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Coal Leasing on Federal Lands [1]

While resurrecting the declining U.S. coal industry, as promised by the new administration, is probably not possible, it may not stop a lifting of the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. TipSheet looks at how the issue moved front and center, and whether the move would help coal country.

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National (U.S.) [12]
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Pipelines and Energy Infrastructure Pose Conflict [18]

Oil pipelines like the Keystone XL and Dakota Access are back at the center of a political firestorm, with a new executive order from President Trump just a few days into his new administration giving them the go-ahead. But it's just the beginning — many other pipelines, for both gas and oil, have been proposed.

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TipSheet [2]
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Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Transportation [19]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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"New York Approves a 90 MW Wind Farm Off The Coast Of Long Island" [22]

"On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state had approved a 90 MW offshore wind farm to be installed off the coast of Long Island. That would make what will be called the South Fork Wind Farm the biggest offshore wind farm in the US."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Source: Ars Technica [25], 01/30/2017
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"Social Media Blackout Hits Department Of Energy Renewables Team" [26]

"Employees working in a Department of Energy solar program were ordered this week not to share anything about their work on private or professional social media accounts, ThinkProgress has learned."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Government [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Think Progress [29], 01/27/2017
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"Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Will Be Built Off Long Island" [30]

"Seeking to meet growing electric demand in the Hamptons with renewable energy, the Long Island Power Authority approved the nation’s largest offshore wind farm on Wednesday, set for the waters between the eastern tip of Long Island and Martha’s Vineyard."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [24]
Source: NY Times [31], 01/27/2017
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"TransCanada Submits New Application To Build Keystone XL Pipeline" [32]

"The company that wants to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline says it has submitted a new permit application to the U.S. State Department."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NPR [33], 01/27/2017
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Gore's New Movie Highlights Alternative Energy In Deep-Red Texas [34]

"'An Inconvenient Sequel' takes viewers to Georgetown, Texas, which will soon draw all of its electricity from wind and solar. Could stories like this one point toward a possible shift in conservatives' energy policy?" "In his 2006 film "An Inconvenient Truth," former vice president Al Gore warned that humanity had 10 years to avoid reaching an environmental "point of no return."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Journalism & Media [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [35], 01/26/2017
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Iowa Oil Spill Marks Pipeline Risks After Trump Revives Major Projects [36]

"Rupture of 138,600 gallons is ‘not a major disaster’ but environmental advocates say it highlights their fears about the Keystone XL and Dakota Access projects".

Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Pollution [11]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [12]
Canada [21]
Source: Guardian [38], 01/26/2017
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"Trump Takes Action to Revive Keystone, Dakota Pipelines" [39]

"President Donald Trump took steps Tuesday to revive two controversial oil pipeline projects that had been rejected by the Obama administration, moves that likely represent the leading edge of a sweeping overhaul of his predecessor’s environmental agenda."

Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Wall St. Journal [40], 01/25/2017
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Trump Admin Tells Fed Workers To Halt External Communication in 1st Week [41]

"Multiple federal agencies have told their employees to cease communications with members of Congress and the press, sources have told The Huffington Post."

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Source: Huffington Post [42], 01/25/2017
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