La. Solon Pushes Bills Benefiting Oil & Gas Industry — And Her Husband
"Internal emails show Louisiana state senator Sharon Hewitt worked on a bill with a company that had financial ties to her spouse".
Source: Guardian, 05/09/2022
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"Report Says Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were 'Preventable'"
"The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was "foreseeable and preventable," resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday."
Source: AP, 05/06/2022
"Arctic Inupiaq Leaders Take Aim At Biden Oil Policy"
"Monday U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, told reporters, “The Biden administration announced that it was in essence taking half of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska, what we call NPR-A, off the table. This is shortsighted."
Source: Indian Country Today, 05/05/2022
"E.U.’s Russian Oil Ban Could Reduce Global Emissions"
"The European Union’s plan to phase out imports of Russian oil could have the added benefit of reducing the fossil-fuel-based emissions that are rapidly warming the planet."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2022
"Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills"
"Rates have jumped because of a surge in natural gas prices and could keep rising rapidly for years as utilities invest in electric grids."
Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2022
"U.S. Plastic Recycling Rate Drops To Close To 5% - Report"
"The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5%-6% in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/04/2022
"Pandemic, War, Politics Hamper Global Push For Climate Action"
"The promises arrived at a rapid clip over two weeks in Glasgow last fall. There, along the banks of the River Clyde, leaders from nearly 200 nations vowed to do more — and move faster — to combat climate change. ... But nearly six months later, no large nation has come forward with a bolder climate plan, and none of the world’s top emitters has committed to doing so this year."
Source: Washington Post, 05/03/2022
"Texas Stumbles In Its Effort To Punish Green Financial Firms"
"For years, fossil fuel producing states have watched investors shy away from companies causing the climate crisis. Last year, one state decided to push back."
Source: NPR, 05/03/2022
Gas Giants Ghostwrote Letters Of Support From Elected Officials
"Internal emails show pipeline firms provided North Carolina and Virginia leaders with draft letters and talking points praising their own projects."
Source: HuffPost, 05/03/2022
"A Longer Life For Diablo Canyon? Newsom Touts Nuke Extension"
"Facing possible electricity shortages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday raised the possibility that the state’s sole remaining nuclear power plant might continue operating beyond a planned closing by 2025, an idea that could revive a decades-old fight over earthquake safety at the site."
Source: AP, 05/03/2022
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