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USGS Designation Ignores Law, Groups Say Coal for Steel is Not Critical
Designating Metallurgical Coal as Critical is a Handout to Foreign Competitors and Coal Barons WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) added metallurgical coal to a list of “critical minerals,” which could allow the Trump administration to steamroll bedrock environmental laws to boost coke production and widen the devastation … [continued]
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Canada’s New Budget Has Billions in Fossil Subsidies Disguised As Climate Action
Mark Carney’s first federal budget arrived with the promise of discipline and credibility, but also a signal that Canada would stay in the clean economy race. The climate provisions were not new programs so much as extensions of what already existed. They provided more time for industry to commit to … [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on Trump’s Nomination of Steve Pearce to Lead BLM
Ex-U.S. Rep. has a history of opposition to national monuments. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump announced his latest pick to run the Bureau of Land Management. In an announcement Wednesday, Trump named ex-U.S. Representative Steve Pearce (R-NM) as the next leader of the land management agency. BLM manages approximately 245 million acres … [continued]
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Army Corps approves Enbridge pipeline reroute around Wisconsin reservation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Oct. 29 approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation. Enbridge wants to build […]
SEIA Says Solar Still Cheapest Source Of Electricity, Australia Unveils Free Solar Plan
The SEIA says solar will win out over all forms of fossil fuels in a straight fight with no subsidies going to either side.
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