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New York Times 48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump – The New …New York TimesThe list shows dozens of environmental policies that the Trump administration has targeted, often in an effort to ease burdens on the fossil fuel industry.Trump administration erodes environmental protections …Payson Roundup all 5 news articles »

The Guardian Honey tests reveal global contamination by bee-harming pesticidesThe GuardianChristopher Connolly at the University of Dundee, UK, said: “The findings are alarming. It is time that these chemicals are heavily restricted for use. In this way, their impact on the environment can be limited and their efficacy against pests … and more »

Reuters Energy secretary took charter flight day before Price resignedReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry took a chartered jet to Ohio last week, according to an airport management company, the day before fellow Cabinet member Tom Price resigned over his use of private charter flights for government … and more »

InsideClimate News Solar Energy Boom Sets New Records, Shattering ExpectationsInsideClimate NewsDriven largely by a boom in solar power, renewable energy expansion has hit record-breaking totals across the globe and is shattering expectations, especially in the United States, where projections were pessimistic just a decade ago. In 2016, almost …Renewable energy fans flex lobbying muscles in MassachusettsMiami…

Washington Examiner Here’s the Leaked Anti-Leak Training Email Sent to DOE StaffWIREDThe Department of Energy seems to be running a bit behind schedule, though. According to the email sent to DOE employees and contractors, staffers will have from October 4 to October 6 to complete the lesson, which has been posted on the DOE website’s …Energy…

The Nation. Trump’s Visit Didn’t Help Puerto Rico’s Recovery Efforts. This Sustainable-Energy Plan Could.The Nation.Researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at University of Massachusetts-Amherst see fertile ground for renewal through green rebuilding efforts and a self-sufficient energy system. Creating a renewables-based power grid …How solar energy saved a Puerto Rican farm from Hurricane…

Energy Companies’ Proposal Could Help Expand Maine’s Wind Power CapacityMaine PublicRegional energy interests are making a move to break up an electricity logjam that has stalled wind power development in Maine. Over the last decade, Maine wind developers have built new turbines at a rapid clip, bringing overall capacity to more than …

Bloomberg Solar Grew Faster Than All Other Forms of Power for the First Time …BloombergSolar power grew faster than any other source of fuel for the first time in 2016, the International Energy Agency said in a report suggesting the technology will …Solar Energy Boom Sets New Records, Shattering ExpectationsInsideClimate NewsSolar energy is fastest growing source…

Greentech Media Saudi Solar Bid Makes Solar Cheapest Electricity in the World, but There’s a CatchGreentech MediaThe bids from the United Arab Emirates-owned Masdar smashed records for solar PV prices, but because the first- and second-place bidders are government-funded, analysts believe the bids might be more about publicity for Saudi Arabian solar than …Saudi solar bids…

CNBC Oil and gas giant Statoil moves into solar, acquires share in 162 megawatt Brazilian facilityCNBCThe Norwegian energy business announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement to acquire a 40 percent share in the “construction ready,” 162 megawatt (MW) Apodi solar asset in Brazil. Statoil said it would be acquiring the share from Scatec…