"Experimental Solar-Powered Plane Takes Flight After 9-Month Delay"
"The experimental plane called Solar Impulse 2 has taken off in Hawaii after a nine-month delay for repairs."
Source: NPR, 04/22/2016
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Senate Defeats Effort To Defund Clean Water Rule That Protects Wetlands
"The Senate narrowly defeated a controversial amendment Thursday that would have stripped funding for clean water protections and ensured defeat of a $37.5 billion energy and water spending bill."
Source: USA TODAY, 04/22/2016
SF Board Approves Legislation Requiring Solar Panels On New Buildings
"San Francisco today became the first major city in the country to approve legislation requiring solar panels on new buildings."
Source: Bay City News Service, 04/21/2016
"Senate Passes Legislation Tailored to a Modern Energy Landscape"
"The Senate on Wednesday passed the first broad energy bill since the George W. Bush administration, a bipartisan measure to better align the nation’s oil, gas and electricity systems with the changing ways that power is produced in the United States."
Source: NY Times, 04/21/2016
"Supreme Court Rules Against State Power Plant Subsidies"
"The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Maryland overstepped its authority when it implemented a program to subsidize construction of natural-gas-fired power plants."
Source: The Hill, 04/20/2016
"House Panel Approves Agriculture, Energy Spending Bills"
"The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to approve bills to fund the Agriculture and Energy departments and the Army Corps of Engineers."
Source: The Hill, 04/20/2016
"Plan Delays Ohio Renewable Energy Targets Another 3 Years"
"An as-yet-to-be-introduced bill that would extend a freeze on Ohio’s renewable-energy requirements for an additional three years is already drawing opposition."
Source: AP, 04/20/2016
"Senate Takes Up Energy Bill After 2-Month Delay For Flint"
"The Senate on Tuesday revived a bill that would promote a variety of energy sources, from renewables such as solar and wind power to natural gas, hydropower and geothermal energy."
Source: AP, 04/20/2016
Refinery Proposed Next To Theodore Roosevelt Natl. Park Raises Concerns
"While falling oil prices have slowed production from North Dakota's oil and natural gas fields, a company sees that lull as the perfect opportunity to build a crude oil refinery in the state. However, its proposed location just three miles from Theodore Roosevelt National Park has raised concerns from the National Park Service and conservation groups about how it will impact the park."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 04/19/2016
The U.S. Has Been Emitting A Lot More Methane Than We Thought, Says EPA
"The Environmental Protection Agency has released a major upward revision to its estimates of total emissions of methane, a hard-hitting if short-lived greenhouse gas, in an annual inventory that the agency submits to the United Nations. The revisions will further up the stakes in a political battle over regulations that the agency is preparing to issue that could affect operations at thousands of oil and gas wells."
Source: Wash Post, 04/19/2016
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