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Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid [1]

"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [9], 08/24/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves 4th Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project" [10]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: The Hill [14], 08/23/2023
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PHMSA Raises Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice [15]

"Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 08/23/2023
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Biden Revives Rules to Prevent Another Deepwater Horizon Disaster [20]

"The Department of Interior announced on Tuesday that it had reinstated Obama-era safety rules for offshore drilling that were created in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico."

Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [23], 08/23/2023
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Enviros Sue To Keep Virginia In Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [24]

"A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Monday in Virginia that challenges Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s move to pull the state out of a regional carbon cap-and-trade initiative."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Source: AP [26], 08/22/2023
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"Oil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court" [27]

"Oil companies including Sunoco LP, Chevron Corp., and Exxon Mobil Corp. urged justices to dismiss a climate lawsuit they say falls outside of the scope of local law during oral arguments Thursday at the Hawaii Supreme Court."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 08/22/2023
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Court Pauses Uinta Basin Railway Project That Would Ship Oil Through Colorado [31]

"A federal board erred when it gave approval to a railway project in eastern Utah that could ship billions of gallons of crude oil along the Colorado River, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday.

The Uinta Basin Railway project would have connected oil drilling in Utah with major rail networks with 88 miles of new tracks. The project drew widespread criticism from environmental groups, local officials in Colorado and U.S Senator Michael Bennet, which raised alarms about safety and environmental risks from increased oil traffic.

Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: Colorado Public Radio [33], 08/21/2023
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"SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties." [34]

"More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Grist [35], 08/18/2023
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"UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN" [36]

"The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [7]
International [37]
Middle East [38]
Source: Guardian [39], 08/18/2023
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"Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers" [40]

"Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 08/18/2023
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