A court’s decision in support of the lawsuit filed by Oklahoma, Louisiana and several other states that fought the Biden administration’s 2021 pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal land was vacated Wednesday by a U.S. circuit judge. The ruling means the challenge to President Biden’s key piece of his climate change …
August 17, 2022 archive
Other energy events in the US and world
** The National Academy of Sciences is prohibiting White House climate aide Jane Lubchenco from being involved in NAS activities and publications for five years after she violated its code of conduct, the prestigious nonprofit organization said. ** Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat GOP Rep. Liz Chaney in a Republican primary landslide on Tuesday, spent decades …
Missouri ends solar tax break as Biden signed IRA
After being on the books for nearly a decade in Missouri, a solar tax break was abruptly halted this week by the Missouri Supreme Court as President Biden signed his Inflation Reduction Act into law, one that provides expanded breaks for the solar industry. The Associated Press reported the court ruled the state constitution …
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