"Pipelines: Court Tosses Sweeping Suit Against FERC"
"A federal court yesterday rejected an ambitious lawsuit from environmentalists who say federal regulators are biased toward approving natural gas pipelines."
Source: EnergyWire, 03/24/2017
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"Judge Rules Dominion's Coal Ash Site Pollutes Virginia Water"
"RICHMOND, Va. — Arsenic is illegally flowing out of one of the sites where Virginia's biggest utility stores coal ash, polluting surrounding waters, a federal judge ruled Thursday."
Source: AP, 03/24/2017
"Fracking Ban Nears Approval in Maryland"
"With the state's Republican governor saying he will sign it, a bill to prevent the drilling practice nears a vote in the Senate."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/24/2017
Exxon Says It Lost A Year’s Worth Of Tillerson Emails From Alias Account
"Exxon Mobil can’t locate a year’s worth of emails from an alias account used by former CEO Rex Tillerson, now the secretary of state."
Source: McClatchy, 03/24/2017
"Cost of U.S. Car Fuel Standards Could Be 40 Percent Lower: Report"
"The cost to implement tough fuel-efficiency standards for cars imposed by the Obama administration for the first half of the next decade could be up to 40 percent lower than previously estimated using existing conventional technologies, according to a report from a nonprofit group released on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2017
"U.S. State Department Issues Permit For Keystone XL Pipeline"
"The U.S. State Department has signed and issued a presidential permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. That reverses former President Barack Obama's 2015 decision to reject the controversial pipeline."
Source: NPR, 03/24/2017
"California Board Adopts Strictest U.S. Methane Rules"
"California's air quality board voted unanimously on Thursday to approve methane regulations touted as the strictest adopted yet in the United States for controlling emissions of the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the atmosphere."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2017
"Watchdog Piles On Criticism Of Offshore Drilling Regulator"
"A watchdog is alleging numerous problems at the federal government’s offshore drilling regulator, including in its inspection and environmental stewardship programs."
Source: The Hill, 03/23/2017
"Companies Join Green Advocates In Push To Save Efficiency Program"
"Dozens of companies and organizations are pleading with Congress to save the popular Energy Star program for appliances and other products, rejecting President Trump’s proposal to eliminate it."
Source: The Hill, 03/23/2017
"Trump's Words Could Jeopardize His Environmental Rollbacks, Too"
"President Donald Trump’s words may come back to haunt him in court as he moves to roll back regulations that fight climate change, just as they did when he tried to ban travel from six predominantly Muslim countries."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/23/2017
