Laws & Regulations

As Florida, Georgia Battle Over Water, Oystermen Struggle To Survive

"Standing in his boat in Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, Michael Dasher lowered a long pair of tongs into the water, pulling up a muddy mass of oysters that his son sorted, keeping those big enough to sell and tossing the rest back into the brackish bay."

Source: Reuters, 03/02/2020

"New EPA Rule Change Saves Industry Money but Exacts a Climate Cost"

"This week, EPA Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler signed a new rule that relaxes the requirements that owners and operators of refrigeration equipment have leak detection and maintenance programs for hydrofluorocarbons, a set of refrigerants often referred to as 'climate super-pollutants.'"

Source: InsideClimate News, 03/02/2020

White House Rewrote EPA Scientists Finding That TCE Damages Fetal Hearts

"John DeSesso was on a mission when he entered the halls of the Environmental Protection Agency in late September. Inside the ornate limestone building not far from the White House, he met with a dozen EPA scientists and officials."

Source: Reveal, 03/02/2020

"Murkowski, Manchin Introduce Major Energy Legislation"

"Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday introduced a long-awaited energy package that's shaping up to be the best chance this year for passing legislation to expand the use of cleaner forms of energy."

Source: The Hill, 02/28/2020

Judge Voids 1 Million Acres Of Oil And Gas Leases Over Public Input

"A federal judge in Idaho ruled Thursday that a Trump administration policy limiting public input on oil and gas leasing decisions was “arbitrary and capricious,” overturning the 2018 directive and voiding nearly 1 million acres of leases out West as a result."

Source: Washington Post, 02/28/2020

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