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Jobs and Environmental Regulation

Legal Planet

Labor Day is a good time to talk about an important topic: the impact of environmental regulation on jobs. In support of his deregulation campaign, President Trump promised to “cancel every needless job-killing regulation and put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet.”

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Labor and the Environment

Legal Planet

In support of his deregulation campaign, President Trump promised to “cancel every needless job-killing regulation and put a moratorium on new regulations until our economy gets back on its feet.” As illustrated by Trump’s comment, “job-killing regulations” has been a long-time meme among conservatives.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970. Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019.

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Attorney General Henry Files Charges Against Shell Falcon Pipeline For Failure To Report Drilling Issues That Caused Industrial Waste, Potential for Water Pollution

PA Environment Daily

Construction of the pipeline, which spanned through Washington, Allegheny and Beaver Counties, began in January 2019 and brings ethane feedstock from natural gas to the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. [In Construction of the pipeline, which spanned through Washington, Allegheny and Beaver Counties, began in January 2019.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.5.22

PA Environment Daily

Wolf’s Veto Of A Resolution To Kill RGGI Regulation; Moving House Bill To Block Next? Senate returns to session April 5, 6 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session April 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- PA Senate Fails To Override Gov. PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Gov.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Address Impact Of Operations In Niger Delta Before Selling SPDC – CSOs Tell Shell

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33