Cash-strapped water utilities have changed how they set spending priorities in the face of aging infrastructure, increased regulatory mandates and declining household water use, according to a new report. McGraw-Hill…
UTILITIES: Water providers dive into asset management as infrastructure needs mount -- study
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COAL: Company asks Ore. regulators to delay export-terminal permitting
Ambre Energy Ltd. is asking Oregon regulators to delay their permit decision for a proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River. In a letter this week, Ambre asked the…
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COAL: Mortality higher in mining counties -- report
Coal mining counties in West Virginia have higher mortality rates than nonmining counties within Appalachia, according to a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: U.S. solar installations grew by 76% last year
Solar panel installations last year rose by 76 percent in the United States compared with 2011, and the cost of the associated equipment continued to drop, according to an annual…
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OFFSHORE DRILLING: Interior will let BP bid in central Gulf lease sale
The Interior Department yesterday said it would allow BP PLC to participate at Wednesday's oil and gas lease sale in the central Gulf of Mexico but that it would be…
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HAZARDOUS WASTE: Mo. pharmaceutical company to pay $2.25M for multiple violations
A Missouri pharmaceutical company will pay $2.25 million to resolve a host of environmental infractions related to the release of hazardous waste in local water bodies and emissions of harmful…
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WILDLIFE: Dolphin in N.Y.'s East River puzzles experts
A dolphin that was spotted Wednesday in the East River, just a few miles from Long Island Sound and open water, has not yet returned to the sea and is…
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MINING: In seabed search, Lockheed uses data gleaned from Soviet sub hunt
A unit of Lockheed Martin Corp. will use information from a Cold War-era search for a sunken Soviet submarine to comb a tract of the Pacific Ocean for rare earths…
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WILDLIFE: Enviros sue for action on threatened Canada lynx, Mexican spotted owl
Wildlife conservation groups are taking legal action to protect the Canada lynx and Mexican spotted owl. Four environmental groups are suing the federal government to force the Fish and Wildlife…
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FISHERIES: Feds bust Mo. caviar poaching ring
More than 100 people were arrested, charged or cited following a two-year investigation into the trafficking of Missouri paddlefish and their eggs for the production of caviar, officials said. Traditionally,…
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PEOPLE: Former state conservation commissioner picked to lead Audubon N.Y.
NEW YORK -- Audubon New York today appointed its first female executive director. The 50,000-member conversation group made Erin Crotty director and vice president. Crotty was the first woman to…
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WATER: Early reviews mixed on Calif.'s massive delta tunnel plan
California officials yesterday released the first chapters of a document underpinning their plan to build a massive set of tunnels under the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. At issue is the…
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HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Documentary debunking 'Gasland' gets positive reviews at CPAC
As far as screenings time slots go, the pro-fracking documentary "FrackNation" landed a tough one yesterday at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference. The movie began right as senator and…
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Bipartisan House bill ramps up efforts to protect against cyberattacks
As the cybersecurity issue continues to take the spotlight, a bipartisan group of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members yesterday introduced legislation that aims to increase security measures for…
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KEYSTONE XL: House pipeline bill slated for vote before Memorial Day -- Upton
House Republicans have formally introduced their bill to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and plan to bring it to the floor before this summer, sponsors said today. The…
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CHESAPEAKE BAY: Skeptics abound as Md. promotes poultry waste-to-energy scheme
After long, frustrating decades of trying to stem nutrient runoff in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland is promoting a grand plan for turning a huge pollution problem into an energy asset.…
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FUEL ECONOMY: 2012 U.S. fleet cleanest, most efficient ever -- EPA
The fuel economy of cars and trucks sold in the United States hit its highest recorded level last year as automakers cranked up production of efficient vehicles ahead of stringent…
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Scientists create embryos of extinct frog
Scientists have successfully created embryos of an extinct frog, a significant step toward trying to engineer the long-gone frog back into life. Michael Archer, a professor at the University of…
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ENERGY MARKETS: Court rules for hedge funder in challenge to FERC futures enforcement
Federal judges ruled today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission does not have the authority to assess fines for manipulating natural gas futures markets. In a closely watched case that could have broad implications for the agency, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that hedge fund manager Brian Hunter was correct in arguing that Congress mandated the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, not FERC, to police futures trading.
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BIOFUELS: American Coalition for Ethanol's Jennings discusses future of RFS, E15
With President Obama urging Congress to use revenues from oil and gas drilling to fund research for low-carbon transportation technologies, what is the future of ethanol as part of that…
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