Fracking Is Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’ Against Biden

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump has made fracking a “Hail Mary” attack on Joe Biden in the industrial Midwest, but three weeks before Election Day, it does not seem to be working. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/trump-biden-fracking.html

Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/business/energy-environment/joe-biden-oil-gas-energy.html

In Crucial Pennsylvania, Democrats Worry a Fracking Ban Could Sink Them

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fracking ban pushed by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders  epitomizes a Democratic quandary: Appeal to swing voters or energize a liberal movement? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-democrats-fracking.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

E.P.A. to Accuse California of ‘Significant’ Air and Water Problems

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Trump administration’s latest jab at California, the Environmental Protection Agency is saying the state is not protecting its water quality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/climate/trump-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the proposal is adopted, the government would no longer require oil and gas companies to inspect for and repair methane leaks from wells and pipelines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/climate/epa-methane-greenhouse-gas.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

In Victory for Environmentalists, Senate Keeps an Obama-Era Climate Change Rule

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Senators voted 51 to 49 to block a measure that would have undone a regulation to control the release of methane from oil and gas wells on public land. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/regulations-methane-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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