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Energy and Climate Report
June 12, 2017-Number 112
Climate Change U.S. Finds Isolated Climate Change Stance at G-7 Talks Two days of talks among Group of Seven environment ministers confirmed a crack between the world's other leading industrial nations and the U.S. over climate change issues.
Coal Mining
Arch Coal Could Expand Mini
rado Under Draft Plan
Arch Coal Inc. would be able to expand the area it can explore for coal deposits in northwest
Colorado under the Forest Service's preferred alternative in a recent environmental analysis,
raising the ire of environmentalists.
Emissions Trading California Budget Bills Fail to Extend Cap-and-Trade California budget bills on June 12 didn't include legislation Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is seeking to reauthorize the state's greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program.
Energy
Big Oil's Clean Energy Ambitions Faz f nm/i
isultant Says
The world's biggest oil companies probably won't become renewable energy majors,
according to industry consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
Energy
Hydro Bi
s House as Senate Takes Up Similar Measures
The House signed off on a set of hydropower and minor energy bills June 12, just as a
Senate panel prepared to take up its own hydro measures.
Insurance
Insurers May Face Challenge?
a U 3. Climate Deal Exit
The insurance industry could face challenges from climate change in the long term if the
U.S. exits the Paris climate accord. But the industry sees the deal's goals as reachable
through other methods, the world's largest reinsurer told Bloomberg BNA.
International Climate EPA Head Blamed Obama for Paris Deal at G-7 Climate Summit Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt blamed former President Barack Obama for forging a bad Paris climate deal, leaving the U.S. with the job of extricating itself, the German environment minister said.
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International Climate Europe's Climate Advice Business Resilient to Trump Paris Exit Europe's largest architecture and engineering consultancy says President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord won't disrupt demand for advice on efforts to counter global warming.
International Climate
U.S. Says It Has Seat at Clime ' f dr
t Is It at Kids' Table?
The White House is insisting it will still have a seat at the table at the next United Nations
climate summit just before Thanksgiving in Bonn--but President Donald Trump's exit from
the Paris climate pact may mean the U.S. won't be sitting at the adults' table. Administration
officials, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt,
insisted the U.S. still has a voice in climate negotiations, noting Trump stopped short of
pulling out of...
Natural Resources Bears Ears Monument Boundaries Probably Extend Too Far: Zinke Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending a reduction of the size of the Bears Ears National Monument and a legislative change to allow tribal co-management of the monument, Zinke told reporters in a teleconference June 12.
Renewable Energy Goldman Is Buying Clean Energy to Help Power Its U.S. Operations Goldman Sachs Group Inc. isn't just matching renewable-power plants with corporations looking to buy wind or solar power. It'll soon be a buyer of clean energy, too.
Science Policy EPA Research Office Deputizes House Science Committee Aide A House Science, Space and Technology committee staff member took over the EPA deputy slot at the Office of Research and Development (ORD) June 12, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg BNA.
Correction The story, "Lawmakers, Regulators Stress Urgency to Renew Mine Cleanup Fee," published June 8, was updated to reflect new information about the expenditure of Abandoned Mine Land funds, which the agency submitted to Congress after the hearing. The online version has been updated.
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