"Biden Admin Announces $650 Million To Plug Orphaned Gas And Oil Wells"
"The Interior Department announced Monday more than $650 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to plug abandoned oil and gas wells."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2023
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"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time In Biden Era"
"Global carbon dioxide emissions were roughly flat through the first five months of the year, with rising greenhouse gas production from China and India offsetting deep declines in emissions from the United States and Europe."
Source: E&E News, 07/11/2023
"Energy Groups Object to Conservation as Use of Public Lands"
"Defining conservation as a specific “use” of public lands is shaping up to be the primary point of legal opposition to a proposed federal lands rule that would prioritize conservation over fossil fuels extraction and allow public lands management to adapt to a changing climate."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2023
"It’s Deadline Day for Deep-Sea Mining"
"The International Seabed Authority had until this weekend to finish drafting exploitation regulations for deep-sea mining. They’re not done. So now what happens?"
Source: Hakai, 07/10/2023
"U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs"
"Some of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines in the country have agreed to accept a California plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2023
U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean
"The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan to release more than a million tons of treated nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the ocean, despite vehement international opposition."
Source: NPR, 07/07/2023
Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards
"At least two companies are planning to convert natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead, but there aren’t yet any federal safety rules to cover them."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/07/2023
Countries Agree To Slash Shipping Emissions, But Not Enough
"Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits."
Source: AP, 07/07/2023
"Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green"
"In a clubby mid-rise on the River Thames, its lobby filled with models of container ships and oil tankers, a rather obscure United Nations group is gathering this week to make a momentous decision that will influence whether the world can meet its promise to limit perilous global warming."
Source: Washington Post, 07/06/2023
Grid Operator Must Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects: Report
"Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana have the most to gain in jobs and new investment if PJM, the country’s largest grid operator, can fix some of the problems now leading to long delays in clean energy projects, a new report says."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/06/2023
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