Tag: US Environment
Trump orders review of Obama waterway regulation
Trump order puts streams, wetlands at risk: Tom Carper By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday directing regulators to review an Obama administration rule that expanded the number of federally protected waterways as the new president targets environmental regulations conservatives label as […]
After sage grouse protections rejected, land use plans become focus
Strict oil and gas limits imposed on 12 million acres of prime sage grouse habitat BILLINGS, Mont. – Before the applause faded from the U.S. government’s announcement that there would be no endangered species protections for the greater sage grouse, the criticism began over wide-reaching federal conservation plans meant to protect the bird’s habitat across 11 Western […]
US rejects sage grouse protections, sidesteps oil and gas restrictions
11 western states home to Sage grouse BILLINGS, Mont. – The greater sage grouse, a ground-dwelling bird whose vast range spans 11 Western states, does not need federal protections, the Interior Department said Tuesday, following a costly effort to reverse the species’ decline without reshaping the region’s economy. The fight over whether to list the bird […]
US Mexico climate deal: Climate change goals aligned
US Mexico climate deal will see countries harmonize efforts, policies in climate change goals The United States and Mexico agreed to a joint task force on climate policy co-operation last week after Mexico announced its emissions will peak by 2026. Mexico anticipates the county’s emissions will then fall 22 per cent below “business as usual” […]
US Oil, natural gas drillers must disclose fracking chemicals
Changes to fracking chemicals rules take effect in June The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, the first major federal regulation of the controversial drilling technique that has sparked an ongoing boom in natural gas production […]
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