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The sun sets over Alum Bluff on the Apalachicola River near Bristol, Fla. on Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
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Environmentalists are headed to court over proposed oil well in vulnerable Florida watershed

Environmentalists sue to block oil drilling in Florida’s biodiverse Apalachicola watershed, citing risks to one of earth’s rare ecosystems.

FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit

EPA enforcement in 2024 cut 225M pounds of pollution, targeted overburdened communities, and set record fines for violations.

President Joe Biden, dressed in formal attire, sits at a table with other officials, all displaying serious expressions.
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Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

Joe Biden will be the first U.S. president to visit the Amazon as climate change efforts face setbacks under Trump.

File Photo: Unharvested corn, left as a barrier against blowing snow, stands in a field at a farm in Carroll, Iowa, U.S., January 30, 2020.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Credits tied to biogas slump on EPA’s proposed waiver to supply mandates

Prices for cellulosic biofuel production credits fell to their lowest in over a year this week after the EPA proposed a partial waiver...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with managers and executives during a visit to the Cameron LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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US energy draws up a wish list for new Trump administration

Trump has vowed to scrap offshore wind projects, roll back climate regulations, open more federal lands and waters to oil and gas drilling.

General view of the new floating LNG gas terminal.
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Biden officials ask EU to align methane rules with US to ease LNG flows, letter says

Biden asks EU to accept U.S. LNG meeting U.S. methane rules as meeting EU standards.

FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
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US oil industry urges Trump to ditch Biden climate policies

The U.S. oil industry urges Trump to roll back Biden's climate policies, citing job security, energy independence, and consumer choice.

A conceptual image of a gas flame burning high in the sky in an oil drilling setting.
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Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies

For the first time, oil and gas companies will face federal fees for methane emissions above certain levels under a new Biden EPA...

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