Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett is trying to get the support of Congress to block new oil and gas drillilng on 74,000 acres in the western part of his home state. The Democrat filed the Gunnison Outdoor Resource Protection (GORP) Act, a new legislative proposal that would safeguard more than 700,000 acres of public …
September 30, 2024 archive
Iowa goes to court over stockpiles of abandoned wind turbine blades
The growing issue of old and abandoned wind-turbine blades just jumped into court in the state of Iowa. Iowa filed suit against an out-of-state firm for dumping the old blades in violation of the state’s solid-waste laws. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported the suit was filed against Global Fiberglass Solutions based in Washington. …
Report says nationwide crackdown on peaceful oil and gas protesters started in Oklahoma
A report by The Guardian contends Oklahoma was the first state to target anti-fossil fuel protesters and it led to a nationwide movement by lobbyists and legislators to create a crackdown on peaceful protests against oil and gas expansion. The Guardian’s reported investigation claimed the lobbyists worked for major North American oil and gas …
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