US EditionHouse advances budget bill boosting fossil fuels, undercutting environmental reviews
- On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to expand coal mining and burning across the United States.
- This action follows a backdrop of coal's steep decline due to past emissions regulations and efforts under Biden’s nearly $400 billion clean energy investment plan.
- A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked an executive order that attempted to halt clean energy funding, emphasizing that the executive branch lacks authority to prevent expenditures approved by Congress.
- Coal accounts for 16% of the nation's electricity, but its decline has caused high unemployment, food insecurity, and health issues such as black lung disease in communities like West Virginia.
- The executive orders may slow renewable energy progress and face criticism for undermining constitutional roles and economic stability amid the growing clean energy sector's 400,000 jobs.
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Curtis' latest bill prioritizes fossil fuel profits over people • Utah News Dispatch
Marathon Petroleum Company’s Salt Lake City Refinery in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)Utah Sen. John Curtis has a choice of protecting the health of his constituents, i.e. the people of Utah, or the profitability of the fossil fuel industry. So far he is choosing the latter. Oil refineries, petro-chemical plants and pesticide manufacturers commonly emit a long list of 188 t…
Let’s stop using the fuels of the past - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
On April 8, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders calling for the nation to expand the mining and burning of coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels. It was all part of a larger effort on the president’s part to “unleash America’s energy.”
House advances budget bill boosting fossil fuels, undercutting environmental reviews
House Republicans early Wednesday morning advanced a portion of their budget reconciliation bill that seeks to bolster fossil fuel production and mining on public lands while undercutting environmental reviews. The legislation passed through a House Natural Resources Committee markup in a mostly party-line vote of 26-17, with Rep. Adam Gray (D-Calif.) joining Republicans in favor.…
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