In a court filing Tuesday, the administration agreed with road opponents that the environmental analysis of the project is flawed.
Energy & Mining
Accusations of ‘greenwashing’ by big oil companies are well-founded, a new study finds
Four major oil companies are not taking concrete steps to live up to their pledges to transition to clean energy, new research has found.
Alaska electric utilities are proposing new rates for fast charging stations for electric cars
Under current rate schedules, it can be really expensive to run an EV fast charger. If utilities lower rates for and overcorrect, then everyone could be paying for the people who use these charging stations.
EPA announces next step in veto process for Pebble; mine opponents say the agency is too slow
EPA sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, the chief executive of Pebble Limited Partnership, the state Department of Natural Resources, and Chuchuna Minerals Company announcing its plan. It says EPA still has reason to believe that the discharge of materials from the proposed mine could lead to “unacceptable adverse effects on important fishery areas.”
A California redwood forest has officially been returned to a group of Native tribes
The tribal council has granted it a conservation easement, meaning use of the land will be limited for its own protection.
Lawsuit alleging oil companies misled public about climate change moves forward
Baltimore was one of the first places to file a lawsuit seeking damages from fossil fuel companies.