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Conservatives Split on Funding for Louisiana Gasification Plant
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Conservatives are split on whether to support the $3.8 billion Lake Charles Gasification project intended to turn waste from oil refining into synthetic natural gas while capturing various emissions and converting them into valuable chemicals. -
New York’s Clean Energy Mandates Could Cost $1 Trillion, Study Says
Opinion -environment-climate-news -New York’s Clean Energy Standard (CES), a renewable energy mandate, could cost Empire State ratepayers and businesses close to $1 trillion over the course of the program. -
EPA Ends Climate Awards Sponsorship
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will no longer sponsor the Climate Leadership Awards, a program honoring voluntary corporate actions to combat global warming. -
U.S. House Passes Bipartisan Energy Infrastructure Bills
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. House has approved two measures to expedite the federal government’s permitting and siting policies for oil and natural gas pipelines. -
President Streamlines Infrastructure Construction
Opinion -environment-climate-news -President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order eliminating and streamlining some permitting regulations in order to speed the construction of critical infrastructure. -
Survey: Electric Vehicles Fail to Spark Consumer Sales
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Chevy Bolt, touted by electric car advocates as the plug-in electric vehicle for the masses, has yet to make significant inroads into overall car and truck sales. -
Legislative Pulse: Alaska Fights Federal Overreach on Water, Wildlife
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Alaska state Sen. John Coghill (R-Fairbanks) explains why Alaska must maintain control of wildlife on public lands and construct new natural gas infrastructure. -
Portland Mayor Challenges President on Climate, Oregon on Air Pollution
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is challenging the state of Oregon over what he considers insufficient state action to reduce air pollution in Portland. -
Congress May Block Offshore Wind Farm in Maryland
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. House of Representatives is considering legislation that could stymie a proposed offshore wind farm project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. -
Book Details Junk Science Used by Regulators and Touted by Media
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Alex Berezow puts the lie to myriad fallacies behind almost every imaginable popular bogus health- and science-related claim in this book. -
North Carolina, Texas Limit Attractiveness of New Wind Farm Developments
Opinion -environment-climate-news -North Carolina and Texas have taken steps to rein in wind farm development near military installations. -
Oregon Governor’s Air Quality Plan Scuttled by State Regulatory Agency
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality instituted less stringent air emission restrictions than those requested by Gov. Kate Brown. -
House Rejects Amendments to Free Pentagon from Climate Change Policies
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. House decided to continue requiring the Department of Defense to expend resources on various Obama-era climate policies. -
Oil Spills Have Declined Significantly Over the Past Two Years
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The total number of oil spills and other related incidents in the United States declined significantly in 2016. -
Trump Administration Proposes Repealing Obama-Era Fracking Law
Opinion -environment-climate-news -President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior has proposed repealing a 2015 Obama-era rule governing hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands. -
EPA Considers ‘Red Team, Blue Team’ Climate Science Examination
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has floated the idea of using a “Red Team, Blue Team” exercise, a back-and-forth critique by government-recruited experts, to develop a better understanding of the state of climate science. -
Appeals Court Places Hold on Activist-Backed Youth Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A U.S. Appeals Court ordered a temporary stay in a landmark climate change lawsuit brought against the federal government by 21 youths backed by environmental activist groups. -
NOAA Disbands Climate Assessment Advisory Committee
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has shut down its Federal Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment. -
Federal Court Overturns EPA Ban on Hydrofluorocarbons
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act by requiring companies to replace hydrofluorocarbons with other substances to fight climate change. -
North Carolina Governor Opposes Offshore Drilling
Opinion -environment-climate-news -North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced he does not want the federal government to allow oil and gas exploration or production off the state’s coast. -
Hawaii Braces for High Costs of Renewable Energy Mandates
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Already saddled with the nation’s highest electricity prices, residents of Hawaii may be facing even higher costs as the state’s utilities scramble to meet the statutory goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. -
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears No Longer Endangered, Interior Dept. Declares
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is removing the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear from the endangered species list, turning over management of grizzly bears to the states in the region. -
EPA Housecleaning Shakes Up Scientific Advisory Boards
Opinion -environment-climate-news -EPA has notified dozens of scientists serving on one of its key advisory boards their services will no longer be needed when their current terms of service run out. -
In Washington State, Property Rights Take Back Seat to the Environment, Court Rules
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Washington State Court of Appeals ruled the public’s interest in protecting the environment trumps the right to use one’s property.
