Powered by RebelMouse
Top news in Energy

The most important news of the week on energy and health. Sign up for our free newsletter.

www.ehn.org

Exposure to air pollution may increase risk of COVID-19 death, major study says

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of death from Covid-19, according to a large study by the Office for National Statistics.

www.theguardian.com

Harris VP choice signals tougher stance on pollution under Biden

By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. anti-pollution laws and for suing companies that pollute, environmental groups said.

www.reuters.com

Trump reverses Obama methane rule despite opposition from Big Oil

The rule ends Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. The move could make it harder to argue that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal.
www.npr.org

Trump eliminates major methane rule, even as leaks are worsening

The weakening of Obama-era efforts to fight climate change amounts to a gift to many oil companies. Researchers warn that the decision ignores science.
www.nytimes.com

Alberta’s Environment Minister cheered on coal mining in new areas before restrictions were dropped

Months before ending the Coal Policy, the Kenney government issued letters of support for open-pit projects.
thetyee.ca

Canada defends role for oilsands projects in 'messy' energy transition

Canada's government has vigorously defended the country's oil industry and its controversial oilsands projects, even as it seeks to drastically cut emissions.

financialpost.com

Oilpatch wary of VP pick Kamala Harris, Green New Deal backer

But analysts and economists say the industry was already expecting a shift in energy policy under a Biden presidency.

financialpost.com

Green shift urged to revive Brazil's economy and shield Amazon forests

President Jair Bolsonaro could revive Brazil's economic growth more quickly after Covid-19 by shifting to low-carbon policies that safeguard the Amazon rainforest.

www.climatechangenews.com

Inside clean energy: Biden’s climate plan shows net zero is now mainstream

Renewable energy costs have gone down so much that opponents can no longer seize upon pocketbook arguments.
insideclimatenews.org

Daimler reaches $2 billion diesel settlement in US

Daimler has reached settlements in the United States totaling $2.2 billion (€1.86 billion) over emissions cheating software in its diesel vehicles.

www.dw.com

New Jersey’s new electric vehicle rebate draws 1,800 applications, despite COVID economy woes

New Jersey has received 1,800 applications for its new electric vehicle rebate program even amid a slow rollout and car sales that crashed for months because of COVID-19, according to the state Board of Public Utilities.

www.inquirer.com

How cutting speed limits could slow climate change

Canadian cities from Edmonton to Montreal are lowering speed limits, primarily in an attempt to save lives. But slowing down may also be an easy way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution - not just on urban roadways but also on highways (and even the high seas).

www.cbc.ca

Renewable energy from wind and solar produced 10% of global electricity in first half of this year

Renewable power from wind turbines and solar panels produced 10 per cent of the world's electricity in the first half of this year, according to a new energy report.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Amanda Millstein: Missing the point on cities’ efforts to go all-electric to fight climate change

Climate change is regressive: poor communities and communities of color are feeling the health effects of climate change more than wealthy and white communities.

calmatters.org

Trump administration to roll back curbs on methane from oil, gas operations

The Trump administration will roll back regulations aimed at reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas operations, its latest move to unwind environmental rules ahead of November's presidential election.

news.trust.org

Dmitry versus Goliath: Environmentalism in Russia’s far east

Once branded a foreign agent, a Russian activist has worked for 24 years to protect the island of Sakhalin from industrial development.

www.hakaimagazine.com

EPA expected to undo methane leak rule for oil, gas industry

President Donald Trump's administration is expected to formalize the changes Thursday in the heart of the nation's most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania.

www.wesa.fm

A new advisory panel on climate change starts work at DRBC

As Tropical Storm Isaias swept through last week, the Delaware River Basin Commission's newest committee was convening for the very first time. Its aim: to help inform water resource planning efforts regarding climate change.

stateimpact.npr.org

Paddle protest at Marsh Creek Lake calls for Mariner East shutdown

As cleanup crews worked to remove thousands of gallons of drilling mud from a Chester County lake on Wednesday, residents gathered to protest the Mariner East pipeline project, citing a litany of environmental damage.

stateimpact.npr.org

Beer unsold during Australia's COVID-19 lockdown has been turned into renewable energy

Instead of going to waste, some expired ales and lagers in the state of South Australia have been serving a new purpose: powering a water treatment plant.
www.post-gazette.com

Pennsylvania's lead in joining a regional carbon reduction program is nominated to the Public Utility Commission

Hayley Book is currently serving as a senior advisor to the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

www.post-gazette.com

Mariner East construction spills 10,000 gallons of drilling mud into lake

Sunoco’s Mariner East pipeline construction spilled 10,000 gallons of drilling mud into a lake at Marsh Creek State Park in Chester County.
www.alleghenyfront.org

Billions for biofuel industry, and a lobby job for Rep. Neal's son

After months of lobbying, the industry found a champion in Neal, the powerful chair of the House Ways and Means Committee.
theintercept.com

Federal PAC donations show Ohio Valley lawmakers raked in thousands from utility FirstEnergy

Lawmakers from across the Ohio Valley have received nearly half a million dollars in campaign contributions from 2019-2020 from a political action committee associated with FirstEnergy Corp.
ohiovalleyresource.org

Are more car-free streets in NYC's future?

The tension between "those who see cars as evil and those who see cars as essential" intensifies as social distancing puts a premium on space.
www.nytimes.com

With the Biden-Harris ticket, environmental justice is a focus

Climate change leaders said the choice of Harris signaled that Democrats will try to ensure that communities burdened by pollution would benefit from a transition to clean energy.
www.nytimes.com

Bill McKibben: The world has reached decision time on the climate crisis

In 2020, biology, history, and physics are making the choice between transformation or disintegration clearer than ever.
www.newyorker.com

Arctic mine signs giant copper contract with a green touch

Nussir aims at becoming the world's first fully electrified underground mine, with zero emission of CO2.

thebarentsobserver.com

We can’t fight climate change without China

The Democratic Party’s 2020 platform echoes President Trump’s hawkishness on China. That’s a mistake.
newrepublic.com

The clean energy bill that divided B.C.’s NDP and Greens: 11 things you need to know

Proposed legislation would end B.C.'s mandate to be electricity “self-sufficient," and the Greens say that's bad news for small-scale renewable energy producers, including First Nations.

thenarwhal.ca

Trans Mountain, Coastal GasLink, Keystone XL: Where things stand with Canada’s pipeline projects

Amid legal hurdles in the U.S. and continued opposition from First Nations, the federal government is doubling down on its vow to do whatever it takes to get key pipelines built
thenarwhal.ca

Kamala Harris might help 'night and day' shift for US on global climate diplomacy

Joe Biden's pick of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US presidency could reinvigorate stalled world action on climate change in a "night and day" switch if the Democrats defeat Donald Trump, climate policy experts say.

www.climatechangenews.com

Trump attacks Harris on fracking: Can it swing Pa. and Ohio?

When asked about Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) yesterday, President Trump said "she is against fracking; she is against petroleum products." What's her energy record, and how will it play in battleground states?
www.eenews.net

6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election

Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs are calling for an agency reset after President Donald Trump's regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term, backing a detailed plan by former EPA staffers that ranges from renouncing political influence in regulation to boosting climate-friendly electric vehicles.

apnews.com

A quarter like no other in the coal industry, Consol's leaders say

For years, it has been easier to imagine what a bad quarter looks like in the coal industry than what might constitute a good one.

www.post-gazette.com