arctic national wildlife refuge

The fight against new Arctic drilling took a major setback on Tuesday. On the same day that the Senate Budget Committee passed a bill allowing oil and natural gas drilling in Alaska’s pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Trump administration granted oil company Eni’s request to explore for oil in nearby Alaska waters. The Department […]

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation Wednesday night that would open a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development for the first time. The bill could advance with only 51 votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60 as it complies under Congress’ budget resolution instructions for 2018. […]

The Senate Republicans’ narrow passage of the 2018 budget plan on Thursday opened the door for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR). But Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups criticized the GOP for sneaking the “backdoor drilling provision” through the budget process. Past proposals to drill in the refuge have consistently […]

By Andy Rowell “Disruption” is one of the buzzwords of the energy market right now as plummeting costs of renewables is changing the way we heat our homes and drive our automobiles. Some of the biggest names in the energy business spoke Wednesday on that very topic in London at the Financial Times’ Energy Transition […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget will still be slashed by nearly a third, from $8.2 billion to $5.65 billion, under President Trump‘s fiscal 2018 budget proposal released Tuesday. The EPA, which has long been targeted by the Trump administration, is the hardest hit federal agency under the new plan. Opponents say it “endangers […]