"House GOP Approves Broad Bill To ‘Unleash’ American Energy"
"House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change."
Source: AP, 03/31/2023
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Homes Evacuated After Train Carrying Ethanol Derails, Burns In Minnesota
"A train hauling ethanol derailed Thursday morning in Raymond, Minnesota, igniting several rail cars and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, officials said."
Source: CNN, 03/30/2023
"EPA Oversight Hampered by Funding Gap, Watchdog Tells Lawmakers"
"The EPA’s inspector general raised concerns to House lawmakers Wednesday that his office can’t adequately track the tens of billions of dollars flowing into the agency from the infrastructure and climate laws under its current funding."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/30/2023
"Biden Administration Sells Oil And Gas Leases In The Gulf Of Mexico"
"Fossil fuel energy companies looking to extract oil and natural gas from U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico got a boost on Wednesday, as they secured access to 1.6 million acres of waters offered at auction."
Source: NPR, 03/30/2023
"House GOP To Pass Energy Package With Eye On Gas Prices, 2024"
"Democrats argue the legislation, which is “dead on arrival” in the Senate, doesn’t address critical climate issues".
Source: Washington Post, 03/30/2023
"Senate Votes To Overturn Biden Water Rule"
"The Senate on Wednesday afternoon approved a resolution against the Biden administration’s signature water policy, in a move all but guaranteed to spark the president’s second veto ever."
Source: E&E News, 03/30/2023
"EPA Cites 2 Oil And Gas Firms Over Permian Basin Pollution"
"Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region."
Source: AP, 03/29/2023
"8th Circuit Delivers Climate Blow To Big Oil"
"Oil and gas companies on Thursday lost what may have been their best shot at creating disagreement between federal appeals courts — a key consideration for Supreme Court review — on a jurisdictional issue that has the potential to quash a broad set of climate challenges launched by local governments that want industry to pay up for the impacts of a warming planet."
Source: E&E News, 03/29/2023
"Texas Officials Target Climate Science In Textbooks"
"The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools last month to emphasize the “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks."
Source: E&E News, 03/29/2023
Plastics Cause Health Issues From Cancer To Birth Defects: Study
"Plastics are responsible for wide-ranging health impacts including cancers, lung disease and birth defects, according to the first analysis of the health hazards of plastics across their entire life cycle – from extraction for manufacturing, through to dumping into landfill and oceans."
Source: Guardian, 03/29/2023
