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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Union of Concerned Scientists

Environmental Protection Agency. That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. Simply by taking West Virginia v. EPA the Supreme Court signaled ominous things to come.

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.

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Disinformation Alert: Fossil Fuel Interests Preparing to Deploy False Claims about New EPA Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new round of environmental and public health protections that are being rolled out by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We’ve heard these lazily disingenuous narratives before.

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Guest Essay: ‘Clean’ Hydrogen Smoke And Mirrors

PA Environment Daily

Busy with our own lives, we’ve simply given agency over to others, counting on the federal government, for example, to save the planet. There’s much about the IRA that deserves our support, but due to the influence of powerful fossil fuel lobbyists, the plan also includes projects whose benefits are questionable, even counter-productive.

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Shell keeps hiding behind Canada’s Big Oil lobby

Enviromental Defense

Despite Shell’s insistence that it’s a climate champion, it has chosen to stay aligned with CAPP, whose toxic, secretive influence has killed or undermined laws that were designed to protect public health, cut pollution, and curb carbon emissions – including during the COVID-19 crisis. . Increasing them a lot.

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

If carbon emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century, this figure climbs to $2.2 The new law creates a permitting process for polluting companies to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them in underground chambers. The move represents a lifeline for fossil fuel use in a decarbonizing energy grid.

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Toronto Mayoral By-election on June 26th is Vital to the Future of Ontario’s Environment

Enviromental Defense

The provincial government continues to attack Ontario’s environmental protections and force sprawl onto farms and natural areas, rather than address the need for new homes in our communities.