Trump Infrastructure Proposal Impacts 'Virtually Every' Federal Decision on Environment: DOI Secretary -
"Trump's announcement focused largely on road and highway impacts, but industry groups and environmentalists note the...more
1/18/2020
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France ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
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Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
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Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas ,
State Legislatures ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
Energy Infrastructure Attacks are ‘Probable’: Oil Traders Fear Supply Disruptions in the Middle East -
"A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions will most likely result in an unplanned oil supply shortage in the...more
1/11/2020
/ Ad Velorum Property Taxes ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Fuel Supply ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
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Petroleum ,
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Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State Legislatures ,
Surface Transportation ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Transmission Planning ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine
Chevron to Take $10B+ Write-Down -
"More than half the write-down is related to gas drilling operations in Appalachia."
Why this is important: In recent years, the pressure to reduce carbon emissions has affected...more
12/21/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
India ,
Kyoto Protocol ,
Michael Bloomberg ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pensions ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
Well Drilling
Court Ruling Vindicates ExxonMobil in New York ‘Climate Change’ Fraud Case -
“'The Office of the Attorney General failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that ExxonMobil made any material misstatements or...more
12/14/2019
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Amicus Briefs ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dismissals ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Forest Service ,
General Motors ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
US Steel ,
Wind Power
Russian, Colombian Competition Continuing to Slow U.S. Thermal Coal Exports -
"'Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian exports remain out of the money for shipment to Europe and Illinois Basin coal has significant...more
12/9/2019
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Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Colombia ,
Competition ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline -
"The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more
11/16/2019
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Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Germany ,
Governor Wolf ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Transportation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Safety Violations ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power ,
Workplace Safety
Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong -
"'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more
11/11/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
India ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pakistan ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Poland ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
UK ,
Wildfires
Expenses and Delays Continue for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Where Work has Halted Again -
"The pipeline’s developers announced that construction now isn’t expected to concluded until late next year at a cost of $5.3 to $5.5...more
11/2/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Panels ,
Tesla ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Big Oil’s Climate Change Reckoning Finally Arrives in Court -
"New York’s $1.6 billion lawsuit arose from a national effort to hold Big Oil responsible for global warming."
Why this is important: The most important...more
10/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Governor Northam ,
Imports ,
Investors ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Proxy Statements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Robotics ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Universities
Pennsylvania, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement on Abandoned Wells -
"The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties."
Why this is important: The...more
10/18/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gas Prices ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil Wells ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Product Defects ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safety Equipment ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
State Regulators ,
Supply and Demand ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail -
"Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more
10/11/2019
/ Appellate Courts ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Demand Response ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Credits ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vietnam ,
Wind Power
This Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Technology Could Accelerate the Sustainable Energy Transition -
"A breakthrough nanotechnology from cleantech start-up EnergyX promises to revolutionise the speed, cost and...more
10/7/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Crude by Rail ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Exxon Mobil ,
India ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations -
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed to modernize its regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies...more
9/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
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Blackout Rules ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Gas Prices ,
Innovative Technology ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utility ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Storage Hubs ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Crisis in Middle East Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking -
"Oil prices are likely to spike in the short-term aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia, but, as Clifford Krauss and Stanley Reed of The New York...more
9/20/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
South Africa ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Utilities Sector ,
Zimbabwe
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions -
"There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more
9/14/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Benchmarks ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drainage ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Federal Bans ,
Fracking ,
Geoengineering ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Lenders ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead -
"Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more
9/3/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Commodities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
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Imports ,
Iran ,
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Petroleum ,
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Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Syria ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wind Power
A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation -
"For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more
8/10/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Cobalt ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Hyundai ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Well Drilling ,
Workplace Safety
Federal Appeals Court Vacates Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit -
"A federal appeals court has pulled another permit issued to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had fast-tracked the...more
8/1/2019
/ Appeals ,
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Coal ,
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Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island -
"The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more
7/27/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
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Clean-Up Costs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Liability ,
General Electric ,
Germany ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
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Performance Bonds ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venue ,
Wind Power
Oil Drops More Than 3% After State Secretary Pompeo Says Iran Is Ready To Negotiate About Its Missile Program -
"Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling by about $2 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump said progress...more
7/22/2019
/ Appeals ,
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Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coast Guard ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Customs ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Leave to Appeal ,
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Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Ports ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Vacated ,
Well Drilling ,
Zoning Laws
Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle -
"'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more
7/13/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Democratic National Committee ,
Dissident Shareholders ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Warming ,
Green New Deal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proxy Contests ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive-
"The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more
6/28/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fires ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pakistan ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Bans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wind Power
Trump Admin Submits Final Rule to Kill Obama Clean Power Plan -
"The new replacement rule to the Clean Power Plan, deemed the Affordable Clean Energy rule, aims to give states more time and authority to decide how to...more
6/24/2019
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Terminals ,
Exports ,
Horizontal Wells ,
India ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Private Nuisance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Environmental Groups Accuse Multiple Mining Sites of Violating Federal Regulations -
"Allegations of 'egregious' violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act could be...more
6/14/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Violations ,
Exports ,
Federal Funding ,
Imports ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Intent ,
Nuisance ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sierra Club ,
SMCRA ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Supply and Demand ,
Surface Estates ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission -
"The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more
6/10/2019
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
EBITDA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Federal Loans ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
General Motors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Impact Fees ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Political Debates ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Elections ,
Property Owners ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Severance Tax ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Surface Estates ,
Tesla ,
Trespass ,
USDA ,
WV Supreme Court ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles