Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who led the charge for progressivesâ once-fringe Green New Deal, is now just one election away from chairing the House subcommittee responsible for overseeing Americaâs oil and gas drilling on public lands, E&E News reported Tuesday. Ocasio-Cortez currently serves as the ranking member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, establishing
AOC Is One Election Away From Controlling The Committee In Charge Of Oil And Gas Drilling On Public Lands
Stacey Abrams gets a new job after election loss, joins environmental group trying to eliminate gas stoves
Failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has announced she will be joining an environmental advocacy dark money group that is pushing to regulate and ban natural gas-powered stoves. Rewiring America, the nonprofit group Abrams will join as senior counsel, is a self-described “leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities.” Through her role, […]
Washington man bought gas can and lighter minutes before missing woman’s car found on fire: court documents
A Washington man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry from a Costco store before meeting a woman there who vanished is now charged with trying to kill her son and torching her car in an attempt to hide evidence, court documents show. Leticia Martinez-Cosman was last seen March 31 at T-Mobile Park with […]
WATCH: Plume of Toxic Gas Envelops Ohio Town as Derailed Train Explodes
WATCH: Plume of Toxic Gas Envelops Ohio Town as Derailed Train ExplodesTHE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULDNâTOhio Gov. Mike DeWine and the governor of neighboring Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, have evacuated an area of two square miles along the statesâ borders.Updated Feb. 07, 2023 12:27AM ET / Published Feb. 06, 2023 11:51PM ET NTSBGov via ReutersOfficials detonated several train cars filled with toxic gas
OR woman to get $1M in damages after gas station worker tells her âI donât serve Black peopleâ
A jury has awarded an Oregon woman $1 million in damages after finding she was discriminated against by a gas station employee who told her, “I donât serve Black people.” The Multnomah County juryâs award this week to Portland resident Rose Wakefield, 63, included punitive damages of $550,000. Wakefieldâs lawyer, Gregory Kafoury, said she stopped […]
China: Natural Gas Explosion Kills at Least 25, Seriously Wounds 37
The death toll from a gas explosion near a residential community in central Chinaâs Shiyan city on Sunday rose to 25 on Monday as Chinese government authorities continued efforts to rescue and treat survivors of the blast and determine its cause. âThe death toll from the blast in the city of Shiyan, in Hubei province,…
Chicago Alderman Hires Private Firm to Keep Citizens Safe While Pumping Gas
Chicago Alderman Stephanie Coleman reacted to a surge in city carjackings by hiring a private firm to provide security for an hour each day in which residents can safely pump gas. The Chicago Tribune reports that Coleman is calling the project, âOperation Safe Pump.â It is being launched at âCitgo on 63rd Street and the…
Expert: Biden Actions Against American Oil, Gas Energy Production Could Kill as Many as 1 Million Jobs
Frank Macchiarola, senior vice president of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs at the American Petroleum Institute (API), said in an interview on SiriusXMâs Breitbart News Saturday with host Matt Boyle that if President Joe Biden puts a permanent ban on oil and gas development on federal waters and land, it could cost 1 million American…
US found chlorine gas, nerve agent in samples from Syria attack: report.
Blood and urine samples from the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria have tested positive for chlorine gas and a nerve agent, according to U.S. officials. MSNBC reported Thursday that the U.S. obtained samples from the attack site in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, and determined that they contained traces of chlorine […]
Dozens Killed in Syria Gas Attack; Trump Blames Obama’s Red Line
A worker carries an injured child after an attack with an unknown chemical agent in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, on April 4, 2017. (Photo by Syrian Civil Defense) WASHINGTON — A new apparent chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians prompted lawmakers to criticize the Trump administration for days ago demoting the priority of unseating Bashar al-Assad, while the […]
Police Block Anti-Government Protest in Venezuela,Tear Gas Fired
Opposition leaders and frustrated Venezuelans took to the streets in Caracas on Wednesday to march to the national election board’s headquarters and demand a recall referendum to end President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule. But police and National Guard soldiers blocked the square where protesters planned to meet and fired tear gas at them, witnesses said. […]
Carter: Russian Airstrikes ‘Pouring Gas on Fire’ in Syria
Smoke rises after airstrikes by military jets in Talbiseh, a city in western Syriaâs Homs province, where Russia launched airstrikes for the first time, Sept. 30, 2015. The image was made from video provided by Homs Media Center and authenticated by AP. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says Russian airstrikes in Syria hit areas […]