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Biden administration reinstates Obama-era offshore drilling safety rules |
The Interior Department on Tuesday finalized a rule restoring a 2016 order, rolled back by the Trump administration, that tightens offshore oil drilling safety standards. |
The rule, finalized on Tuesday, restores a number of features established under the original rule in 2016, six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The standards restored include a requirement for third-party safety inspectors as well as stronger blowout preventers, the system of valves and pipes that failed during the Deepwater disaster. "The Biden-Harris administration is committed to the highest standards of worker safety and environmental protections," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. "These improvements are necessary to ensure offshore operations, especially those related to well integrity and blowout prevention, are based on the best available, sound science. As our nation transitions to a clean energy economy, we will continue strengthening and modernizing offshore energy standards and oversight." Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Southern Californians are surfacing from a historic weekend of weather extremes after what may have been the first tropical storm to hit California's coast in 84 years. |
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| Ecuadorians voted Sunday to end oil drilling in a protected area of the Amazon, with about 60 percent of voters rejecting a referendum on oil exploration in Block 43, which is part of the Yasuní National Park. |
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The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department. |
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The deadly fire that killed at least 114 people on the island of Maui represents the arrival of a new era of fire threat for the Hawaiian Islands — and beyond. The ruins of Lahaina, the tourist town … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Critics drill Big Oil over new carbon technology moves (Axios)
- Extreme August Arrives With a Warning: Expect More (The New York Times)
Hurricane Hilary soaked an already wet California. Is the drought over? (Vox) Japan Will Release Water From Damaged Nuclear Plant in 48 Hours (The Daily Beast)
Legal battle over climate brews between FERC, blue states (E&E News)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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VILNIUS, Lithuania — The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday. Read more |
| Vivek Ramaswamy is seeking to clean up comments he made that appeared to cast doubt about the origins of the 9/11 attacks as part of an interview released just before the first GOP presidential debate. Read more |
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