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The Bureau of Land Management implemented four rules today that create more leeway for oil and gas companies wanting to drill on public lands, as required by the spending bill President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress passed in July. But voters will not have a chance to comment on two of the rules.

Note that they're also making it impossible to locate wind or solar on public land

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Cold Nordic countries are being seared by “truly unprecedented” heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to roast northern Europe.

Sorry about the paywall, but the key facts are all in the beginning:

The Interior Department released a new secretarial order Friday saying it may no longer issue any permits to a solar or wind project on federal lands unless the agency believes it will generate as much energy per acre as a coal, gas, or nuclear power plant.

Hypothetically, this could kill off any solar or wind project going through permitting that is sited on federal lands, because these facilities would technically be less energy dense than coal, gas, and nuclear plants. This is irrespective of the potential benefits solar and wind may have for the environment or reducing carbon emissions – none of which are mentioned in the order.

The fundamental problem with a "war" like this is that physics isn't responsive to politics.

Exxon has consistently lobbied against the regulation, due to be phased in from 2027, which will require EU and non-EU companies with significant turnover in the bloc to ensure that their supply chains do not harm the environment or human rights. EU member states will be allowed to impose fines of up to 5 per cent of global turnover on companies found to be in breach of the law.

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Air quality

The paper is here

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