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Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline Not Needed, Green Groups’ Suit Says
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recent orders allowing the Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to proceed should be blocked since new information shows the project is no longer needed, environmental groups say in a new filing in the D.C. Circuit.
FirstEnergy Gives Up $102 Million Subsidy to Pause Ohio Suit
FirstEnergy Corp. is giving up a $102 million-per-year subsidy in a deal that pauses an Ohio attorney general lawsuit alleging that the firm’s energy-saving incentive was part of a corrupt scheme to bribe state legislators.
Goodrich, Others Agree to $97 Million Kentucky Superfund Cleanup
Goodrich Corp. and two other companies will dredge contaminated sediment and clean up gasoline and petroleum products at a Superfund site in Kentucky under an agreement approved by a federal district court.
New Oil Group Drops Oil From Name in Nod to Low-Carbon Future
The hired hands of the oil patch are getting a larger trade association to represent them -- and one that has dropped the name of the commodity altogether.
EPA Seizes on ‘Secret Science’ Ruling in Bid to Nix Trump Rule
The EPA is calling on a federal court to scrap a Trump-era “science transparency” regulation in light of a recent decision casting doubt on its legality.
Senate Panel to Vote Feb. 3 on Granholm Energy Chief Nomination
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday will vote on the nomination of
Klobuchar Says Exxon, Chevron Deal Would Pose Antitrust Risk
Minnesota senator and ranking member of the Senate antitrust subcommittee
Benchmarks for Countries to Reach Zero-Carbon: Map
While more than 100 countries have pledged to reduce carbon emissions to zero in the next 30 years, according to Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a U.K.-based nonprofit, progress toward that goal is far from uniform.
Biggest Economies’ Climate Policies Fall Short of Paris Goals
The world’s biggest economies are falling behind on commitments to cut greenhouse gases fast enough to limit global warming.
ESG Risks Top the List of Near-Term Concerns for Bank Executives
Risks related to