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Environmental groups appeal BLM leasing in Greater Chaco area
FARMINGTON — Several environmental groups are challenging the Bureau of Land Management over the leasing of additional acreage in the Greater Chaco area for fracking.
While You Were on Holiday, Trump Screwed the Planet
In the spirit of “energy dominance,” President Donald Trump lavished gifts on the extractive industries over the holidays. The Trump administration finished 2017—a year that saw the shrinking of two national monuments and the general favoring of private industry over wild lands—with an anti-environmental bang.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2272821/over-the-holiday-trump-repealed-environmental-rules
Tom Palmer: Environmental fights coming again in Legislature
Environmental protection and growth management will be once more under attack or underemphasized when the Florida Legislature convenes Jan. 9, according to activists. One set of proposals (SB 574 and HB 521) that is drawing condemnation from all over the state would prohibit local tree-protection ordinances.
http://www.theledger.com/news/20171209/tom-palmer-environmental-fights-coming-again-in-legislature
Group names Wayne National Forest a top ‘fracking’ risk
Environmental groups are seen in this 2016 file photo gathering at the Wayne National Forest Headquarters near Nelsonville. They sought a public hearing and extended public comment period regarding fracking in the Wayne National Forest.
Study: Most Americans want the government to combat climate change
The largest shares of Americans say they oppose the repeal of the Clean Power Plan and the withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. The number of people who say they favor fracking more than doubles when presented with evidence that it will save them money on utility bills.
Sixty-one percent of Americans think climate change is a problem that the government needs to address, including 43 percent of Republicans and 80 percent of Democrats, according to a new survey from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
State board nixes Kalama methanol permits
In a major setback for the Kalama methanol plant, a state board has reversed two big permits Northwest Innovation Works needs for its $1.8 billion project.
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Of Course Fracking Is Safe, Stanford Prof Says
The benefits of fracking far outweigh its costs not only economically, but environmentally, a Stanford University geophysicist said Friday.
Again, if you ignore all the bad aspects of fracking, it’s fine.
The Environmentalist War on Science
The EPA just threw out five years of fracking safety research to appease green extremists. Although early drafts found no evidence that fracking has had a “widespread, systemic” impact on drinking water, the final report claims that there isn’t “enough information to make a broad conclusion.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/01/the-environmentalist-war-on-science/