"Radioactive Shadow Workers"
"The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret"
Source: Sierra, 04/01/2025
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US Could See Return Of Acid Rain Due To Trump’s Rollbacks, Says Scientist
"The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the scientist who discovered the existence of acid rain in North America has warned."
Source: Guardian, 04/01/2025
"Trump Halts Historic Orphaned Well-Plugging Program"
"The billions of dollars approved by Congress to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells have been frozen as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to government spending, creating concerns that the cleanup will be halted just as it’s getting started."
Source: High Country News, 04/01/2025
Trump Fires Green TVA Board Member Without Publicly Providing a Reason
"Michelle Moore was widely seen as the most progressive member of the body, which oversees the nation’s largest public power company."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/31/2025
"How Trump’s Tariffs Could Brake EVs But Accelerate Tesla"
"The planned 25 percent tariff on imported automobiles is a gut punch for most electric vehicle makers, whose supply chains are rooted in China." "At the same time as tariffs wound the overall EV market, they could provide a window of opportunity for automakers that already produce EVs and batteries domestically and could beat competitors on price. The most likely winner is Tesla, analysts said, though other automakers could also benefit."
Source: E&E News, 03/31/2025
"Unearthed: The Mining Issue"
"The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to clean energy. But as countries and industries explore new mining opportunities, a major question looms: Can all of this extraction be done without the same environmental and human costs associated with fossil fuels?"
Source: Grist, 03/28/2025
"Can This Former Game Warden Save America’s Endangered Species?"
"On Wednesday, lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the first hearing on President Trump’s nomination to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service. If confirmed, Brian Nesvik, a former game warden turned Wyoming Game and Fish director, would lead the federal agency whose primary charge is to protect the plants and animals most in need of conservation."
Source: Sierra, 03/28/2025
"Trump’s ‘Energy Emergency’ Means Green Light For Enbridge Line 5"
"Six Michigan tribes have withdrawn from federal discussions over the controversial Enbridge Line 5 project after learning that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are fast-tracking approval for the massive oil tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac."
Source: ICT, 03/28/2025
"The Oil Industry Takes Its Critics To Court"
"At the White House last week, the nation’s top oil executives asked President Donald Trump for help fighting state laws that seek billions of dollars from fossil fuel companies."
Source: Washington Post, 03/28/2025
"Secret Energy Department "Hit List" Targets Renewable Energy Industry"
"During his confirmation hearing, Energy Secretary Chris Wright tried to convince senators he wasn’t your typical fracking executive. ... But, after his confirmation, Wright walked back that promise, claiming renewable technologies are inherently unreliable. “There is simply no physical way that wind, solar and batteries could replace the myriad uses of natural gas,” he claimed at a fossil fuel industry conference this month."
Source: HEATED, 03/28/2025
