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"E.P.A. to Lift Obama-Era Controls on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas" [1]

"The Trump administration is expected in the coming days to lift Obama-era controls on the release of methane, a powerful climate-warming gas that is emitted from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [8], 08/11/2020
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"Mauritius Scrambles To Counter Oil Spill From Grounded Ship" [9]

"Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ship put endangered wildlife in further peril."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
Australia & Oceania [13]
Source: AP [14], 08/10/2020
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"Interior Proposes Easing Royalty Calculations For Public Lands Drilling" [15]

"The Interior Department on Friday proposed a new rule that would allow oil and gas companies to pay less money to the government in exchange for producing energy on public lands by changing how these royalties are calculated."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [16], 08/10/2020
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"Big Oil Remembers 'Friend' Trump With Millions In Campaign Funds" [17]

"Donations to support the president’s re-election have flooded in from a fossil fuel industry that has enjoyed three years of energy deregulation and tax cuts".

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [18], 08/10/2020
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"Problems Plagued U.S. CO2 Capture Project Before Shutdown: DOE Document" [19]

"A $1 billion project to harness carbon dioxide emissions from a Texas coal plant suffered chronic mechanical problems and routinely missed its targets before it was shut down this year, according to a U.S. Department of Energy report."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Government [20]
Technology [21]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [22], 08/07/2020
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Court Allows Dakota Access Pipeline To Stay Open; Permit Status Unclear [23]

"A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order, but a legal battle continued over the permit that allowed the line to be finished."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [24], 08/06/2020
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Public Institute Became A De Facto Lobbying Arm Of The Timber Industry [25]

"As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown crafted a bill in 2018 to enact sweeping limits on greenhouse gas emissions, leaders at an obscure state agency worked behind the scenes to discredit research they feared would persuade her to target one of the state’s most powerful industries."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [26]
Public [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [27]
Source: Oregonian/OPB [28], 08/05/2020
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"The Politicians in FirstEnergy's Pocket" [29]

"The utility behind a $61 million anti-climate bribery scheme is trying to buy public officials across the country, a HEATED investigation shows."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HEATED [31], 08/05/2020
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"Climate Solutions: Can Airplanes Go Green?" [32]

"Val Miftakhov flew Europe’s largest commercial-grade all-electric passenger plane last month"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Technology [21]
Transportation [33]
Public [6]
International [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 08/04/2020
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Small California Town Takes on Oil Industry Health Threats [36]

"The mostly low-income, Latino residents of Arvin have joined with other communities to demand setbacks for wells. Their slogan: “No drilling where we are living.”"

Activism [37]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [38]
Public [6]
California [39]
Source: InsideClimate News [40], 08/04/2020
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