Colorado’s Suncor refinery just can’t seem to avoid the headlines. The latest is a $300,000 punishment from the EPA for alleged violations of toxic chemical regulations during a 2019 release. The EPA announced Friday it had ordered the refinery to spend more than $240,000 on emergency response eqipment to improve the South Adams County …
** The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S. ** Following the unexpected loss of thermal generation and due to extreme temperatures, ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electricity use when it is …
** Three survivors of the deadly wildfires that ravaged Maui said Wednesday that when the inferno erupted, the main escape route out of town was partly blocked by Hawaiian Electric trucks clearing downed lines and replacing busted power poles. ** U.S. natural gas trade groups are opposing federal pipeline regulators’ proposed methane leak detection rules to …
Texas remains in a fight with the EPA over its plan to reduce haze from air pollution at National Parks. The Environmental Protection Agency a few months ago overruled the Texas plan for the haze reduction, adding fuel to critics who said the state plan to cut sulfur emissions at coal plants a “do …
** The Biden administration on Wednesday celebrated the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate law President Biden signed in 2022. ** Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday said he will keep up his battle against the Biden administration and officials who seek to “undermine” the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of their …
** In remarks on Tuesday, President Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden would visit devastated Maui “as soon as we can,” before he pivoted to prepared remarks about the Inflation Reduction Act on a preplanned trip to Wisconsin to tout his economic accomplishments. ** A Hawaiian couple sued the state’s electric utility this …
** Hawaiian Electric faces scrutiny and lawsuits for not de-energizing power lines as high winds and dry conditions gripped Hawaii in the leadup to the deadly Maui wildfires. ** A Montana judge ruled Monday that the state is violating its residents’ right to a clean environment, delivering a major victory to the 16 kids, teens and young adults behind …
The fight against the Biden administration’s latest EPA rule, one targeting existing coal, natural gas and oil-fired power plants has one more opponent—Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. He announced Monday he has joined a coalition of 21 states opposing the new rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The proposal attempts to regulate those …
** While the cause of the deadly Maui fires remains under investigation, lawyers are sending experts to the island to look into utility power lines as being a possible source of ignition. ** The United States is working to build resilient, diversified clean energy supply chains to protect its economic security, while guarding against the …
** The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that projects in Texas and Louisiana to remove more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year will get over $1 billion in federal grants, a key step in scaling up direct air capture (DAC) technology. The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Project Cypress in Louisiana, …
