If Attorney General Scott Pruitt gets any support from Democrats on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, it’ll be like a snowball’s chance in—–well, you get the point. One after another in Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Pruitt to take over as chief administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency tried to pin Pruitt against …
Protesters who flocked to North Dakota to join the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in its fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline are no longer wanted in one tribal town. They have overwhelmed the community of Cannon Ball. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is urging the break-up of the encampment of some of the protesters …
While developers of the Dakota Access pipeline went to federal court this week to block a tougher federal environmental review, the review is underway. The Dakota Access Pipeline company went to a D.C. federal judge on Monday asking to have the review delayed until there is a court ruling on the company’s claim it …
After showing early gains on Tuesday, crude oil futures settled lower after a U.S. government report showed that domestic shale oil production is expected to climb in February, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, February West Texas Intermediate crude rose 11 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $52.48 a barrel. On the …
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What will Attorney General Scott Pruitt do about the EPA refusing to repay claims it caused in the Gold King Mine spill, if he becomes head of the giant agency? If Pruitt’s confirmed, will he reverse the decision announced recently by the Environmental Protection Agency that it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 …
Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s nomination to become the new chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now opposed by 13 former heads of state environmental protection agencies, most from liberal states. Some served under Republican Governors. Others served under Democratic governors. In a letter this week, they all urged Senators on the Environment …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s handling of two controversial rate requests is coming back to haunt him. ClimateWire explored how Pruitt supported OGE in a $1 billion rate hike three years ago but fought a $130 million requested rate increase by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. OGE is the state’s largest utility while PSO is …
Protesters upset over a proposed oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma through Arkansas and to a Valero Refinery in Memphis, Tennessee blocks roads Monday and police ended up arresting 12 of them. The reported members of the group Arkansas Rising were charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of a highway passage. Seven of the protesters were …
