River of News
The River of News is an aggregation of news feeds about environment-related topics from a wide variety of sources. While SEJ selects the individual feeds, SEJ does not select the stories that the feeds provide. SEJ neither endorses nor bears responsibility for their content. They are provided as a service to SEJ members who many want to glean story ideas from them. SEJ urges all users to check the accuracy of assertions made in these feeds.
The feeds in the River of News span many content types — from professional news services and newspaper blogs to government agency press releases and public relations or activist group releases. Some are grouped topically.
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The rule will require the U.S. car and light truck fleet to improve its average fuel efficiency by 1.5 percent per year between model years 2021 and 2026, compared to a nearly 5 percent annual increase under current law.
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As a weekend standoff over oil shipments emerged between Texas pipeline operators and shale producers, a state energy regulator has renewed his controversial call for mandated cuts to address a growing crude glut.Origin: Reuters Environment
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The actress talks about how her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018 forced her into isolation.Origin: Yahoo! -- Climate News
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With crude prices trading in the $20 per barrel range, two of the most active oil companies in Texas are asking state regulators for to hold an emergency meeting and order production cuts.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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London, Kentucky, has become the first U.S. city to see pump prices fall below $1 a gallon as coronavirus-related lockdowns halt transit across the country -- and it won’t be the last.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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Sunnova, the residential solar system seller based in Houston, called on Congress to include the solar industry as lawmakers devise a plan to help the energy industry during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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European oil majors Shell and Total are cutting a combined $14 billion from their budget as crude prices continue to plummet amid an oil war and the coronavrius pandemic.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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This couple wed as loved ones watched online, while neighbors kept their distance from behind their fence.Origin: Yahoo! -- Climate News
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A report sponsored by a Dallas-based nonprofit with ties to the business community and produced by Texas’ state climatologist aims to equip the state’s leadership to act now for climate change expected by 2036. A Texas Army National Guard UH-...Origin: Texas Climate News
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Inventors were about to test their ideas for making money by selling things made out of carbon dioxide, the main culprit in global warming. Then the pandemic struck.Origin: NY Times Energy/Environment
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The White House is likely to finalize plans to weaken fuel-economy standards, undoing the biggest single step the U.S. has taken to fight global warming.Origin: Los Angeles Times Environment
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Legacy Management Support Achieves Highest Level of Recognition for Safety Program DOE Legacy Management Support (LMS) has met the requirements for outstanding safety and health programs...Origin: Energy Dept. Releases
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The Trump administration plans to announce on Tuesday it is finalizing its effort to roll back Obama era vehicle emissions rules and will mandate average annual increases in fuel efficiency standards of 1.5% through 2026, three people briefed on the...Origin: Reuters Environment
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President Donald Trump said he’s concerned oil prices have fallen too far and called Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss Russia’s oil-price war with Saudi Arabia.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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BP Plc has promised its employees their jobs are safe over the next three months, while the oil major considers ways to cut costs with crude prices plunging.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, is weighing the sale of a stake in its pipeline unit to raise money amid a slump in crude prices, according to people familiar with the matter.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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Creditors are giving Houston liquefied natural gas company Tellurian an 18-month life line in the face of tough market conditions that include the ongoing oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and the coronavirus pandemic.Origin: Houston Chronicle -- Energy
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ABC 7's Steve Rudin choked up as he gave a shout-out to a fan having a hard time with social distancing.Origin: Yahoo! -- Climate News
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The Trump administration has finalized new fuel efficiency standards, lowering expectations from 54 miles per gallon by 2025 to 40 miles a gallon by 2030.Origin: NY Times Energy/Environment
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When Democratic U.S. Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva and A. Donald McEachin brought environmental justice advocates to Washington, D.C. last year to help craft the Environmental Justice for All Act, the plan was that, from start to finish, the bill...Origin: Grist News Links
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