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Another Bad-News Year Ahead for U.S. Coal? [1]

As U.S. coal’s comedown continues, our latest Issue Backgrounder takes a close look at the factors behind the industry’s decline and finds a combination of economics, competition and shifting global markets, along with aging technology, politics and environmental pushback. What’s in store for coal in 2020?

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Government [9]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
California [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
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International [24]
Canada [25]
Mexico [26]
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Antarctica & Arctic [28]
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GM Sides With Trump in Emissions Fight, Splitting the Industry [36]

"Breaking with some of their biggest rivals, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota said Monday they were intervening on the side of the Trump administration in an escalating battle with California over fuel economy standards for automobiles."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Transportation [37]
Public [35]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NY Times [38], 10/29/2019
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"Explainer: The Mysterious Oil Washing Up On Brazilian Shores" [39]

"A thick sludge of crude oil has been washing up on vast stretches of Brazil’s coast for nearly two months, and authorities and experts have been baffled by its origin."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [35]
South America [34]
Source: Reuters [41], 10/28/2019
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Poll: Americans Would Rather Reduce Oil And Gas Exploration Than Drill [42]

"A large majority of Americans say drilling for oil and natural gas off the coasts and on public lands should decrease or remain at current levels, a viewpoint at odds with the expansion promoted by President Trump as part of his “energy dominance” agenda."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Public [35]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [43], 10/28/2019
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"U.S. Court Rejects Challenge To EPA Review Of Obama Vehicle Rules" [44]

"A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge by California and 16 other states to the Trump administration’s decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put in place under former President Barack Obama."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Transportation [37]
Public [35]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Reuters [45], 10/28/2019
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Offshore Windfarms 'Can Provide More Electricity Than The World Needs' [46]

"Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report."

Energy & Fuel [7]
Public [35]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [47], 10/25/2019
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S Dakota Backs Off Harsh New Protest Law and ‘Riot-Boosting’ Penalties [48]

"South Dakota officials have agreed to walk back parts of the state's new anti-protest laws that opponents say were meant to target Native American and environmental advocates who speak out against the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline."

Activism [3]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Public [35]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Source: InsideClimate News [49], 10/25/2019
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Schumer Floats Plan to Take Gas-Powered Vehicles Off U.S. Roads By 2040 [50]

"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said if Democrats win control of the chamber next year, he would put an ambitious plan on the floor to remove gas-powered vehicles from American roads by 2040."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Transportation [37]
Public [35]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg [51], 10/25/2019
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Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accuses Oil Giant of Fraud [52]

"Oil giant ExxonMobil, already fighting a climate-related investor fraud case in New York, was hit with a second lawsuit late Thursday: The Massachusetts Attorney General is accusing the company of defrauding investors and threatening the world economy."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Science [54]
Public [35]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: InsideClimate News [55], 10/25/2019
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"Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall" [56]

"The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering the first detailed accounting of the consequences of a misstep by lawmakers that is expected to continue costing taxpayers for decades to come."

Economy & Business [6]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Water & Oceans [40]
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National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NY Times [57], 10/25/2019
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