"Your Tax Dollars May Be Funding The Expansion Of The Plastics Industry"
"Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012."
Source: Grist, 03/18/2024
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"Federal Court Halts SEC Climate Reporting Rule"
"Federal judges have temporarily halted a landmark new climate reporting rule, sidelining efforts by Wall Street’s top regulator to uncover the risks U.S. corporations and their investors face from rising global temperatures."
Source: E&E News, 03/18/2024
Zombies of the Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill
"For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop."
Source: NYTimes, 03/18/2024
"Failed Oil Well Plugs Are Silent Polluters That No One Watches"
"Sarah Stogner plucked a piece of cement off a rusted steel pipe jutting from the ground on a West Texas ranch. The chunk, part of the plug for a long-dormant oil well, crumbled in her hand."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/15/2024
Gulf Petrochemical Buildout Draws Tax Breaks Despite Pollution Violations
"A booming petrochemical buildout on the Gulf Coast has drawn billions of dollars in public subsidies from state tax abatement programs despite regular violations of pollution permits, according to a new report released Thursday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/15/2024
"BLM Releases Long-Awaited Sage Grouse Protections"
"The Biden administration released its proposal Thursday to protect the greater sage grouse across the West, incorporating tough restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other land uses near the bird’s habitat."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2024
South American Lithium Mines Threaten Native Water, Culture And Wealth
"In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon a treasure trove of the stuff: an estimated trillion dollars in lithium."
Source: AP, 03/14/2024
US Energy Industry Methane Emissions Are Triple What Government Thought
"American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates."
Source: AP, 03/14/2024
"Nine More States Sue SEC Over Climate Disclosure Rule"
"Nine states this week sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a rule that requires publicly traded companies to disclose some climate-related information to potential investors."
Source: The Hill, 03/14/2024
"The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I."
"How can the world reach net zero if it keeps inventing new ways to consume energy?"
Source: New Yorker, 03/13/2024
