"Public Lands: Court Refuses To Reboot Full Obama Methane Rule"
"A federal court will not immediately revive Obama-era restrictions on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry."
Source: EnergyWire, 06/06/2018
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"Big Investors Urge G7 To Step Up Climate Action, Shift From Coal"
"Institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management called on Group of Seven leaders on Monday to phase out the use of coal in power generation to help limit climate change, despite strong opposition from Washington."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2018
"Ex-Chemical Industry Lawyer To Lead Superfund Task Force"
"A lawyer tapped to lead a task force at the Environmental Protection Agency overseeing cleanups at the nation’s most polluted places worked until recently for a top chemical and plastics manufacturer with a troubled legacy of creating some of those toxic sites."
Source: AP, 06/04/2018
"Trump Orders Action to Stem Coal, Nuclear Plant Shutdowns"
"President Donald Trump ordered his energy secretary to take immediate action to stem power plant closures, arguing that a decline in coal and nuclear electricity is putting the nation’s security at risk."
Source: Bloomberg, 06/04/2018
After the Storm, Puerto Rico Misses a Chance to Rebuild with Renewables
"Eight months after Hurricane Maria damaged 80 percent of Puerto Rico’s electricity grid, energy expert Lionel Orama-Exclusa talks to Yale Environment 360 about how the island is missing an opportunity to transform its energy system from fossil fuels to renewable sources."
Source: YaleE360, 06/01/2018
Federal Assessment Finds ‘Gaps’ In Preparation For Electric Grid Attacks
"An assessment released by the departments of Energy and Homeland Security this week finds that there are shortfalls preventing the energy sector from improving its ability to respond rapidly in the event of a major cyberattack that disrupts the electric grid."
Source: The Hill, 06/01/2018
Public Comments on Pipeline Plans May Be Slipping Through Cracks at FERC
"An inspector general's report also raises concerns about transparency and public access to information at FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/01/2018
Companies Take First Steps To Drill For Oil in Arctic Wildlife Refuge
"Two Alaska Native corporations and a small oil services firm together have applied to do extensive seismic work next winter in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the first move toward development there since Congress voted late last year to open up the pristine wilderness to oil and gas drilling."
Source: Washington Post, 06/01/2018
"Illinois Environmental Group Sues Over Coal Ash Pollution"
"An Illinois environmental group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the owner of a shuttered power plant where contaminants from old coal ash ponds are seeping into the state’s only National Scenic River, saying federal and state environmental agencies aren’t doing enough to stop it."
Source: AP, 05/31/2018
"U.S. Scraps Rule Requiring States To Measure Tailpipe Gases"
"The U.S. Transportation Department is repealing a rule, finalized in the closing days of the Obama administration as part of the fight against global warming, requiring states to track greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on the nation’s highways."
Source: Reuters, 05/31/2018
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