Energy & Fuel

"Interior Department to Fast-Track Oil, Gas and Mining Projects"

"The Interior Department said late Wednesday that it would fast-track approvals for projects involving coal, gas, oil and minerals on public lands, arguing that President Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency allowed it to radically reduce lengthy reviews required by the nation’s bedrock environmental laws."

Source: NYTimes, 04/24/2025

Nearly Half Of Americans Breathing Unsafe Levels Of Air Pollutants – Report

"American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog. Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks."

Source: Guardian, 04/24/2025

Lawyers Get Ready To Pounce On Trump’s Energy Deregulation Moves

"U.S. environmental groups say they are hiring lawyers and preparing for a major legal showdown with President Donald Trump's administration over its rapid-fire and sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations on oil, gas and coal development. The preparations will pose a test for the Trump administration’s strategy since January of relying mainly on emergency authorities and executive orders to slash what it views as obstructions to a surge in fossil fuel energy production."

Source: Reuters, 04/23/2025

"The Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas"

"An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that a single year of greenhouse gas emissions from tankers carrying LNG from the United States more than cancels out the annual reductions achieved through driving all the electric vehicles currently on U.S. roads."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/22/2025

"Interior Secretary Puts DOGE Representative In Charge Of Department Cuts"

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has given a former oil executive and aide to Elon Musk broad latitude to cut costs and consolidate work within his vast department, which oversees more than 500 million acres of land across the United States."

Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025

"Trump Touts ‘Clean Coal’ — But Cuts Programs That Protect Miners"

"A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts."

Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025

Energy Efficiency Program Killed; Advocates Say Louisianans Will Pay Price

"In a move energy advocates say will increase electric bills for Louisiana residents and allow the state’s utilities to keep earning money for electricity they don’t provide, Louisiana’s energy regulators voted 3-2 Wednesday to scrap plans for an independently operated energy efficiency program more than 14 years in the making."

Source: Floodlight, 04/21/2025

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