Abandoned Texas Oil Wells Seen As "Ticking Time Bombs" Of Contamination
"Texas is among several states grappling with a surge of abandoned drilling sites and dwindling funds to clean them up."
Source: Texas Tribune, 12/23/2016
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Climate Scientists Launch Anonymous Hotline To Report Trump Meddling
"The Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has established a hotline for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees to report political meddling. There’s currently concern among NOAA scientists about who Trump’s pick to head the agency will be."
Source: Quartz, 12/23/2016
"New Mexico Officials Approve Re-Opening Of Nuclear Waste Site"
"New Mexico has given its approval to resume operations at the nation's only permanent nuclear waste disposal site after state inspectors found the facility safe to reopen for the first time since a radiation leak there nearly three years ago, officials said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 12/23/2016
"Energy Dept. Offers $2B Loan To Louisiana. Carbon-Storage Project"
"The Energy Department said Wednesday it is offering a conditional, $2 billion loan guarantee to capture and store carbon dioxide at a planned Louisiana methanol plant, the latest element of President Obama’s strategy to slow global warming."
Source: AP, 12/22/2016
Oklahoma Tries Stronger Measures to Stop Earthquakes in Fracking Areas
"Oklahoma regulators released for the first time guidelines aimed to reduce the risk of major earthquakes being generated from fracking operations, including a mandate to immediately shut down operations in the event of a quake measuring 3.5 or higher on the Richter scale."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/22/2016
"U.S. Agency Orders Corrective Action For North Dakota Oil Spill"
"U.S. pipeline regulators on Wednesday ordered Belle Fourche Pipeline Co to improve leak detection, along with other actions, after a Dec. 5 incident that spilled about 4,200 barrels of oil in North Dakota."
Source: Reuters, 12/22/2016
"Arizona Net-Metering Decision May Slow Solar Adoption"
"A decision by state regulators to end net metering for customers with rooftop solar panels will curtail demand for such systems in Arizona, industry officials say."
Source: Arizona Daily Star, 12/22/2016
Exxon Fighting to Keep Its Dangerous Chemicals in Children’s Toys
Exxon Mobil, the corporate home of Rex Tillerson, is also a chemical company that manufactures phthalates, a class of chemicals that makes pacifiers and bottle nipples soft. Government agencies have banned them as a health threat, but Exxon insists they pose no danger.
Source: The Intercept, 12/21/2016
"Las Vegas Is Now Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy"
"Just last week, Las Vegas announced it has reached its goal of powering the city entirely with renewable energy, meeting a goal the city has been working toward for nearly a decade."
Source: Popular Mechanics, 12/21/2016
California Adopts Nation's First Energy-Efficiency Rules For Computers
"The California Energy Commission has passed sweeping energy-efficiency standards for computers and monitors in an effort to reduce power costs, becoming the first state in the nation to adopt such rules."
Source: LA Times, 12/21/2016
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