Trump auction of oil leases in Arctic refuge attracts barely any bidders
Coastal plain was up for sale as part of the Trump administration’s plan to pay for Republicans’ tax cuts with oil revenue
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World’s largest oil firm agrees to carbon cuts to tackle climate crisis
Saudi Aramco joins Oil and Gas Climate Initiative pledge but critics say targets are insufficient
Trump sticks by EPA chief as lawmakers call for resignation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump expressed support on Tuesday for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, as U.S. lawmakers including two fellow Republicans called for Pruitt’s resignation after reports he paid far below market rates to live in a condo owned by a lobbyist.
Bayer Roundup cancer trial goes to jury after closing arguments
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer went to a federal U.S. jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday.
Trump says still has confidence in environmental agency head Pruitt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated he continued to back Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt, who is under fire for paying low rent on a condo owned by a lobbyist.
Trump wants National Guard on Mexican border until wall built
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would probably station a few thousand National Guard troops at the 2,000-mile-long (3,200-km) Mexican border until the wall he wants to build there to keep out illegal immigrants is done.
Talk to ‘Green New Deal’ backers, BP CEO tells oil industry
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The oil industry should engage with proponents of the “Green New Deal,” a Democratic initiative seeking to radically reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said on Tuesday.
Pelosi calls for EPA chief Pruitt to resign as scandal grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives,…
Senators ask Trump to suspend EPA’s use of biofuel waivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five Republican senators on Monday called on President Donald Trump to temporarily halt the use of biofuels policy waivers for small oil refineries, after reports the Environmental Protection Agency had issued a recent wave of such exemptions.
Trump to put biofuel reform push on ice, for now: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration will delay any moves to reform the nation’s biofuel policy for about three months, according to three sources briefed on the matter – a decision one of the sources said was meant to shield farmers worried about a potential trade war with China.
House oversight panel asks EPA for travel, condo documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of the U.S. House of Representative’s oversight committee told Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Wednesday his agency has not provided requested documents about expensive air travel, including documents related to any threats that had been made on Pruitt.
Trump wants California to let automaker Tesla reopen assembly plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged California to allow Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to reopen its electric vehicle assembly plan.