Some World Bank policy loans could be pushing fossil fuel projects at the expense of renewable options, according to a report by the Bank Information Center.
COAL: World Bank loan program pushes fossil fuel projects — report
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PIPELINES: Iowa rupture spills 3,300 barrels of diesel
A pipeline run by Magellan Midstream Partners LP has leaked over 3,000 barrels of diesel into rural Iowa.
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TRIBES: Renewed push for expanded drilling under Trump
Some Native American tribes are pushing to fast-track drilling and mining leases on their lands now that President Trump is in office.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Oversight Republicans demand documents on FWS lead ammo ban
Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are requesting documents from the Fish and Wildlife Service about a controversial plan to phase out lead ammunition and fishing tackle on wildlife refuges.
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AGRICULTURE: Nutrient-trading evangelist awaits his reward
CHESTERTOWN, Md. — Sam Owings spent six years and about $10,000 digging ponds to reduce runoff on his Maryland farm. This year, his efforts may pay off.
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REGULATIONS: Bishop sets stage for scrapping 'most egregious' Obama rules
Companies and regulators from several states today backed House Republicans' crusade to scrap various Obama administration regulations.
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PESTICIDES: Pruitt dodges lawmaker questions about bees
Groups trying to save bees aren't quite sure what to make of Scott Pruitt.
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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Grijalva rallies local communities to fight rollback attempts
As Republicans on Capitol Hill and the Trump administration contemplate how to roll back some of the national monuments created under the Antiquities Act, Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona is urging voters in the Southwest to "build a united front" to combat such efforts.
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ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Walden to focus on grid, cybersecurity
PHILADELPHIA — House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden plans to focus attention in the new Congress on shoring up the nation's electric grid.
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AUTOS: Trump overshadows new technology at D.C. show
Cars at the Washington Auto Show sported new but unmistakable stickers this week: Nissan and Toyota vehicles touted they were "Made in Indiana" or "Made in Mississippi," with patriotic red stripes and stars.
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WHITE HOUSE: Ford, Tesla CEOs to advise Trump on auto manufacturing jobs
President Trump has tapped Ford Motor Co. CEO Mark Fields and Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk to help lead a new manufacturing jobs initiative.
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CLIMATE: Despite Musk-Trump 'bromance,' carbon tax remains taboo
Trump administration officials are denying that Elon Musk's increased role on the president's team will translate into increased leverage for the carbon tax advocate to promote the revenue-neutral emissions strategy.
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TAX POLICY: GOP split over border adjustment widens
Yesterday's suggestion by White House spokesman Sean Spicer that President Trump wanted to tax Mexican imports to pay for the border wall is furthering the rift within the Republican Party over the controversial border tax adjustment plan.
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Q&A: Lincoln Chafee on Bernie Sanders, fighting Trump
Lincoln Chafee thinks Bernie Sanders should have been on the Democrats' 2016 ticket.
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ARCTIC: State officials don't expect changes under Trump
U.S. Arctic officials are optimistic that not much will change under President Trump, despite his views on climate change and worries about a clampdown on scientists.
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EPA: Agency communications lockdown 'still in place'
U.S. EPA is still limiting its interactions on social media and with the press as the agency comes under control of the Trump administration.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: 'We haven't stifled anyone' — DOE official
Officials at the Energy Department today shot back at reports that the agency is attempting to silence workers taking part in the SunShot Initiative solar program.
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NRC: Trump taps Svinicki as agency chairwoman
President Trump yesterday named former nuclear engineer and policy adviser Kristine Svinicki as chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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NATIONAL PARKS: Trump wanted crowd size from NPS, but this man nixed estimates
More than two decades ago, then-Park Police Chief Bob Langston made a decision: no more crowd counts from the National Park Service.
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EPA: Inhofe ally expected to be agency's next chief of staff
A longtime aide to Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe is expected to become the next chief of staff at U.S. EPA, according to sources close to the administration.
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