You Say Industry Can Regulate Itself? Prove It

The Trump administration is eager to let businesses police their own behavior. There is reason to fear the consequences. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/opinion/pork-industry-self-regulation-inspection.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…

Trump Signs Orders to Speed Up Oil and Gas Pipeline Construction

The president wants to limit the influence of state governments and the State Department in approving domestic and international pipelines. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/business/energy-environment/trump-oil-gas-pipelines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Blamed for Climate Change, Oil Companies Invest in Carbon Removal

Chevron, Occidental Petroleum and BHP have invested in Carbon Engineering, a start-up developing technology to take carbon out of the atmosphere. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/business/energy-environment/climate-change-carbon-engineering.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New U.S. Sanctions Seek to Block Venezuelan Oil Shipments to Cuba

The sanctions, senior administration officials said, could force a “recalibration” of Venezuela’s relationship with Cuba, which has been defending the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/trump-sanctions-venezuela-cuba.html?partner=rss&emc=rss