May 11, 2021 | Category:
NewsOn Friday, April 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Dakota Access LLC’s request for a rehearing on a three-judge panel ruling that the Dakota Access Pipeline (the “DAPL”) is operating without a key federal permit. By denying the petition, the appeals court stood by its January decision, which upheld the […]
May 10, 2021 | Category:
NewsDespite concern from customer advocacy groups, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted PG&E initial approval to securitize costs from a series of 2017 wildfires on Thursday, April 22. If the CPUC approves a similar financing order in May, PG&E will be able to issue $7.5 billion of recovery bonds, resulting in a charge to […]
May 9, 2021 | Category:
NewsOn April 20, 2021, the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee held a hearing and voted unanimously to support a proposal to ban all oil and gas operations in the City of Los Angeles. The proposal came to the committee after the Council’s Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee proposed […]
May 8, 2021 | Category:
NewsOn May 6, 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration released a report with recommendations related to their goal to conserve 30% of U.S. (private and public) lands and waters by 2030. This “30 by 30” conservation goal was announced earlier this year by the Biden-Harris Administration in Executive Order 14008, Tracking the Climate Crisis at Home and […]
Despite concern from customer advocacy groups, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted PG&E initial approval to securitize costs from a series of 2017 wildfires on Thursday, April 22. If the CPUC approves a similar financing order in May, PG&E will be able to issue $7.5 billion of recovery bonds, resulting in a charge to […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as ‘fracking,’ by 2024 in an April 23 press release. As part of his personal longer-term goal to end all oil extraction in the state by 2045, the governor directed the California Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to immediately […]
On Friday, April 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Dakota Access LLC’s request for a rehearing on a three-judge panel ruling that the Dakota Access Pipeline (the “DAPL”) is operating without a key federal permit. By denying the petition, the appeals court stood by its January decision, which upheld the […]
On Wednesday, April 21, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it would not hold its second quarter oil and gas lease sales amid ongoing review of the federal oil and gas leasing program, including potential climate impacts. The pause does not affect current operations or permits for existing leases, which can still be reviewed. […]
President Biden hosted a virtual climate change summit of world leaders on April 22, 2021, during which he pledged to decrease U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52 percent from 2005 levels no later than 2030 – supposedly putting the U.S. on track to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. In furtherance of this commitment, […]
On April 22, 2021, President Biden announced at the Leader’s Summit on Climate a target for the United States to achieve a 50 to 52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution by the year 2030. Notably, and without any evidence, the Biden Administration’s announcement states this goal will provide jobs […]
