"Asbestos Ban Stalls In Congress Amid Partisan Fight"
"Democrats and Republicans are each accusing the other of holding up a bill to ban asbestos that had been expected to pass with little controversy this week."
Source: The Hill, 10/02/2020
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Trump Plan To Allow Seismic Blasts In Atlantic Oil Search Appears Dead
"The Trump administration’s plan to drill off the Atlantic Coast for the first time in more than half a century is on the brink of collapse because of a court development Thursday that blocked the first steps to offshore oil and gas exploration, as well as the president’s recent actions that undermine his own proposal."
Source: Washington Post, 10/02/2020
"Four Environmental Fights on the 2020 Ballot"
"Across the country voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies and renewable energy standards."
Source: Revelator, 10/02/2020
"Trump To Appeal Removal Of 'Polarizing' Public Lands Chief"
"The Trump administration says it will comply, for now, with a federal court ruling that blocks William Perry Pendley from continuing to serve as the temporary head of the Bureau of Land Management."
Source: NPR, 10/01/2020
"Energy Security And Economic Fears Drive China's Return To Coal"
"The Huaneng Group, one of five big Chinese state utilities, is building a $1.9 billion 4 gigawatt coal and power project in the northwestern region near the city of Qingyang, with the aim of delivering its electricity to the east of the country."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2020
Coal Boss Murray Files for Black Lung Benefits After Fighting Regs
"Robert E. Murray, the former CEO and president of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Labor for black lung benefits. For years, Murray and his company fought against federal mine safety regulations aimed at reducing the debilitating disease."
Source: WV Public Broadcasting, 10/01/2020
Trump Official Stalls Polar Bear Study That Could Affect AK Drilling
"A top official at the Interior Department has delayed the release of a study that shows how oil and gas drilling in Alaska could encroach upon the territory of polar bears — which are already struggling for survival as a warming planet melts their habitat — according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 10/01/2020
"‘Super-Enzyme’ Speeds Up Breakdown of Plastic, Researchers Say"
"A new cocktail of enzymes that speeds up the degradation of plastic offers a step forward in finding a new form of recycling that is faster, is more affordable and works on a larger scale than current methods, British and American researchers said this week."
Source: NYTimes, 09/30/2020
Drilling Permits Cancelled For Underground Natural Gas Storage Project
"Ohio environmental regulators have canceled key permits needed for an underground natural gas liquids storage facility proposed along the Ohio River."
Source: WVPB, 09/30/2020
PA Emergency Chief Says He Couldn’t Evacuate Everyone In Pipeline Leak
"Delaware County’s emergency operations director said Tuesday that authorities would not be able to quickly evacuate everyone within half a mile of a major leak from any of the Mariner East pipelines, but acknowledged that their builder, Sunoco, has attempted to educate the public about how to detect any leak and how to react to it."
Source: NPR, 09/30/2020
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