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    • US Department of the Interior.
    National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
    Government

    Biden administration places 13 million NPR-A acres off limits to drilling

    April 19, 2024
    The Biden administration on Apr. 19 banned oil and gas drilling on 13.3 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A) on Alaska’s North Slope.
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    US EPA.
    Government

    EPA sets strict pollution standards for trucks, buses

    April 1, 2024
    The US Environmental Protection Agency finalized strict pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles for model years 2027-2032.
    Government

    US BLM finalizes rule to cut venting, flaring, leaks on onshore public and Tribal lands

    March 27, 2024
    The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Mar. 27 issued a final rule to cut venting, flaring, and leaks on onshore public and Tribal lands by modernizing...
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    ExxonMobil complex in Baytown, Tex.
    Government

    ExxonMobil’s Baytown decarbonization plan could receive federal funding

    March 26, 2024
    ExxonMobil Corp.’s plans to decarbonize its 561,000-b/d integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Baytown, Tex., could receive up to $331.9 million in federal funding.
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    US EPA.
    Government

    Electric vehicle sales set to rise under new EPA tailpipe pollution rule

    March 20, 2024
    Electric vehicle (EV) sales are set to rise in the 2030s under a far-reaching climate regulation issued by the Biden administration on Mar. 20.
    Government

    US requires most public companies to disclose emissions levels, ways climate may hurt business

    March 8, 2024
    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Mar. 6 voted to require most publicly traded companies to disclose their levels of greenhouse gas emissions and ways climate...