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A natural gas boom in the U.S. is changing the power sector in the country. It’s credited with bringing down American carbon dioxide emissions more than any other factor. But, one difficult to control component of the natural gas industry threatens to undermine those gains.
If Ryan Zinke is modeling himself after the Conservationist President, Teddy Roosevelt, then why is he making headlines for rolling back land protections? There’s more of an answer there than you might think. This half-hour Inside Energy special is hosted by Leigh Paterson and reported by Dan Boyce.
Tough talk on tariffs on imported solar panels is creating confusion and turmoil in the U.S. solar industry. Big solar projects, such as utility scale solar, are especially concerned the Trump administration will seek trade protections from cheap solar imports, helping solar panel manufacturers but potentially hurting the rest of the industry.
The Trump administration is repealing the Clean Power Plan. What does that mean to you? Here’s five things to know about the plan, the repeal and what happens next.
Will energy development move into the Bears Ears National Monument? Inside Energy digs in.
President Trump idealizes a traditional view of American life, an America based on industry and lifting up the image of the blue collar working man. And no working man has been more lauded under this administration than the American coal miner. The economics for coal aren’t looking good, between regulations and low prices for natural gas and renewables. Still, Trump has been trying to fulfill his campaign promise to bring back mining jobs. We recently spent a weekend with a Colorado coal miner, for a perspective on the ground.
President Trump has ordered a review of national monuments designated by former presidents over the past two decades. Clearly in the cross-hairs is the Bear’s Ears National Monument, created by President Obama in December of 2016. That monument was widely opposed by Utah politicians and they are asking President Trump to rescind the designation or shrink the monument size.
President Trump is directing the Environmental Protection Agency to revise or get rid of the most significant climate regulation of the Obama Administration — the Clean Power Plan. Trump signed an executive order to “suspend, revise, or rescind” the plan at the EPA headquarters Tuesday.
As early as this week, President Trump is expected to take executive action to ease regulations on coal and other fossil fuel industries, fulfilling a campaign promise.
