In two related amicus briefs filed Tuesday, the Biden-Harris Department of Justice encouraged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow climate lawsuits against American energy companies move forward – but hinted that the legal approach may run into serious obstacles. While arguing that climate suits are not yet ripe for Supreme Court review, both of US
Read More...Just ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey showed his appreciation for the industry that supplies about half of his state’s residents with the fuel to warm their houses in winter – a larger share than any other state – and about 41 percent of the state’s electricity generation by filing a
Read More...Once a central plank of the Biden-Harris administration’s climate agenda, the White House’s enormous environmental justice (EJ) spending programs are instead rife with “cronyism,” according to a new report from the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The Inflation Reduction Act’s EJ programs routed billions in taxpayer dollars to the Environmental Protection Agency, which was then
Read More...With election day just weeks away, new data shows energy costs continue to be a pivotal issue for voters in key battleground states. According to a recent poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute (API), it was revealed that nearly nine in 10 voters in Pennsylvania and six other key
Read More...On Tuesday, the California State Assembly approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s new refinery supply mandate, which now heads to the state Senate. The proposed legislation will require oil refiners to keep a minimum gas reserve on hand, and gives the California Energy Commission the power to require oil refiners to provide resupply plans to address losses
Read More...One year after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state’s climate lawsuit at New York Climate Week, on Monday the state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced another lawsuit at this year’s activist confab, this time targeting plastics recycling. With two public nuisance lawsuits against energy providers over the last two years, it’s clear Bonta is fully committed
Read More...Last week, in what must have been a slow news cycle, outlets – including The New York Times and E&E News – reported on a new activist “report” that essentially tallied up the number of climate lawsuits in the world, leaving out a few key details in the process. On Thursday, just weeks ahead of
Read More...The Matterhorn Express Pipeline, due to begin service in September, will significantly increase natural gas pipeline capacity in the Permian Basin, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This new capacity will be able to transport natural gas currently “locked up” in the Waha region to domestic and international customers, and
Read More...Well, it looks like the Rockefeller-backed campaign to push the California Attorney General to file more lawsuits targeting American energy companies is ramping up. Following the same script as last week, The Guardian is reporting on polling sponsored by the Center for Climate Integrity. And once again, they relied on the firm that comes with
Read More...The decision by CBS News to partner with the activist “news” website Inside Climate News (ICN) for a story on plastic recycling should raise journalistic alarm bells, especially when readers are left without any information or any acknowledgement about ICN’s funders and its mission to finance litigation and activism campaigns against American energy and industrial companies. Particularly troubling is the failure
Read More...Remember the Boulder climate lawsuit? It certainly doesn’t get much attention these days in the state, but a recent legal development could spell trouble for the case. The Colorado Supreme Court recently signaled it may intervene in the ongoing lawsuit, adding uncertainty to Rockefeller-financed climate nuisance litigation campaign that’s seen a series of recent setbacks
Read More...After failing to find any evidence of price gouging under a new law enacted last year, it appears California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided to pivot from price controls to new regulations for refiners. This week California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a new law that would institute a minimum gas reserve requirement for refiners that
Read More...Oil and natural gas producers continue to make emissions reduction advancements, including reducing flare intensity despite record production, according to the Environmental Partnership’s latest annual report. The Environmental Partnership (TEP) is a voluntary coalition representing nearly 70 percent of U.S. onshore oil and natural gas production in 47 out of 50 states, with the mission
Read More...Adding to the continued blows against the activist narrative that U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) is bad for the environment, a new study analyzing the lifecycle of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) found that U.S. LNG exports are environmentally beneficial in comparison to alternative fuels. The study, commissioned by Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future
Read More...The Biden administration this week appealed a Louisiana federal court decision that halted its pause on LNG exports – a pause that has garnered bipartisan backlash, especially with key swing state Democrats in places like Pennsylvania. Now, as Vice President Kamala Harris debuted her Presidential ticket in Pennsylvania – the second largest natural gas producing
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