In Washington this week, Congress will not only return to work but a federal appeals court will hear challenges to the Biden administration’s efforts to curb tailpipe emissions. It could mean the cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Three challenges were …
Not only was the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, Colorado recently fined again by the EPA, but it was ordered to buy $600,000 in clean lawn equipment for metro-Denver counties with excess ozone. The fine totaled $161,000 for production of gasoline with too many pollutants in 2021. The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency …
** President Joe Biden said Sunday there were plenty of climate-denying “dog-faced pony soldiers” out there, but their numbers were dwindling as the world took serious steps to address the climate crisis. The president was in Vietnam after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, India. ** When the US Secretary of Energy and her team …
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas will get a chance in the coming week to question Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her agency’s policies. Rep. Lucas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology said Granholm will testify Thursday, September 14 during a morning hearing. The hearing will examine the U.S. Department of Energy goals and …
** General Motors Co. made a counteroffer to the United Auto Workers union, proposing a total 16% pay raise for the top wage earners in its plants and a 56% hike for newer employees who make less, the company said in a statement. UAW President Shawn Fain reacted quickly saying the proposal is “insulting.” ** …
** The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it will nix seven Alaskan oil and gas drilling leases issued under the Trump administration and suspended for review shortly after Biden took office. The area in question in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge had previously been leased to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. ** Nearly 1 in …
** Western Midstream Partners LP subsidiary will acquire Meritage Midstream Services II LLC for $885 million cash as the infrastructure company expands its Powder River footprint. Under the terms of Western Midstream’s agreement, the company will acquire Denver’s privately held Meritage’s large-scale natural gas gathering and processing business in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. …
** As the threat of a strike looms amid negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and major US automakers, the White House faces increasing pressure to deliver on its promise of better wages and benefits for workers at electric vehicle facilities. ** Los Angeles International Airport has banned the sale of single-use plastic bottles in …
** A Trump-era rule allowing railroads to haul highly flammable liquefied natural gas will now be formally put on hold to allow more time to study the safety concerns related to transporting that fuel and other substances like hydrogen that must be kept at extremely low temperatures when they are shipped, regulators announced. ** Colorado Gov. …
** President Biden on Wednesday said he would welcome a potential Republican investigation into the federal government’s response to deadly wildfires in Maui after he laid out what his administration has done to help the island recover. ** Rivian, an electric vehicle manufacturer, is teaming up with renewable energy company BrightNight and environmental organization The …
