Energy & Fuel

"Biden Moves To Stall Gas Export Projects That Trump Promises To Boost"

"The Biden administration on Tuesday released a long-awaited analysis of the dangers that liquefied natural gas exports pose to the environment and the economy, raising a potential hurdle to a central part of President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda."

Source: Washington Post, 12/18/2024

"Trump Tariff Plan Threatens To Drive Up Gas Prices"

"Trump said late last month that on his first day in office, he would place 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods. The two countries are the leading sources of U.S. oil imports — and if he implements the tariffs, analysts say the action could result in higher gasoline prices."

Source: The Hill, 12/18/2024

"‘Unfettered’ Gas Exports Would Harm U.S. Economy, Energy Secretary Warns"

"If the United States were to continue exporting liquefied natural gas in the way that has made it the world’s biggest gas supplier, it would drive up costs for American consumers and businesses, pollute struggling communities and increase global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a letter written by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm that was obtained by The Times."

Source: NYTimes, 12/17/2024

"Industrial And Business Groups Send Trump A Deregulatory Wish List"

"More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards and corporate financing, claiming that the rules are “strangling” the nation’s economy."

Source: LA Times, 12/16/2024

"How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West"

"In Nevada, plans are moving ahead for transmission lines, solar farms, geothermal plants and more in the name of fighting climate change. Yet even among environmental groups and government officials, the projects are controversial."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/16/2024

"Earthquakes And Blowouts Undermine Case For Carbon Storage In Texas"

"Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the vanguard of a government-subsidized program to fight climate change. But pumping CO2 into the ground could exacerbate earthquakes and well blowouts already happening in the Permian Basin as Texas struggles to manage wastewater disposal, potentially undermining public support."

Source: Reuters, 12/16/2024

Beat Reporter Spotlights Costs of California's Environmental Reckoning

The fossil fuel industry’s outsized climate policy role in the U.S.’s most populous state is the core of award-winning coverage from investigative journalist Aaron Cantú for nonprofit newsroom Capital & Main. In the new Inside Story Q&A, Cantú shares some of what challenged him in his reporting, what surprised him most and a lesson learned.

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