Energy & Fuel

"Sick And Dying Workers Demand Help After Cleaning Coal Ash"

"The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences for an industry often opposed to environmental regulation."

Source: AP, 08/30/2019

"Trump’s Methane Rule Rollback Divides Oil and Gas Industry"

"Oil and gas producers might have been expected to welcome a decision to loosen regulations affecting their business. But their reaction to the Trump administration’s move to roll back methane-emissions rules revealed at least tactical divisions on climate policy."

Source: NY Times, 08/30/2019

"E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"

"The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan."

Source: NY Times, 08/29/2019

"The Toxic Waste Threat That Climate Change Is Making Worse"

"More than 100 storage sites for coal-burning power plants’ toxic leftovers lie in areas that federal emergency managers have labeled a high risk for flooding, according to POLITICO’s examination of government and industry data."

Source: Politico, 08/27/2019

Keystone Pipeline's Alternate Route Gets Go-Ahead From Nebraska Court

"The company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has won a major victory in Nebraska, where environmental activists, two Native American tribes and some local landowners had sought to derail its construction. The state's Supreme Court on Friday ruled unanimously in favor of an alternate route proposed by TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada."

Source: NPR, 08/26/2019

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