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Canada’s government is in discussions with energy companies and Alberta about eliminating a federal cap on emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector if the industry and province reduce their carbon footprint in other ways, three sources with knowledge of the talks said. The sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the …
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(Reuters) – The Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles, setting off what it describes as the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. Republican President Donald Trump’s pick to run the EPA Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s plan to …
Trump’s EPA to Repeal Core of Greenhouse Gas Rules in Major Deregulatory Move Read More »
Summary Legal agreement delays Rice’s whale critical habitat designation until 2027 Delay follows legal disputes over oil and gas drilling impacts on endangered whale Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain in Gulf of Mexico July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the …
US Delays Rule on Gulf of Mexico Whale Protections by Two Years Read More »
By Bruno Venditti Companies with the Most Fossil Fuel and Cement CO2 Emissions This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Half of the world’s fossil fuel and cement carbon dioxide emissions in …
Companies with the Most Fossil Fuel and Cement CO2 Emissions – Visual Capitalist Read More »
(Reuters) – The massive U.S. tax and budget bill being finalized by Congress cannot pass a provision that automatically enables offshore oil and gas projects to skip over the federal environmental review process unless it gets at least 60 Senate votes, the body’s parliamentarian said on Monday. This is among the latest provisions that have …
US Senate Parliamentarian Says Oil, Gas Projects Can’t Skirt Environmental Review Read More »
By Nate Raymond Federal court friendlier venue for companies in such cases Appeal involved suits by Plaquemines and Cameron parishes June 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Chevron (CVX.N), Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and other oil and gas companies to have lawsuits brought by two Louisiana localities …
US Supreme Court to Hear Chevron, Exxon Appeal Over Louisiana Coastal Damage Read More »
By Ari Natter and Jennifer A Dlouhy The Trump administration will propose scrapping Biden-era climate mandates requiring the nation’s power plants to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions as soon as Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter. The Environmental Protection Agency is also set to advance a plan for unwinding limits on mercury and …
Trump Poised to Repeal Biden Curb on Power-Plant Pollution Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed approving Texas’ application to oversee its own permitting for projects to inject carbon dioxide underground, a move long sought by that state’s regulators and oil and gas companies with projects in the wings. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Texas is best positioned to protect its drinking water …
EPA Proposes Giving Texas Authority to Oversee CO2 Injection Permits Read More »
By Akshat Rathi and Coco Liu Founded in 2009, Climeworks constructed a pilot plant in Iceland in 2021 followed by a larger version that began operations in 2024 and is still being built out. Photographer: Heida Helgadottir/Bloomberg Climeworks AG is laying off 106 people, as startups that aim to reverse global warming face a reckoning …
Climeworks Is Cutting 22% of Staff as US Climate Backlash Hits Carbon Removal Read More »
The proposal would eliminate popular tax credits for electric vehicles and home solar. By Ari Natter and Mark Chediak Workers install solar panels on a home in San Francisco. Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg House Republicans released their first stab at a bill to extend President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, which would help pay for them by …
The Biggest Losers in the GOP Plan to Slash US Climate Spending Read More »
