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"Texas Nuclear Waste Storage Permit Invalidated By US Appeals Court"

"A U.S. appeals court on Friday canceled a license granted by a federal agency to a company to build a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in western Texas, which the Republican-led state has argued would be dangerous to build in one of the nation's largest oil basins.

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacked the authority under federal law to issue permits for private, temporary nuclear waste storage sites.

Source: Reuters, 08/29/2023

"Environmental Groups Sue To Stop Biden Administration Oil Leases In Gulf"

"A coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration over its upcoming oil and gas lease sale, which will auction off 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: The Hill, 08/29/2023

Geothermal: The Race To Tap a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet

"The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom."

Source: NYTimes, 08/29/2023

"How Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Hurting The Energy Transition"

"After agreeing in 2009 to phase out dirty energy subsidies, G20 nations pumped $1.4 trillion into supporting fossil fuel use in 2022 - money that should be redeployed to support a shift into renewables, analysts say".

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/29/2023

Ecuador’s Government Plans to Keep Drilling in National Park, Despite Vote

"After Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to ban new oil wells in a prized national park, the government challenged the legitimacy of the referendum and said it would continue drilling."

Source: YaleE360, 08/28/2023

Carbon Credit Speculators Could Lose Billions As Offsets Deemed ‘Worthless’

"Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as scientific evidence shows many offsets they have bought have no environmental worth and have become stranded assets."

Source: Guardian, 08/25/2023

Worries Over Seafood Safety Mount As Japan Releases Fukushima Water Into Sea

"Japan began releasing water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean Thursday over the objections of local fishermen and the government of neighboring China."

Source: NPR, 08/25/2023

"Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries"

"Texas regulators on Tuesday approved a 12,000-acre coal mine expansion despite objections from local governments and a river authority concerned about their water supplies."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/24/2023

"Appalachia’s Fracking Counties Are Shedding Jobs And Residents: Study"

"The largest natural gas-producing counties in Appalachia have had worse economic outcomes than the rest of the region and the nation since the start of the region’s fracking boom, according to a new report."

Source: EHN, 08/24/2023

Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid

"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."

Source: AP, 08/24/2023

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