The Department of Energy's interest in transforming its efficiency program to a "market-based system" is unworkable and possible illegal, several groups said yesterday.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Groups slam DOE proposal to overhaul rules
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EPA: McCarthy, McCabe blast Pruitt's attack on 'secret science'
Two former U.S. EPA officials under President Obama blasted Administrator Scott Pruitt's attack on "secret science" in a New York Timesop-ed yesterday.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: Enviros worry about precedent set by FCC regs ruling
Environmentalists don't often care about routine votes at the Federal Communications Commission.
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ENERGY POLICY: Study finds flood of 'extreme' errors in EIA projections
The Energy Department's projections of everything from future oil prices to coal use became much more inaccurate in the past decade and created wide uncertainty for businesses, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University.
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SUPREME COURT: Justices wary of upending rule that could affect water law
Supreme Court justices today seemed reluctant to completely upend a decades-old rule for interpreting fractured high court decisions in a case that could have implications for water law.
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POLITICS: Move to open CRS reports spotlights agency's climate debate
Reports produced by Congress' in-house think tank, long relied upon by lawmakers for research and policy advice, will soon be accessible to a much wider audience, expanding the agency's reach and influence, but also increasing its visibility and, likely, its critics.
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EXTREME WEATHER: Record natural disasters spur mitigation windfall in omnibus
The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill President Trump signed last week includes a record amount of funding to prepare communities for future extreme weather events that scientists say are being exacerbated by the impacts of global warming.
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THAILAND: Famous beach from movie closes to revive sea life
A beach in Thailand that was featured in the movie "The Beach" with Leonardo DiCaprio will be closed to stop the damage caused by too many visitors.
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CALIFORNIA: Sewage spill ends Dodgers' spring training on 'nasty' note
Spring training ended with a nasty splash for the Los Angeles Dodgers last night.
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WYOMING: After bison bounce back, state plans hunt
After a rebound in Wyoming's bison population, the state Game and Fish Department is planning a hunt this fall.
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ILLINOIS: Chemical spill at medical clinic sends 15 to hospital
A chemical spill at a Chicago-area medical clinic yesterday sent 15 people to the hospital with complaints of respiratory issues and nausea, fire officials said.
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LOUISIANA: Emergency quarantine declared over cane-devouring insect
Louisiana has issued an emergency quarantine for an invasive Asian insect eating away at its wetlands.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: NTSB investigates fatal Tesla crash
Federal safety investigators are looking into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Inc. electric vehicle.
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DRINKING WATER: Top Snyder aide under fire for text to Flint activist
Rich Baird, a top aide to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and the point person for the Flint water crisis, is being criticized for telling a resident via private text message to "just crawl back into whatever hole of illusion you reside in and hope that lazy reporters will occasionally forget that you ceased to be relevant long ago."
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AIR POLLUTION: Foxconn plant could amplify Wis. smog problem
Foxconn Technology Group's massive planned manufacturing complex in southeastern Wisconsin would increase air pollution in a region that already suffers from severe summer smog.
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WATER POLLUTION: Potomac River could soon be clean enough for a swim — report
The Potomac River is in its best shape in decades, marking an extraordinary recovery from just a few years ago, according to the Potomac Conservancy's annual state-of-the-river report.
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CALIFORNIA: Water tunnels could cost households $5 a month
Southern California's largest water provider said yesterday that its proposal to finance the state's tunnels plan would cost ratepayers at most $5 per month.
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NATIONAL LABS: Los Alamos lost toxic waste containers for a week
Los Alamos National Laboratory misplaced two containers of chemical waste earlier this year, sending officials on a search that lasted a week, according to a newly released letter.
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RENEWABLES: Saudi Arabia plans world's biggest solar project
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth investment fund and Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. plan to launch the largest solar power generating project on the planet.
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TRADE: Energy sector gets tariff relief, hopes for more
Pipeline developers are seeing signs of relief as the White House holds back on slapping tariffs on major international providers of specialized steel.
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