President Biden’s eager move to control tailpipe emissions ran into strong opposition this week as more than 100 energy and farm trade groups set a letter against them. Designed to force more electric vehicle sales, the rules were proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency but the opponents argue they also remove consumer choice reported …
Category: EPA
Energy updates
** Tuesday marked the Earth’s hottest day ever recorded, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Worldwide temperatures on July 4averaged 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the institute, which extrapolated from more than 40 decades of data from the U.S. National Centers for Climate Prediction. ** A new federal study estimates that toxic …
Energy headlines
** McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages in coming years, potentially suppressing the adoption of electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels. ** US factory activity contracted for an eighth month in June, slipping to the weakest level in more than three years …
Quick energy reads
** A week after a train derailment and bridge collapse sent rail cars into the Yellowstone River, authorities say only two rail cars carrying molten sulfur and scrap metal remain in the water as cleanup continues near Columbus, Montana. Seventeen Montana Rail Link train cars derailed last Saturday morning in Stillwater County, causing a bridge across the Yellowstone River …
Other energy notes
** The spill of highly radioactive waste beneath a building on the Hanford nuclear reservation north of Richland and near the Columbia River is both deeper and broader than anticipated. In a statement, the Department of Energy said the contamination in the soil at the Hanford 324 Building 1,000 feet from the Columbia River and a mile north …
Energy headlines
** A U.S. judge on Monday signaled he was prepared to go ahead with selling Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum’s assets to satisfy creditor claims while pushing back against one of Venezuela’s key objections. ** The auto industry’s largest lobbying group said an EPA plan to electrify American vehicles is “neither reasonable nor achievable in …
Fast energy reads
** The Treasury Department is urging states to force insurance companies to better account for climate change and its financial risks as growing disaster damage is costing insurers billions of dollars. ** Massachusetts has launched the largest single call for offshore wind projects in the nation. But the state’s new attorney general isn’t so sure that’s a good idea. ** Georgia …
Energy quick reads
** BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Larry Fink — the leader of the world’s largest asset manager — said he won’t use the term “ESG” going forward. Fink, who has advocated for factoring in climate risks when making decisions regarding investing strategies and corporate leadership, said during a conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival that the term …
Quick energy reads
** Drivers in the state of Washington are celebrating the official start of summer with an unwelcome sight: America’s most expensive gas prices. The average cost of regular gasoline in Washington state has jumped by 32 cents over the past month to $4.93 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s 7 cents ahead of California, which is notorious for …
Exploring more politics of energy—Mitchell Talks Energy
The ever changing world of energy, whether it’s the politics of government decisions, crude oil production or the environment—-you never know what will be included in the weekly discussion by Scott Mitchell and his “Mitchell Talks Energy” program where he interviews Jerry Bohnen of Oklahoma Energy Today. This week? This week Scott and Jerry discuss …