"Ban Gas Stoves? Just the Idea Gets Some in Washington Boiling."
"The nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves. A political firestorm ensued."
Source: NYTimes, 01/12/2023
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"Climate Change: UAE Names Oil Chief To Lead COP28 Talks"
"The head of one of the world's biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year."
Source: BBC News, 01/12/2023"A Climate Fund Was Born. It Still Doesn’t Have Any Money."
"Two months after officials from around the world reached a surprise agreement to provide aid for escalating climate damages, the new fund hasn’t received a single pledge."
Source: E&E News, 01/12/2023"Key House Republican Floats Energy Package"
"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) on Wednesday signaled the committee will move on a larger energy legislative package under her leadership."
Source: The Hill, 01/12/2023Reversing Trump, White House Moves To Weigh Climate In Infrastructure
"Federal regulators have been instructed to consider planet-warming pollution before approving large projects like pipelines and airports."
Source: HuffPost, 01/11/2023"Climate Deniers Try to 'Fact Check' Real Reporting"
"A prominent group of deniers with a history of dark money benefactors is now trying to claim media is biased, thanks to new funding."
Source: Earther, 01/11/2023"Critic Of Fossil Fuels To Lead Key Offshore Oil Agency For Biden"
"The Biden administration is using a new opening at a powerful offshore energy agency to elevate a critic of fossil fuels who previously was blocked from a top Interior Department job because of opposition from oil industry allies in the Senate."
Source: Washington Post, 01/11/2023The New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: TV Stars
"For D.I.Y. enthusiasts, Matt Blashaw is a familiar face, judging bathroom remodels or planning surprise home makeovers on popular cable television shows. Mr. Blashaw also has an unusually strong opinion about how Americans should heat their homes: by burning propane, or liquid petroleum gas."
Source: NYTimes, 01/11/2023Grijalva Blasts House Rules Package For Making Public Land Transfers Easier
"The top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee blasted a provision in the proposed House rules package that would make it easier to transfer public lands, calling it an indication the new GOP majority intends to pursue a broadly pro-industry agenda."
Source: The Hill, 01/10/2023"Brazil Authorities Seek To Punish Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters"
"Brazilian authorities were picking up the pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power."
Source: AP, 01/09/2023"Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution"
"A new rule would, for the first time in a decade, reduce emissions of soot that disproportionately harm communities of color."
Source: NYTimes, 01/09/2023Buyers Of Electric Cars Can Get A $7,500 Tax Credit, But It Won't Be Easy
"Uncle Sam wants you to buy an electric vehicle. And he's willing to throw $7,500 your way to make it happen ... if you and the model you want both qualify."
Source: NPR, 01/09/2023"Republicans Target Oil Reserve Releases With Initial Energy Bills"
"House Republicans are honing in on releases from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the first set of bills that they’re expected to take up once they can start legislating."
Source: The Hill, 01/09/2023"Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change"
"The United States has pledged to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, but Russia’s war in Ukraine set off a bonanza for liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Today, we look at how energy companies and the Biden administration are backsliding on promises to move away from oil and gas."
Source: Reveal, 01/09/2023"Biden EPA Backs Off Plan to Crack Down on Smog From Permian Oil Drillers"
"The Biden administration is deferring a plan to crack down on smog in the drilling hotbed of the Permian Basin, handing a win to oil producers along with their allies in Texas and New Mexico."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/06/2023
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