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California County Blocks Solar Project
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The San Bernardino, California County Board of Supervisors voted 3–2 to reject a controversial solar-energy facility on Federal lands in California’s scenic Mojave Desert. -
University of Colorado Course Bans Climate Change Skeptics
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Three professors teaching a course titled “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age” at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, told students via e-mail man-made climate change is not open for debate. -
Lawsuit Targets ‘Climate Alarmism Enterprise’
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Mathematician and software engineer Leonid Goldstein is suing more than 40 environmental groups, green investment funds, and foundations who he says is a “climate alarmism enterprise,” committing fraud, racketeering and witness tampering. -
President Obama Imposes Massive Expansion of National Monument in Hawaii
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Despite objections from many prominent Hawaiians and a federal regional fishing council, President Barack Obama quadrupled the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. -
Louisiana Town Suing Federal Government for Flood Damage
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The mayor of Walker, Louisiana is suing the federal government claiming early August flooding in Walker was caused by a highway divider erected by the federal government on Interstate 12. -
Calls Grow for EPA to Change Biofuels Program
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A group of oil refiners has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to alter the structure of, or better yet end, the nation’s troubled Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). -
California Further Restricts Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Opinion -environment-climate-news -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation on September 8 that slaps new, more-stringent restrictions on emissions of manmade greenhouse gases. -
Judge Tosses California Cities’ Lawsuits Against Monsanto
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A federal judge dismissed lawsuits filed by three California cities against Monsanto, attempting to force the agrochemical company to pay for the cleanup costs from chemical contamination in San Francisco Bay. -
Report: ‘Keep It in the Ground’ Policy Would Cost Billions, 380,000 Jobs
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A recent report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates if the United States adopts a “Keep It in the Ground” (KG) policy ending the development of fossil fuels on federal holdings the U.S. economy and government revenues would suffer greatly. -
Navajo Nation Sues EPA for Its Handling of Mine Spill
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Navajo Nation is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the damages it caused when caused a toxic spill from the Gold King Mine spill, which occurred along a Colorado River in 2015. -
Rooftop Solar Companies Struggling to Stay Afloat
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The roof-top solar power industry is in freefall with customer complaints and bankruptcies mounting. -
Study: EPA Regulations Impose Huge Burden on States
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce study criticizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for imposing expensive unfunded federal mandates on states and industry for little benefit. -
House Funding Bill Would Block Environmental Regulations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The proposed 2017 Department of Interior and Environment Appropriations bill passed by the House would reduce funding for and block key Obama administration environment programs. -
New York AG Shifts Exxon Climate Investigation Amid Waning Support
Opinion -environment-climate-news -With waning support from other state's attorney's general for his climate lawsuits, New York AG Eric Schneiderman is now focusing Exxon's reports to investors. -
Feds Hiding Lawsuit Payoffs Made to Environmental Groups
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Since 2009 more than $49 million has been paid by federal agencies to environmental groups and lawyers engaged in “citizen lawsuits” against the Obama administration, with the identities of the recipients of the payouts being kept secret. -
Senate Democrats Block Zika Funding for Florida
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Senate Democrats blocked a bill to provide $1.1 billion in emergency funding for Zika-related vaccines and research for local and state health departments, and Medicaid programs. -
BLM Reportedly Close to Approving Expansion of Utah Uranium Mine
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seems ready to approve a proposal to expand a uranium mine located on federal lands in Utah -
Republican Presidential Candidate Trump Promises Energy Deregulation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Speaking at a Marcellus Shale Coalition conference in Pittsburgh, PA on September 22, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to rescind many regulations the Obama administration enacted restricting fossil fuel production and use. -
China: Next in Line to Develop Its Shale Gas and Oil
Opinion -environment-climate-news -China has a great deal of potential for shale gas and shale oil development, and policies it has enacted should draw interests from more oil and gas companies. -
Opposition to Wind Facilities Spreading Across U.S.
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Mor than 60 localities in 22 states have restricted or banned new wind power facilities in the past year. -
Obama Administration Imposes New Efficiency Regulations on Heavy Duty Trucks
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Obama adminsitration has imposed expensive new regulations on heavy duty trucks to fight climate change. -
Federal Government Approves Central Idaho Mine Expansion on Public Land
Opinion -environment-climate-news -U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service -
EPA Inspector General Says EPA Violating Renewable Fuel Reporting Requirements
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General says EPA’s Office of Research and Development has failed to report to Congress on the environmental impacts of biofuels as required by law. -
Nevada Supreme Court Strikes Solar Referendum
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In a unanimous decision the Nevada Supreme Court disallowed a referendum for the November 8 general election ballot intended to restore net metering to rates more favorable to the rooftop solar industry and its customers.