Oklahoma lawmakers have proposed capping tax credits for wind farms, prompting outcry from renewable energy groups.
OKLAHOMA: Proposals to cap wind tax credits get blowback
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WYOMING: Governor signs proposal to push extra Yellowstone fee
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) signed a joint resolution this week to encourage an additional fee at Yellowstone National Park that would fund wildlife conservation.
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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: One big advocate of self-driving cars: The alcohol industry
America's alcohol industry has thrown its support behind putting self-driving cars on the streets.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla applies for permits to build 'old school drive-in'
Tesla has applied to get permits to build a restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., where customers can also charge their electric cars.
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COAL ASH: Green group finds toxins in groundwater near Ill. plants
An environmental group is reporting widespread groundwater contamination around coal-fired power plants in Illinois.
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INTERIOR: Department computers exposed to porn, other cyberthreats — IG
The Interior Department's sprawling computer system is too vulnerable to the many incoming cyberattacks potentially targeting highly sensitive information, investigators warn in a new report.
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YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Nev. cries foul over NRC meeting with county
The state of Nevada is raising concerns about a meeting last week between Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Kristine Svinicki and officials from Nye County, Nev., which would be home to the controversial proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.
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FORESTS: Warming could wipe out half of woodlands' species — report
If governments don't ramp up their efforts to meet the targets of the Paris climate accord, the greatest forests on Earth could lose half their wildlife, according to a new report.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: Cities push 'flood-ready' principles
The National League of Cities and Pew Charitable Trusts have come together to advocate for three "flood-ready" infrastructure principles.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Judge won't delay Yellowstone grizzly suits
A federal district judge yesterday denied a request from the federal government to delay proceedings in six lawsuits over the delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears under the Endangered Species Act.
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EPA: Judge sets June 1 deadline for formaldehyde rule
Manufacturers of wood products such as plywood and particleboard have until June 1 to comply with an Obama-era rule limiting formaldehyde emissions, a federal judge yesterday ruled.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Judges grant more time for stalled DOE rules
While rejecting the Trump administration's request to stay his order, a federal judge yesterday gave the Energy Department more time to enact stalled energy efficiency standards.
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CLIMATE: HFC case may head to Supreme Court
A fight over U.S. EPA's authority to phase out refrigerants that are potent greenhouse gases may wind up in the Supreme Court.
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SCIENCE: Supervolcano eruptions may not spell doom for humanity
Supervolcano eruptions can be massively powerful, but they may not be as devastating to human life as previously believed, according to a new study.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Orca's release is 'sacred obligation' for Lummi Nation
Groups that want to see the killer whale Lolita released from the Miami Seaquarium don't have any plans to back down. Now their number includes the Lummi Nation.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Man who led illegal ATV ride vies for Utah Legislature
Phil Lyman, the controversial Utah figure who led an illegal all-terrain vehicle ride through Recapture Canyon in 2014, is vying for a spot in the state Legislature, he said yesterday.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS won't list this vulnerable California plant after all
The Fish and Wildlife Service today uprooted a prior proposal to protect the San Fernando Valley spineflower, a plant that could have further complicated an ambitious California real estate development.
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EPA: Total cost for Pruitt's phone booth was closer to $43K
After accounting for the price of preparation work, the total cost of U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's soundproof phone booth appears to have been around $43,000 rather than around $25,000.
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BIOFUELS: Refinery deal may slow talks on RFS changes
A settlement between U.S. EPA and a struggling Philadelphia refinery to ease a requirement under the federal ethanol mandate won't end the campaign to revamp the policy — but it may slow it.
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NATURAL RESOURCES: Panel approves monument, historic sites legislation
A House panel today advanced six bills, including one that would codify the name of the country's first national monument.
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