California Just Hit 95% Renewable Energy. Will Other States Join It?
"Something remarkable happened over the weekend: California hit nearly 95% renewable energy."
Source: LA Times, 04/30/2021
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"US: Nuclear Waste Tank In Washington State May Be Leaking"
"An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday."
Source: AP, 04/30/2021
More Air Monitoring At Louisiana Industrial Plants? How They Voted
"For years, environmental advocates and neighborhoods close to Louisiana industrial plants have sought more monitoring of air pollution. But a state Senate committee on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have required 473 plants to install real-time air monitoring systems and pay for it."
Source: nola.com, 04/30/2021
"EPA Expands Scope of Toxics Inventory With Eye Toward Justice"
"The EPA said Thursday that it’ll expand the scope of its toxics release inventory to include more chemicals and facilities releasing toxic chemicals while providing easier public access to the data."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/30/2021
"Trans Mountain Can Keep Name Of Insurer Secret, Commission Rules"
"Trans Mountain Corp. has permission to keep secret the name of its insurer, after a Thursday ruling by a commission with Canada’s energy regulator."
Source: Toronto Globe & Mail, 04/30/2021
"Corporate Secrecy Over Climate Change Targeted By Wash. And Calif."
"California clean tech innovator Bloom Energy, with its noncombustion, low-emission fuel cells, is hardly taking the same approach to powering the planet as oil giant Chevron, but one thing the companies have in common are slick promotional campaigns defining them as environmental pioneers. That public relations savvy, though, has lately become a liability for both firms."
Source: LA Times, 04/30/2021
"Biden’s Pick For No. 2 At Interior Has Numerous Ties To Fossil Fuels"
"President Joe Biden’s nominee for the second-highest position at the Department of the Interior has a list of potential conflicts of interest that rivals that of Trump administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, whose ties to industry and his revolving-door experience earned him labels like the “ultimate D.C. swamp creature.”
Source: HuffPost, 04/30/2021
Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Dem Governors’ Opposition To Biden Order
"Fossil fuel trade groups in Louisiana and New Mexico rallied Democratic governors in opposition to President Joe Biden’s executive order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and in offshore waters, newly released emails show."
Source: HuffPost, 04/29/2021
'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge
"As demand for electric vehicles heats up, there's concern about a shortage of the key minerals needed to make them. The Biden administration has called for boosting domestic production of such minerals, including lithium for the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. And that has many hoping for big business in a desolate spot of California's Imperial Valley."
Source: NPR, 04/29/2021
13 U.S. Refineries Exceeded Emissions Limits For Cancer-Causing Benzene
"Thirteen U.S. oil refineries released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, according to government data published by the green group Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 04/29/2021
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