US Election 2020 – Trump Effect
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BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsUnited States
Gray: Canada Loses if Trudeau Bets on a Second White House Term for Trump
The Trudeau government appears to be betting on a second White House term for Donald Trump, Environmental Defence Executive Director Tim Gray observes in ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyEnergy PoliticsJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Canada, U.S. Pursue ‘Joint Interest’ in Getting Pipelines Built
Canada has opened discussions with the Trump administration to find a path forward for oil pipeline projects, Bloomberg News is reporting this week, citing ... -
Climate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearRenewable EnergySolarSouth & Central AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Ohio Plans Repeal of Coal, Nuclear Bailout After Bribery Scandal Snares House Speaker
The outsized political power of U.S. utilities has come into sharp focus over the last 10 days, with bribery scandals in Ohio and Illinois ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryMethaneUnited States
Judge Quashes Trump’s Methane Regulation Rollback as Global Emissions Hit All-Time High
In a decision last week, a U.S. judge called a halt to the Trump administration’s bid to roll back methane regulations enacted by President ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
With U.S. Fossils ‘Hurtling Toward Bankruptcy’, Execs Get a Payout While Abandoned Wells Leak Methane
With U.S. fossils “hurtling toward bankruptcy at a pace not seen in years,” companies are already abandoning unprofitable oil and gas wells or leaving ... -
First PeoplesHealth & SafetyLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Dakota Access Pipeline Continues Accepting Oil After U.S. Judge Orders Shutdown
The company behind the intensely controversial Dakota Access Pipeline isn’t explicitly defying a court order. But nor was it reported to have taken any ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCoalDrive to 1.5Health & SafetyJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasUnited States
Up to $6.7 Billion in U.S. Pandemic Relief Handed to 5,600 Fossil Companies
Environmentalists and accountability watchdogs are crying foul over revelations that more than 5,600 fossil companies have taken billions in federal coronavirus aid earmarked for ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsHot SpotsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Biden Can Be Swayed to Support Keystone XL, Kenney Claims
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can be swayed into supporting the Keystone XL pipeline if he enters the White House in January, Alberta ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
U.S. Policy-Makers Are ‘Easy Prey’ for Anti-Solar Lobbyists, Study Finds
Inoculating policy-makers against utility lobbying by helping them understand the benefits of community solar will be critical to realizing the promise of energy equity ... -
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for Atlantic Coast Gas Pipeline
The companies building the US$8-billion Atlantic Coast gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina and Virginia will be allowed to tunnel beneath the ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Trump Order to Speed Pipelines, Gut Environmental Protections is ‘Sitting Duck’ for Legal Challenges
Donald Trump signed an order last week to waive environmental safeguards on oil and gas pipeline projects that disproportionately harm minority communities already convulsed ... -
23 States File Suit Against Trump’s Fuel Economy Rollback
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have made good on their long-standing threat to file a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s bid to weaken ... -
Trump’s ‘Blitzkrieg Against the Environment’ Speeds Up as COVID Distracts, Election Nears
The COVID-19 pandemic has become the latest pretext for Donald Trump to shower his fossil industry benefactors with support, with the White House accelerating ... -
Court Quashes Trump Attempt to Roll Back Obama-Era HFC Controls
With one dissenting vote by a Trump-appointed judge, a federal court in Washington, DC has shot down a bid by the U.S. Environmental Protection ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Trump Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standard Aimed at Cleansing the Air, Cutting Emissions
With his country in the grips of an out-of-control pandemic of respiratory disease, Donald Trump is pressing ahead with his long-standing plan to gut ...
