Laws & Regulations

California Pollution Regulators Place New Rules On Warehouse Industry

"Southern California air quality officials have adopted first-of-their-kind rules on warehouse distribution centers in an effort to cut truck pollution, increase electrification and reduce health risks in communities hit hardest by lung-damaging diesel exhaust."

Source: LA Times, 05/10/2021

Hacked Pipeline May Stay Shut for Days, Raising Concerns About Supply

"The operator of the largest petroleum pipeline between Texas and New York, which was shut down after a ransomware attack, declined on Sunday to say when it would reopen, raising concerns about a critical piece of infrastructure that carries nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supplies."

Source: NYTimes, 05/10/2021

"Feud Breaks Out Among GOP Lawmakers Over Snake River Dams"

"Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs."

Source: AP, 05/07/2021

After 3rd Leak, EPA Probes Whether St. Croix Refinery Poses ‘Imminent Risk'

"The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it was weighing whether a controversial refinery on St. Croix posed “an imminent risk to people’s health” after a third accident in the span of three months sickened local residents and forced three schools to close."

Source: Washington Post, 05/07/2021

BC Hydro, BC Ordered To Release Secret Site C Dam Docs To First Nations

"A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered BC Hydro and the B.C. government to release secret Site C dam financial and safety documents to West Moberly First Nations, but the public will not be permitted to see the information."

Source: The Narwhal, 05/07/2021

"Biden Admin Unveils Massive Conservation Plan"

"The Biden administration today [Thursday] unveiled the framework for its ambitious conservation plan, emphasizing the role of "voluntary efforts" by states, private landowners and tribal nations over an expansion of the federal estate."

Source: E&E News, 05/07/2021

"U.S. EPA To Hand Over Biofuel Exemption Documents To GAO Probe"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is handing over to the Government Accountability Office information on oil refiners that petitioned for exemptions to biofuel blending mandates, in an effort to help the government watchdog investigate the exemption program."

Source: Reuters, 05/06/2021

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