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U.S. Wind Energy Surge: A New Turbine Rises Every 2.4 Hours

"The wind power industry just chalked up its strongest first quarter in eight years. Tax credits play an important role." "Every two and a half hours, workers installed a new wind turbine in the United States during the first quarter of 2017, marking the strongest start for the wind industry in eight years, according to a new report by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released on May 2."

Source: InsideClimate News, 05/05/2017

"Spending Deal Overrides Climate Science on Wood Energy"

"Congress’s bipartisan spending agreement could fund federal government operations for less than a year, but its effects on climate policy could persist through future presidential administrations."

Source: Climate Central, 05/04/2017

"Abandoned Gas Line Caused Colo. Home Explosion"

"An abandoned pipeline that was cut off underground and left uncapped and connected to a natural gas well fueled an explosion that destroyed a Colorado home and killed two people last month, investigators said yesterday."

Source: EnergyWire, 05/04/2017

"Weak Safety Standards Led To Exxon Refinery Blast: U.S. Agency"

"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has concluded that a 2015 explosion at a Torrance, California, refinery then owned by Exxon Mobil Corp could have been prevented, the agency concluded in a report issued on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 05/04/2017

"Inside The Debate Over Repealing Curbs On Methane Leaks"

"A deadline is fast approaching for Republican lawmakers who want to undo an Obama-era regulation that aims to limit the emissions of methane — a powerful greenhouse gas — from energy production sites on public lands."

Source: NPR, 05/04/2017

Ohio Lawmakers Add Provision That Could Open State Parks To Fracking

"Ohio legislators took a step toward allowing fracking in state parks, adding a provision in a pending budget that would strip the governor of the ability to control the issuing of licenses for the oil and gas drilling practice that has raised environmental concerns."

Source: Reuters, 05/04/2017

Fracking Companies Build Dozens of Unauthorized Dams in B.C.

"A subsidiary of Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned petro giant courted by the B.C. government, has built at least 16 unauthorized dams in northern B.C. to trap hundreds of millions of gallons of water used in its controversial fracking operations."

Source: DeSmog, 05/04/2017

"Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Rollback Of Pollution Rule"

"Environmentalists and public health advocates are going to court to fight the Trump administration's move to rewrite Obama-era rules limiting water pollution from coal-fired power plants."

Source: AP, 05/04/2017

"Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Offshore Drilling"

"A coalition of environmental groups on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its efforts to expand offshore drilling, arguing the move violates the president’s legal authority, threatens a multitude of wildlife and could harm the fishing and tourism industries."

Source: Washington Post, 05/04/2017

How Satellite Data Caught Gulf Oil Companies Hiding Enormous Oil Spills

"An organization called SkyTruth is monitoring drilling companies for drastically underestimating the amount of oil they spill into the ocean."

Source: Fast Company, 05/03/2017

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