving Pickup Across Texas To Highlight Issues With Grid
"Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) will be driving over 2,000 miles across the state over 12 days this month to bring attention to its infrastructure."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2022"Biden Begins Crackdown On Power Plant Pollution"
"Biden administration officials are kicking off a crackdown on power plant pollution, aiming to shift the nation’s electricity supply to cleaner energy in the face of congressional resistance and a Supreme Court that could limit the federal government’s ability to tighten public health standards."
Source: Washington Post, 02/01/2022"Manchin Sits on Foundation Board With Lobbyists"
"As he chairs the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Manchin's board mates seek to influence him on energy policy for their coal industry clients."
Source: Sludge, 01/31/2022"EPA Acts To Curb Air, Water Pollution In Poor Communities"
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Wednesday to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall."
Source: AP, 01/27/2022"Judge Refuses To Delay Release Of Disputed DAPL Documents"
"A state district judge on Friday refused to delay the release of thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline."
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 01/27/2022"Biden Admin Revokes Mining Leases Near Minnesota's Boundary Waters"
"A Chilean mining giant’s bid to construct a massive underground copper-nickel mine just a few miles from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has hit another major snag."
Source: HuffPost, 01/27/2022"Youngkin Pick Wheeler Defends EPA Record, Criticizes Media"
"Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler defended his record Tuesday as he made an initial public appearance before Virginia legislators, who will eventually vote on whether to confirm his appointment to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet."
Source: AP, 01/27/2022US Working To Avert Energy Shortage In Europe If Russia Invades Ukraine
"The Biden administration is engaged with European countries and major energy companies to prepare for a scenario in which a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to a natural gas shortage in Europe, a senior administration official said Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2022"DHS Warns That Right-Wing Extremists Could Attack Power Grid"
"Domestic violent extremists and racially motivated extremists have been developing plans to attack the U.S. electric sector, according to an intelligence bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security that was issued this week and obtained by The Daily Beast."
Source: Daily Beast, 01/26/2022"Nearly 200 Democrats Back EPA in Supreme Court Emissions Case"
"Nearly 200 Democrats are backing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “broad authority” to regulate planet-warming emissions in a Supreme Court case looking at what tools the Environmental Protection Agency can use in this endeavor."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2022Canada Watchdog Says Funds For Inactive Oil Well Cleanup May Fall Short
"Funds allocated by the Canadian government to help clean up the country’s orphan oil and gas wells may fall short if the main oil-producing province of Alberta continues to allocate the money to financially viable companies, the parliamentary budgetary watchdog said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/26/2022Michigan Builders Push Back On Stricter New Home Energy Rules
"Updating Michigan standards last addressed in 2015, state officials are to consider a new, more energy-efficient home construction code this year ─ likely sparking a battle between home builders and environmentalists who back stronger energy mandates."
Source: Bridge Michigan, 01/26/2022Oil Firms Accused Of Scare Tactics Over Climate Lawsuits
"Attorneys for BP, Exxon and Shell claim city of Baltimore’s case over ‘deception and failure to warn’ could kill offshore drilling".
Source: Guardian, 01/26/2022
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