"A Pass to Poison"
"How the state of Texas allows industrial facilities to repeatedly spew unauthorized air pollution — with few consequences"
Source: Texas Tribune, 07/17/2017
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Trump Admin Reduces Royalty Rates In First U.S. Oil, Gas Lease Sale
"The Trump administration on Thursday announced its first offshore oil and gas lease sale, offering 76 million acres (30 million hectares) in the Gulf of Mexico and reduced royalty rates for shallow-water leases to encourage drilling at a time of low oil prices."
Source: Reuters, 07/17/2017
"House Committee Approves Spending Bill For Energy, Water Programs"
"The House Appropriations Committee approved a $37.6 billion annual spending bill for the Department of Energy and water infrastructure programs on Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 07/14/2017
"Trump Administration OK’s Its First Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan"
"Making good on its promise to jump-start Arctic offshore drilling, the Trump administration gave Italian oil company Eni a quick green light on Wednesday to drill exploratory wells off the coast of Alaska."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/14/2017
Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Energy Policies Met By ‘Sue, Baby, Sue’
"President Trump promised to grow jobs by rolling back Obama-era energy and pollution rules. And he’s fulfilling his pledge, but not how he intended. In just six months, Trump’s policies have resulted in a surge in employment — for environmental lawyers."
Source: McClatchy, 07/14/2017
"Idle Permit Total Tops 'Record High' Amid Streamlining Push"
"As the Bureau of Land Management's backlog of outstanding applications to drill on public lands shrinks, the number of tracts that have been approved for development but have gone unused is on the rise."
Source: EnergyWire, 07/13/2017
"Proposed EPA Permit Violates Clean Water Act, Group Alleges"
"An environmental group is accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of violating federal pollution laws by allowing oil and gas companies to dump an unlimited quantity of fracking chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: WWL-TV, 07/13/2017
Conservative Groups Urge Lawmakers To Gut Climate Programs In Military
"A coalition of 14 conservative groups urged U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to support an amendment to the House of Representatives' annual defense bill that would prevent the Pentagon from implementing climate-change and green energy policies meant to save taxpayers money and protect the planet."
Source: Reuters, 07/13/2017
"Trump Triggers Fight Over Yucca Waste Site"
"Supporters and opponents of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site in Nevada are ramping up their advocacy efforts in hopes of swaying Congress and the Trump administration."
Source: The Hill, 07/12/2017
"Rising From The Ashes, A Buffalo Suburb Ends Its Dependence On Coal"
"Sixteen months ago, the coal-fired Huntley Generating Station, which sits on the banks of the Niagara River, stopped producing power for first time since World War I."
Source: Grist, 07/12/2017
