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Energy and Climate Report
July 24, 2017-Number 141
Air Pollution
EPA Sued For Not Responding Quickly on Power Plant Permit Environmental advocates sued EPA July 24 over what they said was the agency's inability to respond quickly enough to concerns over a central Pennsylvania power plant's air pollution permit.
Climate Change
U.K. Braced for Record-Breaking Wet Wintt
mes Climate Shift
Britain faces a future of record-breaking wet winters, potentially leading to more of the
widespread flooding seen in recent years, according to new modeling that incorporates
changing climate patterns.
Climate Policy Conservative Party Merger Alters Landscape in Canada's Oil Patch The merger of Alberta's two main conservative parties creates a new political force in the heart of Canada's oil patch that threatens to unseat Premier Rachel Notley and kill the province's carbon tax.
Climate Policy U.K. Seeking to Fill Climate Leadership Void Left by Trump Britain should seek to fill the leadership void created by Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris Agreement, Climate Change Minister Claire Perry said July 24.
Congress Bernhardt Confirmed to No. 2 Interior Department Job The Senate confirmed David Bernhardt, a lawyer, to the No. 2 job at the Interior Department July 24, providing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke a much-needed deputy but underscoring the slow progress made on installing Trump administration nominees.
Energy EU Mulls Retaliation Against U.S. Over New Russia-Sanctions Plan The European Union said it would be prepared to retaliate against the U.S. should Washington hit Russia with new sanctions that affect EU-based energy companies, risking a deeper trans-Atlantic split over economic and security policies.
Energy Flood Risks Prompt Massachusetts Review of Enbridge Gas Facility Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) bowed to public pressure and ordered his
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administration to scrutinize a natural gas facility planned by Enbridge for its Pennsylvania to Canada pipeline.
Energy Photos of Melted Fuel at Japan's Fukushima to Help Cleanup Japan's likely discovery of melted fuel inside the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is seen as a critical step in hastening the $72 billion, 40-year cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history.
Energy White House Team Differs on Trump Support for Russia Sanctions The Trump administration supports the current version of a bill to sanction Russia, the new White House press secretary said, although her boss, Anthony Scaramucci, wouldn't guarantee that President Donald Trump will sign it.
Environmental Taxes Pennsylvania Eyes Shale Tax to Help Plug $2 Billion Hole The severance tax debate is heating up again in Pennsylvania.
Oil & Gas BLM Proposes to Kill 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing Rule The Trump administration is proposing to rescind 2015 regulations on hydraulic fracturing put in place by the Obama administration for oil and natural gas operations on federal and Indian lands.
Renewable Energy Renewables Scientist Takes South Korea's Energy Helm South Korea on July 24 inaugurated a sustainable energy scientist and scholar as minister for trade, industry and energy, a move expected to help the country meet stepped-up renewable energy goals by 2030.
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