Environmental Politics

"EPA Allows Gasoline With Higher Ethanol Blend During Summer"

"Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency in a move that could reduce prices at the pump and boost demand for the Midwest-based ethanol industry."

Source: AP, 05/01/2023

"Drop The 'Natural' In Natural Gas, Climate Activists Urge US Officials"

"Since almost two centuries ago—not long after it was identified bubbling up in a creek in western New York—the flammable below-ground substance composed of methane and other hydrocarbons has been called "natural gas" in the U.S. Now, some environmental activists say it's time to ditch that label."

Source: Bloomberg, 04/28/2023

"BC Hydro Secretly Handed Out $430 Million In Site C Dam Contracts"

"Over the past three years, undisclosed BC Hydro employees quietly awarded more than $430 million in contracts — without any competition — to three dozen companies and consultants for work on the troubled Site C hydro dam, according to a list obtained by The Narwhal."

Source: The Narwhal, 04/28/2023

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