First of two stories about OIRA.
WHITE HOUSE: Wonks in embattled regulatory office are mysterious -- but 'not nefarious'
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CLIMATE: Obama orders tougher fuel efficiency rules for trucks
President Obama ordered U.S. EPA and the Department of Transportation today to tighten fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks beyond model year 2018.
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SPAIN: Rice farmers struggle to fight off invasive snail
Spanish rice farmers fighting an invasive snail species now must do so without the help of European government funding.
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FRANCE: Activists dump coal in front of president's palace
Greenpeace activists today were detained in Paris after dumping a truckload of coal in front of the French presidential palace.
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OHIO: Industry report blasts efficiency mandates as costly, ineffective
Energy efficiency mandates in Ohio are costly and ineffective, according to a new report released by a coalition of the rules' opponents.
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MAINE: Governor pushes back against wind bill
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) is pushing back against a bill that would place new restrictions on the state's energy regulators, as the director of his energy office, Patrick Woodcock, argued that it would "rubber-stamp" wind projects.
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COLORADO: State lawmakers push for tax credit to clean up toxic plumes
Colorado's government is moving to reinstate a tax credit that would make $11.2 million available to developers cleaning up cancer-causing chemical perchloroethylene, or PCE, plumes.
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WASHINGTON: State House clears bill to improve oil train safety
Washington state lawmakers yesterday passed a bill that would improve oil train safety.
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CHEMICALS: Researchers warn of dangers in food packaging
Chemicals used in food packaging may cause long-term health effects, environmental scientists warned as they called on researchers to do more to investigate the problem.
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LEAD: Officials link spate of eagle deaths to ammunition
Wildlife officials in Utah say three bald eagles have died in recent weeks as a result of lead poisoning.
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MERCURY: Water cleanups may miss bigger threats to fish -- study
While most cleanups of mercury contamination focus on toxic sediment that lies at the bottom of bodies of water, the mercury in the water itself may play a larger role in harming fish, according to new research from Dartmouth College and the University of Connecticut.
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DRINKING WATER: Enviros blast proposed bottling operation in Calif.
A bottled water company's plan to tap an aquifer in Northern California has drawn the ire of local environmentalists.
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DROUGHT: Officials fear contamination as Calif. wells run dry
One of California's top public health officials said 10 communities are at acute risk of running out of drinking water in 60 days and the state's drought is also worsening contamination problems.
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COAL ASH: Prosecutors expand probe of N.C. spill as another leak emerges
North Carolina regulators yesterday ordered Duke Energy Corp. to plug another leaking stormwater pipe running under a coal ash dump linked to the utility's retired Dan River power plant.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Senator calls for probe of DOE after firing of Hanford whistle-blower
The Department of Energy could face an investigation into its oversight of government contractors after yesterday's firing of a whistle-blower at the Hanford waste treatment plant.
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OFFSHORE WIND: Dominion to bid on Md. project
Dominion Resources Inc. has applied to bid in an auction for Maryland's first offshore wind project.
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NATURAL GAS: New plant moves forward after clearing legal hurdle over emissions
A Boston-based environmental group and a New Jersey power plant developer settled a lawsuit yesterday over the siting of a new natural-gas-fired plant that should allow construction of the $1 billion project to finally begin.
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OFFSHORE WIND: Birds force utilities to scrap expansion plans for world's largest array
Owners of the world's largest offshore wind farm have scrapped a planned expansion because of a requirement to study its impact on birds.
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NUCLEAR: Nun sentenced to almost 3 years in prison for Tenn. break-in
An 84-year-old Catholic nun was sentenced today to just less than three years in prison for breaking into the nation's largest storage facility for weapons-grade uranium.
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WILDLIFE: Calif. city targets squirrels living in landfill park
Squirrels at a city park in Berkeley, Calif., pose an environmental threat and must be eliminated, officials say.
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