The Trump administration has a plan to help keep open an Arizona coal-fired power plant that is set to shutter at the end of 2019.
COAL: Interior hatches plan to save Navajo power station
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ENERGY POLICY: FERC could have role in Trump's plan for coal, nuclear
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could have a part to play in a plan brewing at the White House and Department of Energy to rescue struggling coal and nuclear plants, FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre said today.
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PEOPLE: David Koch announces exit from business, politics
Conservative billionaire David Koch is leaving his political and corporate roles due to deteriorating health, marking a leadership shift for a company vilified by left-leaning politicians and groups for its roles in U.S. energy and climate policies.
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POLITICS: DOE chief spoons out Perry-isms to sweeten bitter battles
Energy Secretary Rick Perry loves to talk about the Trump administration's big-picture "energy dominance" theme, but listen closely and you'll hear him repeating words and phrases that might be more revealing.
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AUSTRALIA: Tasmania aims to become 'battery of the nation'
Tasmania has an ambitious plan to become Australia's backup battery.
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INDIA: Country to ban single-use plastic by 2022
India will do away with all single-use plastic by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday.
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GUATEMALA: Volcano death toll rises to 75, almost 200 still missing
The death toll in Guatemala rose to at least 75 yesterday as a new round of explosions started from the Fuego volcano.
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ALASKA: This slimy eel is state's newest catch
Slime eels could become the next big thing for Alaskan fishermen, but first, biologists need to test the waters.
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HAWAII: Lava claims hundreds more homes on Big Island
Lava from the Kilauea volcano has destroyed hundreds more homes in Hawaii.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Shell settles with EPA over Calif. refinery violations
Shell Oil Products Co. LLC has reached an agreement to pay a $142,664 penalty after EPA found violations of environmental regulations at its Martinez, Calif., refinery.
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RECYCLING: Companies rethink business models amid scrap glut
American recycling processors have had to rethink their business models since China cut off imports of most U.S. scrap earlier this year.
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WATER POLLUTION: Idaho to take over regulating discharge from EPA
Idaho is set to take over the responsibility of regulating pollution discharge into the state's waterways.
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WATER POLLUTION: Interstate commission may abandon Ohio River standards
A multi-state board that has overseen water quality standards on the Ohio River since 1948 is considering abandoning that charge.
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA sides with greens against largest U.S. refinery
EPA is partially siding with environmental groups in their administrative challenge to the operating permit for the nation's largest oil refinery.
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COAL: Updated analysis clears N.M. mine
Extra federal scrutiny has done nothing to derail the continued operation of a New Mexico coal mine as environmentalists hoped.
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WILDLIFE: Utah approves bighorn plan, and ranchers fret
Despite the concerns of ranchers, Utah officials have approved a controversial plan to reintroduce desert bighorn sheep into a mountain range.
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INVASIVE SPECIES: Agricultural pest discovered in Florida
Three invasive Oriental fruit flies have been discovered in farmlands in Miami since Friday, according to Florida agriculture officials.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Biologists try to save beetle with rat carcasses
A conservation center in Ohio is resorting to macabre tactics to save an endangered beetle.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Unusually high number of dolphins wash up on Del. shore
Experts are concerned after 13 dead bottlenose dolphins washed up on the shores of Delaware in the last few weeks.
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EVERGLADES: Federal concerns emerge over vast reservoir plan
The federal government last month critiqued a huge Everglades reservoir designed to limit pollution coming from Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
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