"Court Clears Path For Biden Oil And Gas Leasing Pause"
"Federal judges today struck down a court order that had barred the Biden administration from pausing new oil and gas leasing on public lands and federal waters."
Source: E&E News, 08/18/2022
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"Oil Majors' Climate Visions 'Inconsistent' With Paris Targets"
"Global decarbonisation scenarios envisioned by oil and gas majors are incompatible with the Paris climate deal temperature goals aimed at averting devastating heating, according to research published Tuesday."
Source: AFP, 08/17/2022
"Kicking Oil Companies Out Of School"
"Faculty and staff at Cambridge are planning a vote that would require the university to stop accepting fossil fuel money for research. It’s part of an expanding movement."
Source: NYTimes, 08/17/2022
"Shadowy Oil and Gas Interests Are Deciding Texas' Energy Fate"
"The future of Texas’ troubled electric grid is being decided in the dark, with zero public input, by a group of people with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Earther, 08/17/2022
"Biden Signs Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation"
"President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections."
Source: AP, 08/17/2022
"U.S. States Urge Postal Service To Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases"
"A group of 17 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to halt planned purchases of gasoline-powered delivery vehicles pending a new environmental review, in a statement on Monday that encouraged the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs)."
Source: Reuters, 08/16/2022
Army Corps Opens Lengthy Environmental Review Of Line 5 Tunnel For Comment
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday opened a two-month window for the public to comment on a plan to dig a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house Enbridge's controversial Line 5 oil pipeline."
Source: Detroit News, 08/16/2022
"Federal Court Reinstates Ban On New Coal Sales On Public Land"
"A federal judge on Friday ordered the Interior Department to pause the issuing of new coal leases, handing a victory to climate advocates who for years have fought to restore an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on federal land."
Source: Washington Post, 08/15/2022
Vulnerable Vanuatu Launches Ambitious Climate Plan
"The Pacific country of Vanuatu has launched one of the world’s most ambitious climate policies, committing to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030 and ambitious targets on loss and damage."
Source: Guardian, 08/15/2022
Newsom Wants To Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Open
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to loan PG&E $1.4 billion to extend the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant north of Avila Beach."
Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, 08/15/2022
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