The National Biodiesel Board and the nonprofit Diesel Technology Forum yesterday announced the formation of a partnership aimed at spreading the word about their technologies and fuels. Forum Executive Director…
BIOFUELS: Biodiesel group partners with clean diesel nonprofit
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WIND: As deadline looms, industry pushes action on PTC extension in new Web campaign
The American Wind Energy Association today released a new Web video arguing for the need to extend its key tax break. The animated video reiterates the industry's long-standing arguments in…
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS weighs climate threat to fierce 'survivor' in Northern Rockies
The wolverine can roam hundreds of miles, make short work of steep mountain faces and endure harsh winters on mountain ranges -- but it's no match for climate change. So…
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NUCLEAR POLICY: Waste funds 'hijacked' for deficit reduction -- Wyden
The incoming chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee says a federal fund set up to pay for the disposal of the country's nuclear waste has been "hijacked"…
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA issues updated standards for chemical facilities
U.S. EPA recently released updated air standards for small chemical facilities, earning qualified praise from industry groups for adding flexibility for some inspections and operating situations. The agency originally finalized…
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CLIMATE: The mother behind kids' long-shot legal crusade
EUGENE, Ore. -- For Julia Olson, it all started with "An Inconvenient Truth." The then-thirtysomething environmental lawyer watched Al Gore's climate change documentary while eight months pregnant with her second child. By her own admission, she "cried through the whole film" and spent several sleepless nights plotting a way to increase public awareness of climate change. Her initial idea was to plan public marches on Washington, D.C., but she ending up launching a national legal campaign aimed at forcing government action on climate change.
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CHINA: Nation overhauls solar sector to boost growth
The Chinese government will encourage mergers among solar panel producers to strengthen the industry that has been facing massive losses because of an overproduction capacity and feuds among companies. Analysts…
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CANADA: Ontario's clean energy subsidies violate rules -- WTO
Ontario's clean energy subsidies for producers using local technology are in violation of World Trade Organization regulations, according to a ruling that backs complaints against Canada from Japan and the…
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LEAD: Homeowners often get stuck with cleanup costs -- investigation
Homeowners and taxpayers sometimes have to shoulder lead contamination cleanup costs, a USA Today investigation has found. Some lead-production companies responsible for environmental contamination closed their doors decades ago. But…
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AIR POLLUTION: Hong Kong to ban some smog-producing vehicles
High-polluting vehicles will soon be banned in Hong Kong, and subsidies to replace diesel-powered trucks and buses will be offered. Persistent smog is responsible for more than 3,000 premature deaths…
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WATER POLLUTION: Steamship faces murky future as coal ash deadline passes
Time has run out for the owners of the nation's last working coal-fired steamship to stop dumping waste coal ash into Lake Michigan. Owners of the S.S. Badger ferryboat had…
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AIR POLLUTION: AEP to close Ky. coal-fired power plant
American Electric Power Co. Inc. announced the retirement yesterday of its Big Sandy power plant in eastern Kentucky, months after the company scrapped a $1 billion plan to upgrade pollution…
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NATURAL GAS: Price drop leads to helium shortage
Helium, the second-most abundant element in the universe, has become scarce due to a global shortage. "People are scrambling right now," said Jonathan Erwin, vice president and general counsel of…
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OIL AND GAS: Replacement pipe for Calif. refinery meets safety standards -- experts
Chevron Corp.'s metal pipe choice to repair damaged sections of a California refinery meets industry standards and fire codes, two experts said. Jim McLaughlin and David Hendrix are both advising…
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NUCLEAR POWER: Utilities begin training workers for next generation of reactors
Utility companies are gearing up to train workers who can operate the Westinghouse Electric Co. AP1000 reactor, a recently approved reactor design that is the first of its kind in…
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BIOFUELS: Canadian company used 'train to nowhere' to cash in on EPA loophole
A "train to nowhere" filled with biodiesel traveled back and forth across the U.S.-Canada border in 2010, taking advantage of a loophole in U.S. EPA's renewable fuel standard mandate. Toronto-based…
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GRID: FERC revises which transmission facilities must meet reliability standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today accepted a new definition of the "bulk electric system" that changes which transmission lines and facilities must follow mandatory reliability standards. In line with…
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SOLAR: Can Calif. panel maker prosper in dark times for U.S. industry?
SAN DIEGO -- A solar panel maker opened a new factory here yesterday, expanding at a time when others in the industry are struggling to survive. Soitec, a France-based maker…
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WATER: Judge rules against Forest Service in ski resort suit
The U.S. Forest Service violated federal procedural rules when it revamped 2011 and 2012 permit regulations involving water rights, a U.S. district court judge ruled. The agency neglected to investigate…
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WILDLIFE: Judge won't reconsider eagle-kill ban
A federal judge this week denied a request from the Northern Arapaho Tribe to reconsider a ruling that bans the killing of eagles on the tribe's reservation. Last month, U.S.…
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