Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/17/federal-court-strikes-down-ruling-blocked-bidens-drilling-moratorium “Today’s decision demonstrates how flawed the preliminary injunction issued in June 2021 was, and that Interior must quickly take action to reform the federal fossil fuel program,” said one environmental lawyer. JULIA CONLEY August 17, 2022 Climate … Continued
From GreenFaith (http://greenfaith.org): Last Thursday, the United States Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, undermining efforts to reduce pollution from fossil fuel power plants. The very next day, … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/20/incredible-victory-obama-bans-drilling-parts-arctic-and-atlantic Published on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 by Common Dreams Move comes in response to efforts by climate activists urging president to secure environmental protections before new administration takes power By Nadia Prupis, staff writer Although green groups … Continued
September 9 was a historic day. The Obama Administration put a temporary halt to construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area near the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. In the past few weeks thousands of people … Continued