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High Rates Of Methane Spewing From Permian Oilfield Operations: Report [1]

"Methane continues to escape at a high rate from oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin, according to an aerial survey released Tuesday that detected major methane plumes from 40% of 900 sites that were measured. The latest research conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund via helicopter during the first two weeks of November found that 14% of those plumes were the result of malfunctioning flares."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [6]
Waste [7]
Public [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
Source: Reuters [10], 12/15/2021
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"California Proposes Big Changes To Rooftop Solar Incentives" [11]

"California officials want to slash payments for rooftop solar power, saying the changes would help the state achieve 100% clean energy while keeping the lights on, preventing electricity rates from rising and encouraging people to install batteries. But solar executives are furious with the changes, saying they would backfire and crater a thriving industry."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [8]
California [13]
Source: LA Times [14], 12/14/2021
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"White House Rolls Out $7.5B Electric Vehicle Charging Plan" [15]

"The Biden administration today [Monday] released a road map for building out a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations as part of its plan to combat climate change."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [16]
Transportation [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 12/14/2021
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Biden Admin Was Not Legally Bound To Auction Gulf Drilling Rights [20]

"The Biden administration admitted that a court decision did not compel it to lease vast tracts of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling, shortly before claiming it was legally obliged to do so when announcing the sell-off, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [22], 12/14/2021
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Challenging Another Year of Oil Company Promises [23]

When disinformation pollutes the debate over the environment and climate change, it’s on journalists to recognize industry PR spin and push back against misleading narratives and false narratives, argues the latest WatchDog Opinion column. A look at the industry “playbook” to delay government action, at deceptive language on energy and news media’s obligation to approach the endless pledges skeptically.

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Climate Change [4]
Consumer [25]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [27]
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National (U.S.) [18]
International [28]
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Public [8]
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"Nebraska Decarbonization Vote Was Years In The Making" [29]

"Nebraska has become the first Republican-dominated state to commit to a goal of net-zero electricity emissions by 2050."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [8]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [30]
Source: E&E News [31], 12/13/2021
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"Biden To End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad" [32]

"The Biden administration says it will immediately end federal funding for most international fossil fuel projects as it tries to exert global leadership on climate change."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [33], 12/13/2021
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"Report: Interior Oil Program Is Wasteful, Outdated" [34]

"The Interior Department is wasting money and man-hours sifting through paperwork on massive amounts of public lands acreage proposed for potential oil drilling that will never be sold at auction, a new Government Accountability Office report found."

Climate Change [4]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [36], 12/13/2021
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Coal Powered Industrial Revolution, Left Behind Environmental Catastrophe [37]

"HAROLD, Ky.—Along the winding, two lane road that leads to Tracy Neece’s mountain, there’s no hint of the huge scars in the hills beyond the oaks and the pines. "

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 12/13/2021
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Industry Knew Health Risks Of Leaded Gas But Sold It For 100 Years Anyway [41]

"On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new fuel blend into one of their test engines. Immediately, the engine began running more quietly and putting out more power."

Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [42]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Conversation [43], 12/10/2021
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