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"Oil Jumps 2% On Saudi Plan To Deepen Output Cuts From July"

"SINGAPORE - Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July, counteracting macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets.

Brent crude futures were at $77.64 a barrel, up $1.51, or 2%, at 0014 GMT after earlier hitting a session-high of $78.73 a barrel.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.41, or 2%, to $73.15 a barrel, after touching an intraday high of $75.06 a barrel."

Source: Reuters, 06/05/2023

EPA Spurns Trump Effort to Drop Pollution Controls for Plastic Recycling

"Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/05/2023

"New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools"

"Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the surrounding dirt roads and the smells that come from some of the oil and natural gas wells and tank batteries that dot the land around their Navajo community of Counselor in northwestern New Mexico."

Source: AP, 06/02/2023

Renewable Energy Surges, Driven By Solar Boom And High Fuel Prices: Report

"The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power, according to a new report Thursday."

Source: AP, 06/02/2023

"Debt Deal Pares Federal Role in Environmental Permitting Reviews"

"Permitting changes included in the deal to suspend the debt limit are drawing concern from environmentalists who say many projects would escape federal review under the proposal making its way through Congress."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/02/2023

"It Takes The Fat From 8,800 Pigs To Power A Transatlantic Flight"

"In the growing search for alternative fuels, scientists are looking to animal fats to power cars, trucks, and even planes one day".

Source: Jalopnik, 06/01/2023

DOJ West Virginia Governor’s Coal Empire Seeking Unpaid Fines

"The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Wednesday against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal empire, seeking more than $5 million in unpaid civil penalties and fees."

Source: CNN, 06/01/2023

"US Debt Ceiling Bill Passes House With Broad Bipartisan Support"

"A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default."

Source: Reuters, 06/01/2023

"How The U.S. Wants To Pressure China To Help Avert Climate Catastrophe"

"The Biden administration is searching for ways to push the world’s largest polluter to reduce carbon emissions, as superpower rivalries engulf a fragile bilateral relationship that could determine the future of global warming."

Source: Washington Post, 05/31/2023

"Cop28 President’s Team Accused Of Wikipedia ‘Greenwashing’"

"The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role as CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)."

Source: Guardian, 05/31/2023

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