Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. vowed to ban hydraulic fracturing, which is known as fracking, a process of producing oil or natural gas. Kennedy said in a thread posted on social media that such a ban would come as part of his 10-step plan to “fix the plastics …
Read More »Appeals court forces Biden admin to hold offshore oil lease sale without eco restrictions
A federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of energy industry groups in an order Tuesday evening requiring the Biden administration to hold a massive offshore oil and gas lease sale without eco restrictions. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the decision that the Department of the Interior’s …
Read More »Kentucky train derailment caused by failed wheel bearing, company says
A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire and prompted home evacuations in a small town in Kentucky, CSX said in a statement. The accident happened Wednesday just north of Livingston and crews were finishing up restoration of the site Sunday, the …
Read More »Rising production costs push cranberry farmers to retire bogs
CARVER, Mass. – It’s peak season for cranberry farmers in southeastern Massachusetts. The Bay State ranks second behind Wisconsin in cranberry production across the U.S. “Massachusetts has an incredibly robust cranberry industry,” says Karen Cahill, deputy executive director of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association. She tells Fox News that …
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