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HB 542 & the Dealing of Pennsylvania’s Environment (I)Natural Resources Defense CouncilIn recent years, Pennsylvania’s state budget has repeatedly served as a chopping block for environmental protection, with legislators cutting funding to the state DEP by almost 40% over the last fifteen years. A $33 billion state spending bill that …

The Guardian Javid ‘misunderstood planning policies’ in approving fracking site, court hearsThe Guardian“The government must be held to account for failing to protect UK citizens from the health impacts of fracking and the untold damage it will cause to our environment, our climate, and those living near the site in Lancashire.” Hundreds of anti-fracking ……

Kirkland Reporter Spill response training prepares city staff to protect our environmentKirkland ReporterLast month, staff from the City’s Storm Utility Crew, Surface Water & Pollution Prevention and Fire Department joined members of the Marine Rescue Dive Unit of the King County Sheriff and the Washington Department of Ecology for a combined training on …

Novinite.com France to Host International Climate Summit in DecemberNovinite.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that France will host an international summit on Dec. 12 to ensure the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to Xinhua News. The summit is scheduled to take place two …France to host int’l climate summit in December: MacronXNewsPressFrance’s…

Cities Today Climate Summit of Local and Regional LeadersCities TodayThe Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders on Sunday, 12 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany will be the jumping off point for key initiatives and partnerships that support the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement. The Summit will unlock …

Forbes Who Loses From Trump’s Pursuit Of ‘Energy Dominance’? You, The TaxpayerForbesHere’s the problem: Energy independence is meaningless as a metric that affects consumers. The price of oil reflects its global scarcity, not its source. Even if we produced all of our own oil, the price at the pump would be just as affected by…

New York Times Harvey’s Toll on Energy Industry Shows a Texas VulnerabilityNew York TimesThe pounding being endured by coastal Texas will probably be the biggest test of that risk so far, and energy experts say it raises questions about the area’s role as a hub for such crucial and environmentally sensitive industries. “The hurricane did…

MarketWatch Energy stocks pummeled again as Harvey dumps more rain on TexasMarketWatchShares of refiners that operate mostly outside the Southeast jumped more than 7% Monday, but were giving back some of those gains on Tuesday. Delek U.S. Holdings Inc. DK, +0.20% and PBF Energy Inc. PBF, +0.48% fell less than 1%, while HollyFrontier …The Energy 202:…

The Denver Post Xcel Energy plans to retire two coal-fired plants in Pueblo, increase renewablesThe Denver PostXcel Energy took a big step away from coal on Tuesday, announcing an agreement to retire two of its three coal-burning units at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo while adding substantially more wind, solar and natural gas generation…

Dallas News Tribes: Dallas’ Energy Transfer Partners overstates Dakota Access pipeline shutdown impactDallas NewsStanding Rock Sioux attorney Jan Hasselman and Cheyenne River Sioux attorney Nicole Ducheneaux also argue that Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners brought potential problems on itself by forging ahead with construction despite the uncertainty of … and more »