"Democrats Probe Trump’s Request For Campaign Cash From Big Oil"
"House Democrats are probing President Trump’s request for $1 billion in campaign cash from major oil companies."
Source: The Hill, 05/15/2024
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"Republican States Sue EPA, California Over EV Truck Mandate"
"A coalition of Republican state attorneys general on Tuesday announced two lawsuits against the Biden administration and the state of California challenging emissions rules for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles."
Source: The Hill, 05/15/2024"Zombie Coal Plants Could Threaten The US Energy Transition"
"Maryland’s Brandon Shores can’t close down — even though its owners want it to. The coal plant is a poster child for how poor grid planning stalls climate progress."
Source: Canary Media, 05/15/2024"Biden Signs Bipartisan Bill Banning Imports Of Russian Uranium"
"Joe Biden has signed into law a bipartisan bill that bans the import of enriched uranium from Russia, in the latest effort by Washington to apply further pressure on Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine."
Source: Guardian, 05/14/2024"Edelman and Shell Renew Their Global PR Deal"
"The global PR giant Edelman has won the bidding war for Shell’s worldwide public relations account — the latest extension of the two companies’ decades-long relationship."
Source: DeSmog, 05/14/2024"Air Pollution Monitoring In Louisiana To Face New Rules Under Bill"
"An industry-backed bill to regulate how data from community air monitors is used was given final legislative approval Monday over objections from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and activists seeking to reduce pollution."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/14/2024Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say
"More so than any other fossil fuel company, Occidental Petroleum — known as Oxy — has built its climate strategy around innovations that capture carbon before it can be emitted or pull it directly out of the air." "The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents."
Source: Grist, 05/14/2024"‘Bold And Gross’: Oil Industry Writes Executive Orders For Trump To Sign"
"The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work."
Source: Politico, 05/13/2024"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference"
"At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations."
Source: ProPublica, 05/13/2024"Lawmakers Eye Finish Line On Outdoor Recreation Package"
"Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin said the chamber could be ready to move on a sweeping outdoor recreation package as soon as next week."
Source: E&E News, 05/13/2024EPA Closes Racial Probes Into Jackson Water, Finds ‘Insufficient Evidence’
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its civil rights probes into the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., saying there was “insufficient evidence” to say that the state discriminated against residents on the basis of race."
Source: The Hill, 05/10/2024"US Republican Attorneys General Sue To Stop EPA's Carbon Rule"
"Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants."
Source: Reuters, 05/10/2024High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change
"Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter."
Source: AP, 05/10/2024What Trump Promised Oil CEOs As He Asked Them For $1 Billion To His Campaign
"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Washington Post, 05/09/2024Corporate Climate Watchdog Document Deems Carbon Offsets Largely Ineffective
"Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows."
Source: Reuters, 05/09/2024
