Whitefish Energy Holdings LLC, the small Montana company embroiled in a contract controversy with Puerto Rico's power utility, has hired lobbyists in Florida.
HURRICANE MARIA: Whitefish Energy hires Fla. lobbyists
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PEOPLE: Director of regulators group resigns, takes senior EPA job
The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies' executive director is stepping down at the end of this week to take the No. 2 job in U.S. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation.
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DOE: What's missing from Perry's carbon-capture push? Climate
Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pushing the Trump administration's pitch for more nuclear reactors and carbon-capturing technology in the Middle East this week without emphasizing the words "climate" or "warming."
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SUPERFUND: In reversal, EPA won't boost hardrock mining standards
U.S. EPA won't impose new Superfund insurance requirements on hardrock mining companies, reversing course from Obama administration plans and pleasing industry groups and Western states.
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ENERGY POLICY: Coal, nuclear lobbyists set to pitch $70B tax credit
The nuclear and coal industries are quietly crafting legislative pleas for tens of billions of dollars in new tax credits — an aggressive move that builds on the Trump administration's ongoing quest for policy relief.
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NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Shrinking sites vital for states' rights — Trump
SALT LAKE CITY — President Trump today described his anticipated cuts to two national monuments in southern Utah as "so important for states' rights," but the White House remained tight-lipped about details ahead of a formal announcement here this afternoon.
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CALIFORNIA: Court rules water districts don't need voter consent for fees
California's water conservation districts can charge their customers fees to pay for groundwater protection programs without voter or property owner approval, the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
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CHEMICALS: Key plastic ingredient affects pregnancy hormones — study
A key chemical ingredient in everything from soap to vinyl flooring may affect pregnancy hormones responsible for the health and sexual development of human fetuses, according to a new study.
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FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Lawmakers push Trump for boost in civilian pay
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are urging President Trump to give the federal government's civilian workers a pay raise next year to match what's being offered to military employees.
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AIR POLLUTION: 26 companies join API plan to curb emissions
More than two dozen oil and gas companies have joined a voluntary initiative to curb methane and volatile organic compound emissions.
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SUPERFUND: Texas pits cleanup might not start for another year — EPA
U.S. EPA announced it could be a year before it can start cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, which sprung a leak during Hurricane Harvey flooding.
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UTILITIES: A side job for power companies: Feeding the local zoo
Pennsylvania's largest power utility has a sweet side gig: feeding the giraffes at the Philadelphia Zoo.
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SOLAR: First Solar to debut new panels today
First Solar Inc. will unveil its new Series 6 panel today.
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SOLAR: 2018 could top this year's record growth — report
This will be a record year for the solar industry, but the outlook for 2018 may be even better, according to the fourth-quarter industry report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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BIOFUELS: Independent refiners' RIN crisis has passed — report
Wells Fargo Securities is offering comfort to investors worried that the high cost of renewable fuel credits threatens merchant refiners' bottom line.
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CITIES: Forget Paris: 36 mayors sign their own deal
Dozens of mayors are set to sign a pact today pledging to meet the United States' obligations under the Paris climate accord.
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LAW: Mass.'s top court to hear Exxon's bid to shield research
Exxon Mobil Corp. is set to take the controversy over its climate change research to Massachusetts' top court.
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COAL: Wash. export terminal fights permit denials
Developers of Millennium Bulk Terminals' 44-million-ton coal export proposal in Longview, Wash., filed twin complaints yesterday against local regulators in an effort to advance the controversial project.
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ALASKA: Tribe, greens sue to prevent mining near eagle preserve
Alaska Natives and conservation groups sued the Interior Department yesterday to prevent mineral exploration turning into a mine near a bald eagle preserve in southeastern Alaska.
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UTILITIES: Court hears case over worker fired for smart-meter testimony
A Texas utility is hoping to overturn a labor board ruling that it unlawfully fired an employee for raising safety concerns about smart meters.
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