"Climate: Court Backs California's Fuel Standard, Again"
"A federal appeals court on Friday again rejected a broad constitutional challenge to California's climate change regime for transportation fuels."
Source: Greenwire, 01/22/2019
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"Indiana Regulators Review Coal Ash Pond Cleanup Plans"
"Indiana environmental regulators are reviewing utilities’ cleanup plans for dozens of coal ash ponds, with one environmental group concerned that the plans don’t do enough to address potential contamination."
Source: AP, 01/22/2019
"How the Cargo Industry Is Cleaning Up Its Filthy Act"
"Air pollution from cars and factories has been regulated in much of the world since the 1970s. When it comes to the smoke-belching ships that carry global trade, the rules have been a lot looser. Big changes start next January, though, when long-debated standards from the International Maritime Organization mandate steep cuts of sulfur emissions associated with respiratory disease and acid rain."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/22/2019
Reports: "Coal Ash Is Contaminating Groundwater In At Least 22 States"
"The clearest picture yet of coal ash contamination in the United States is emerging, with utilities reporting serious groundwater contamination in at least 22 states."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/21/2019
"U.S. Judge Blocks Atlantic Seismic Oil Permitting During Shutdown"
"A federal court judge on Friday ruled that the federal government cannot process seismic testing permits for offshore oil drilling during the ongoing government shutdown, dealing a blow Trump administration’s energy agenda."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2019
"Legality of Drilling Permits Issued During Shutdown Challenged"
"The Trump administration’s decision to keep issuing oil drilling permits during the government shutdown is putting those authorizations in legal jeopardy, environmentalists argued in a filing Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/18/2019
"U.S. Grand Jury Indicts Four Audi Managers In VW Emissions Probe"
"A federal grand jury in Detroit on Thursday indicted four managers at Volkswagen AG’s luxury Audi unit as part of the U.S. government’s investigation into the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to court documents."
Source: Reuters, 01/18/2019
"Texas Coal Power Plants Leaching Toxic Pollutants Into Groundwater"
"As the Trump administration considers weakening Obama-era safeguards for the disposal of toxic coal waste, a new report shows that groundwater near all of Texas’ 16 monitored coal-fired power plants is contaminated with pollutants — including known carcinogens — linked to so-called coal ash."
Source: Texas Tribune, 01/18/2019
"A Diminished Monument: Grand Staircase's Next Step?"
"Trump cut Grand Staircase-Escalante nearly in half to spur a mining boom. But those lost protections may not yield big profits."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2019
"US Lawmaker Opposes Drilling Permit Work During Shutdown"
"The oil and gas industry should not be spared the pain of the partial government shutdown, according to the chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee."
Source: AP, 01/17/2019
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