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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Touts Continued Environmental Progress
Opinion -America’s air quality has become the envy of the world, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states in its annual report on air quality. -
Colorado Expands Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on State Lands
Opinion -Colorado’s Park’s and Wildlife commission announced it is opening hundreds of thousands of state trust lands to hunting and fishing. -
Circuit Court Overturns Montana Clean Water Act Conviction
Opinion -A federal court vacated the conviction of a property owner for violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. -
Enemies of Fossil Fuels Want to Take Away Others’ ‘Automobility’
Opinion -Authoritarians and Malthusians are trying to restrict peoples freedom to drive. -
Massachusetts Electric Car Rebate Program to End in September
Opinion -A rebate program designed to spur electric vehicle sales in Massachusetts is likely to end in September. -
U.S. House Committee Passes National Parks Upkeep Bill
Opinion -Bipartisan legislation to use revenues from energy production on federal property to pay down the large maintenance backlog at national parks was approved by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. -
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Special Requirements for Pipeline Expansion
Opinion -The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled Dane County cannot force Enbridge Inc. to purchase special environmental liability insurance as a condition of permission to expand its oil pipeline. -
New York Adopts State ‘Green New Deal’
Opinion -New York state has adopted what Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dubbed the Green New Deal of New York, the most aggressive carbon-emissions-reduction goals in the nation. -
U.S. Methane Emissions Much Lower than Previously Estimated, Study Finds
Opinion -A finds methane emissions from U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade are “an order of magnitude lower” than what has been reported by previous studies. -
California Slow-Walks Compensation for Farmers, Ranchers
Opinion -California landowners who had their land seized years ago through eminent domain for the state’s high-speed rail project are still waiting to be paid for the expenses owed them, for land the state might never even get around to using. -
Climate Conference Keynote Speakers, Award Winners Defend Climate Realism
Opinion -Keynote speakers at ICCC 13 said the high costs of policies proposed to fight climate change weren't justified by a scientific understanding of the purported risks. -
President Signs Executive Order to Speed Biotech Development
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to streamline the process for developing, testing, and gaining approval of genetically modified crops in order to reduce costs and encourage development. -
Speakers at Climate Conference Flood Washington, D.C. with Facts
Opinion -Speakers at the 13th International Conference on Climate Change discussed climate science, energy and climate economics, and whether various policy options were likely to harm or promote economic prosperity while maintaining a healthy environment. -
Court Throws Out Lawsuit Blocking Keystone XL Construction
Opinion -A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision blocking completion of the Keystone KL oil pipeline. -
Legislative Pulse: Defending Constituents’ Climate Interests in Oregon
Opinion -Oregon state Sen. Alan Olsen (R-Canby) says Senate Republicans walked out of the Senate to prevent a vote on climate legislation in which they were allowed to have not input, that would have harmed their constituents interests. -
Supreme Court Allows Fast Tracking of Property Rights Cases
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled property owners may immediately file suit in federal court to challenge state or local government actions that restrict their property rights, without first going through the state court system. -
More Federal Lands to Be Opened to Hunting, Fishing
Opinion -The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it is significantly revising rules for hunting and fishing on federal wildlife refuges across the nation. -
Maine Enacts Sweeping Renewable Energy Mandates
Opinion -Gov. Janet Mills of Maine signed into law several energy measures she has pushed as part of her commitment to fight purported human-caused climate change by reducing fossil fuel use. -
Commerce Department Urges ‘Unprecedented Action’ to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies
Opinion -The United States must embark on an effort to expand and secure its sources of critical minerals outside of its current supply chain, the U.S. Department of Commerce says in new report. -
New Mexico Sets State Oil Production Record
Opinion -New Mexico produced nearly 246 million barrels of oil in 2018, up more than 40 percent from the previous year, setting a new record for oil production in the state. -
Federal Coal Sales Won’t Impact Climate, Trump Administration Says
Opinion -A federal district judge in Montana delivered a partial victory to the plaintiffs in a lawsuit calling for a halt to the Trump administration’s resumption of federal coal sales. -
New Hampshire Senate Rejects Plastic Bag, Soda Straw Bans
Opinion -New Hampshire will not ban thin-film plastic bags or limit restaurants’ use of plastic soda straws this year. -
Montana Utility Requests Solar Rate Change to Cover Costs
Opinion -NorthWestern Energy, Montana’s largest electric utility, has requested a rate review for its net-metering residential customers. -
Legislative Pulse: Examining Climate Change, Coal, and Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania
Opinion -State Sen. Dave Argall explains how he is trying to promote sound science and economic analysis to energy and climate matters in Pennsylvania.
