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Sen. James Inhofe yesterday panned as "immoral" the suggestion by some of his Senate colleagues that this week's devastating Oklahoma tornado might be linked to climate change.

Tesla Motors Inc. repaid its $465 million Department of Energy loan in full yesterday, using funds from a recent stock and securities sale that raised nearly $1 billion.

The effects of a carbon tax on the environment and the economy would depend heavily on how its revenue was spent, according to a report released yesterday by the Congressional Budget Office.

The Senate today voted down a measure that would have allowed states to enact laws requiring the labeling of genetically modified food.

A Supreme Court ruling this week on government regulation of new cellphone towers could be a boon for U.S. EPA and could shield the agency from lawsuits, environmental law experts say.

The Bolivian government plans to spend twice as much on oil and natural gas exploration next year.

A new rule in China aimed at cutting emissions could instead provide a boost to oil companies.

Brazil is slated to auction off rights to explore and produce oil at the giant Libra field, the country's biggest oil find so far.

A California Senate committee voted to hold 72 measures that would have imposed taxes on behaviors and items including plastic bags and oil extraction.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) has enacted a solar energy standard that will require investor-owned utilities to obtain 1.5 percent of their power from solar energy by 2020.

A new California Assembly bill would be the first to try to cut down on plastic pollution in the ocean.

The European Union authorized restrictions on three pesticides today in an effort to protect declining bee populations.

The federal-state panel that will oversee billions of dollars expected to flow to the Gulf Coast from civil fines related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill yesterday released an initial draft plan for how to spend the money on restoring the region's ecosystems and economies.

Delta Air Lines Inc., the first airline carrier to venture into the refining business, is intentionally driving down the price of fuel to increase profits.

Just in time for the Memorial Day holiday, the Department of Transportation announced this week it would provide $3.7 billion in disaster relief to transit agencies in New York and New Jersey that were affected by Superstorm Sandy.

The Bureau of Land Management has reimbursed employees for travel expenses despite missing documentation, expense errors and lax oversight, according to a new report from the Interior Department's inspector general.

The Interior Department's top watchdog has concluded a 17-month review of an independent audit that found that roughly two-thirds of federal cash spent in recent years by a foundation connected to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kan., was unreasonable, unsupported or simply unallowable.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) and National Security Agency officials are certain they can broker a deal to avoid taxing the new Utah Data Center on millions of dollars in electricity required to run the massive server farm.

French nuclear services company Areva SA no longer estimates a date for building an Idaho uranium enrichment plant, aiming to restrain expectations while it continues to look for financing.

Facing criticism in recent weeks from the U.S. ethanol industry and lawmakers, Brazilian sugar cane ethanol producers are touting their product and urging Congress to maintain its inclusion in the renewable fuel standard.

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