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Germany signs a 15-year deal with Qatar's state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy to have its liquefied natural gas supplied by the company from 2026.
2022-11-29

U.S. President Donald Trump announces the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Former coal lobbyist Andrew R. Wheeler will act as a temporary replacement.
2018-07-5

U.S. federal prosecutors subpoena Carl Icahn over his role as an adviser on biofuels in the Trump administration.
2017-11-8

The United States Environmental Protection Agency issues new regulations aiming to cut carbon emissions in the US power sector by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
2014-06-2

The United States Supreme Court overturned 8-0 a U.S. appeals court ruling against five big power utility companies, brought by U.S. states, New York City, and Land trusts, attempting to force cuts in United States greenhouse gas emissions regarding global warming. The decision gives deference to reasonable interpretations of the United States Clean Air Act by the Environmental Protection Agency.
2011-06-20

The Environmental Protection Agency delays its proposed rules for the United States for cutting pollution from industrial boilers used at oil refineries, chemical plants, paper mills and other factories.
2011-05-17

The United States Senate defeated a measure that would have banned the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (United States). The new regulations which began being applied early this year affect air polluters such as power plants and oil refineries, attempts to address climate change mitigation.
2011-04-6

Republicans submit a bill to the U.S. congress that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gasses as pollutants.
2011-03-3

Computer security company McAfee says hackers based in the People's Republic of China have targeted computer networks of global oil companies and individuals in Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Greece, and the United States, to steal information starting in 2009.
2011-02-11