Biden signs flurry of executive orders on nature conservation and fossil fuels
After re-committing the US to the Paris Agreement last week, President Biden has this week signed a string of executive orders around nature conservation and minimising emissions from the energy sector.
The Biden Administration is expected to reverse more than 100 climate-related policies introduced by Trump
In a statement released late on Wednesday (27 January), the White House revealed that Biden’s latest executive orders detail commitments to take a “whole-of-government approach to the climate crisis” and “restore scientific integrity to federal decision-making”.
Biden has established a White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy – a central team tasked with coordinating climate policy across all sectors and states. He has also set up a National Climate Task Force, comprising of professionals from 21 agencies and departments. Additionally, the President’s Council of Advisors on Scien
For Immediate Release, January 26, 2021
Contact: Kevin Cross, Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, (970) 484-3141, jkevin87@comcast.net
Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, (575) 770-1295, eriksg@westernlaw.org
Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 437-7663, jnichols@wildearthguardians.org
32 Colorado Groups Support Biden’s Expected Pledge to Halt New Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands
DENVER As President Biden prepares to announce a ban on new oil and gas leasing and permitting on public lands and oceans, 32 climate, conservation, religious and business groups in Colorado today announced support for the move in a letter to the president.
Jordan Cove pipeline project faces big setback on key state permit
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upheld Oregon environmental officials in denying a key water permit for the Jordan Cove LNG project.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 3:49 PM
Updated: Jan 19, 2021 3:52 PM
Posted By: KDRV Staff
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Despite receiving conditional approval from federal regulators early last year, the Jordan Cove LNG project hit another snag on Tuesday stemming from key Oregon environmental permits.
The proposed Jordan Cove LNG project would see a pipeline constructed from the town of Malin in Klamath County to an export terminal in Coos Bay.
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MEDFORD, Ore. A proposal to build a natural gas pipeline and export facility in Southern Oregon was dealt another blow Tuesday when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decided not to overturn the state’s denial of a key permit for the project.