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May 11, 2017

Senate Rejects Resolution to Repeal Obama Administration Climate Change Methane Rule

In a surprising move, on Wednesday May 10th, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 49 to reject a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a 2016 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule aimed at reducing methane releases from oil and gas wells on public land. Continue reading

Air, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Sustainability

BLM, Congressional Review Act, CRA, drilling, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, methane, Obama, oil and gas, senate, Susan Collins, Trump, wells
December 21, 2016

President Obama Bans Drilling in Over 100 Million Acres of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans

On December 20, 2016, President Obama announced that he was using his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 1331 et seq.) to prohibit drilling and oil exploration in certain areas of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Continue reading

Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Sustainability, Water

Arctic, Atlantic, Ban, drilling, Obama, oil and gas, Outer Continental Shelf, Trump