The law school known for its top-ranked environmental law program is facing financial difficulties as enrollment drops. Vermont Law School, based in the tiny town of South Royalton, Vt., is…
LAW: School with top environmental program faces financial struggle
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ENERGY MARKETS: FERC will track impact of Calif. cap and trade on power prices
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has begun monitoring California's cap-and-trade system after a Republican commissioner warned the program could have a chilling effect on larger Western power markets. FERC Commissioner…
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PEOPLE: Ecotrust chief steps down
The longtime president and founder of Portland, Ore.-based conservation group Ecotrust is stepping down, the organization said yesterday. Spencer Beebe, 66, will continue to serve the group as chairman. Beebe…
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DROUGHT: Severe conditions expected to continue through winter
Climatologists are predicting that the drought that has parched more than half of the United States this year will last at least through the winter with compounding impacts on agriculture,…
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OCEANS: Obama expected to expand Calif. marine sanctuaries
President Obama is expected today to extend protections on 2,093 square nautical miles of ocean habitat off the California coast. The move would more than double the size of two…
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BIOFUELS: Senator seeks to suspend ethanol requirements in major disaster areas
A presidential declaration of a major disaster area would trigger a suspension of the nation's ethanol requirements under a proposal by a Utah senator that could be voted on this…
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BIOFUELS: Oil industry calls on EPA to release 2013 requirements
The American Petroleum Institute yesterday urged U.S. EPA to release next year's volume requirements for traditional ethanol and advanced biofuel production, warning that refiners would not have enough time to…
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BIOFUELS: E.U. panel endorses proposed anti-dumping tariff on U.S. ethanol
A proposal to set a nearly 10 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol imports is making its way through the European Commission. Yesterday, the commission's Antidumping Advisory Committee endorsed the 9.6…
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FEDERAL WORKFORCE: No immediate furloughs if Congress fails to avoid 'fiscal cliff' -- OMB
Agencies won't immediately enact furloughs if Congress fails to prevent the across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to begin in the new year, according to an email the White House sent to…
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ARCTIC: Releasing final plan for Alaska reserve, Salazar promises to allow pipeline
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday announced a final plan to greatly expand protections for wildlife and subsistence hunting in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve but strengthened his earlier pledge that the…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: BLM moving forward with world's largest solar power plant
The Obama administration is nearing final approval of what would become the world's largest solar power project on a strip of Southern California desert near the McCoy Mountains that could…
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WATER POLLUTION: Judge rules for Perdue in lawsuit over Chesapeake Bay farm discharges
A federal judge today ruled in favor of Perdue Farms Inc. in a high-profile case over water pollution at chicken operations. U.S. District Judge William Nickerson found the plaintiff, Waterkeeper…
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CLIMATE: Appeals court declines to rehear GHG-rule challenge, tees up case for Supreme Court
A federal appeals court today rejected an industry-backed request that it reconsider its decision to uphold Obama administration greenhouse gas regulations. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was split on the issue with two judges writing opinions saying that the court should have reheard the challenges to the four interlinked rules.
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CHINA: CNPC may buy Exxon's stake in Iraq field
China National Petroleum Corp. may take over Exxon Mobil Corp.'s stake in a giant oil field in southern Iraq. After clashing with the country's central government over exploration contracts, Exxon…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Mining nationalization 'off the table' -- officials
The African National Congress has vetoed the idea of nationalizing South Africa's mining sector. "The issue of nationalization ... is off the table," Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said. "We…
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JAPAN: Faults under nuclear reactor could trigger earthquake -- scientists
At least two major faults under a Japanese nuclear power plant are likely active, scientists said yesterday. The operator of the Higashidori Nuclear Power Plant, Tohoku Electric Power Co., said…
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DRINKING WATER: EPA updates bacteria rule
U.S. EPA yesterday updated its rule for monitoring bacteria in drinking water systems, including setting a limit for E. coli. EPA's total coliform rule sets goals and limits for the…
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WATER POLLUTION: New technology could reduce cost of treating mine, municipal and farm waste
The U.S. Geological Survey is touting novel water treatment technology that could help reduce the cost and difficulty of cleaning up several problem wastes. Researchers said they were successful in…
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OIL AND GAS: Siemens will ax 1,100 jobs in Germany
Siemens AG said it will cut about 1,100 jobs in its Germany energy division over the next two years as part of a larger cost-reducing plan. The industrial company made…
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UTILITIES: Judge OKs plan for joint purchases by nuclear power companies
The Justice Department won't challenge a proposal from seven nuclear power plant operators to collaborate in purchasing certain services and supplies. The joint procurement by STARS Alliance LLC will allow…
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