BRIDGE LOANS TO STRUGGLING ENERGY COMPANIES UNDER CONSIDERATION; COVID-19 DEATHS AND AIR POLLUTION? QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT HARVARD STUDY

WASHINGTON -POLITICO MORNING ENERGY: United States Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette informed members of the North Dakota Petroleum Council that bridge loans to oil companies struggling with debt because of the recent crash in oil price are under consideration. However, President Trump may be resistant if it requires the federal government to take an equity stake in the companies.

Also in Washington, the American Petroleum Institute has urged the EPA and it's advisors to cast a skeptical eye on a study by Harvard University connecting increased COVID-19 deaths to air pollution. API stated the study cannot be used to draw policy inferences as it has limitations and has not undergone a rigorous peer review.

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