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Climate study: ending new federal fossil fuel leases would keep 450 billion tons of carbon pollution in the ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ending new fossil fuel leasing on lands and offshore areas controlled by the U.S. government would keep up to 450 billion tons of greenhouse gases from polluting the atmosphere…
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Obama methane rule is first step but downplays problem, say green groups
The Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed regulations Tuesday targeting oil and gas industry methane emissions. The EPA says the new rules, billed as part of the White House’s clim…
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The EPA’s New Methane Rules for the Oil and Gas Industry
The Environment Protection Agency is proposing a new rule that would reduce methane emissions from oil and natural-gas drilling by 40 to 45 percent of 2012 levels by 2025. The rules would also amend…
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EPA takes important step on methane, but greater action needed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to reduce methane from the oil and gas industry. This proposed rule is the latest part of the Obama administration’s st…
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Shells Arctic Ocean drilling reaches new depths
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approved Shell’s revised drilling permit to allow the company to drill thousands of feet below the Chukchi Sea to where oil an…
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Hidden abuse: The persistence of slave labor within Southeast Asia’s palm oil industry
Lucrative as it is for multi-national corporations, the palm oil industry has incited numerous humanitarian concerns in recent years. Palm oil giants have increasingly acted at the expense of those em…
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Obama To Visit Alaska, But Enviros Cry Foul Over Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is traveling to Alaska later this month to visit the front lines of climate change, which he called “one of the greatest challenges we face this century…
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Petition urges Obama administration to ban natural gas exports
Exports climb 1,000 percent during fracking boom that puts climate, environment at risk WASHINGTON. D.C. — Environmental groups filed a groundbreaking legal petition with the U.S. Department of Comm…
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It’s not just Coke: Big Food and the new astroturf
Coca-Cola is fighting the rapid drop in soda sales by going beyond marketing and co-opting science. As the New York Times reported on Monday, the company is backing a new scientific research group…
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Obama Administration Accused of Giving Human Trafficking Status Upgrade to ‘Further Corporate Trade Agenda’
Controversy over the State Department’s upgrading of Malaysia in its annual human trafficking report continues to swirl, with one organization charging that it shows the administration watering…