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Puerto Rico Moves To Cancel Grid Repair Contract With Whitefish Energy [1]

"Puerto Rico’s electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory’s hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding the agreement was distracting from the effort to restore power."

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Source: Washington Post [8], 10/30/2017
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Perry Subsidy for Coal, Nuclear Will Cost US Taxpayers $10.6Bn A Year [9]

"Non-partisan analysis reveals the cost of energy secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to give handouts to some of the country’s oldest and dirtiest power plants".

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Source: Guardian [11], 10/27/2017
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"House Panels Investigating $300M Puerto Rico Power Grid Contract" [12]

"Two House committees and a federal watchdog have started investigating a $300 million repair contract that Puerto Rico’s electricity utility signed with a Montana company."

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Source: The Hill [13], 10/27/2017
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"Donald Trump, Bird Killer" [14]

"He campaigned as a guardian of birds. Now, his administration is pushing policies that could send billions of them to their graves."

Energy & Fuel [3]
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Wildlife [15]
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Source: New Republic [16], 10/26/2017
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Tesla Installs Solar, Battery Project at Puerto Rico Children’s Hospital [17]

"Tesla announces 'first of many' solar-plus-storage projects in Puerto Rico. It's one of several efforts to repower the island with renewable energy post-hurricane."

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Source: InsideClimate News [20], 10/26/2017
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"FERC: Merchant Coal Operators Reject Perry's Grid Proposal" [21]

"Two of the nation's largest independent power producers are urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject an Energy Department proposal even though the companies operate coal plants that stand to benefit if the rule is adopted."

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Source: EnergyWire [22], 10/26/2017
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"DOE: Perry Targets Agency's NEPA, Efficiency Regs" [23]

"The Department of Energy released its long-awaited report today on policies that are ripe for repeal or reform because they hinder energy production."

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Source: Greenwire [25], 10/26/2017
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"EPA To Review How Clean Air, Water Laws Affect Energy Sector Jobs" [26]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will review how bedrock laws like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act affect energy industry job losses, one of several measures U.S. agencies will take to “reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens” on business."

Activism [27]
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Environmental Health [28]
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Source: Reuters [29], 10/26/2017
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"U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Report Sent To Trump, Not Public" [30]

"U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday containing recommendations on whether to change the boundaries of 11 marine sanctuaries to allow more oil and gas drilling, but the report was not made public."

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Fish & Fisheries [31]
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Source: Reuters [34], 10/26/2017
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"Interior Department Scrubs Climate Change From Its Strategic Plan" [35]

"A leaked draft of a five-year plan reveals how the DOI will prioritize 'energy dominance' over conservation."

Climate Change [24]
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Source: Nation [36], 10/26/2017
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