U.S. EPA's hold on registering new outdoor uses for chemicals linked to bee deaths could block approval of the insecticides indefinitely, the CEO of a pest control trade group said today.
PESTICIDES: EPA moratorium on bee-harming chemicals could be indefinite -- trade group
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CLIMATE: Steyer group forecasts rising tide of natural, economic misery in Calif.
California faces extreme heat, repeated droughts, wildfires and sea-level rise that could submerge $10 billion in property by 2050 because of climate change impacts, a report from billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's Risky Business Project said yesterday.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Bundy seems to 'have gotten away with' it
One year after rancher Cliven Bundy mobilized an armed militia that forced the federal government to release cows that he had been grazing illegally on Bureau of Land Management tracts for decades, life has returned to normal at BLM's Gold Butte area in southern Nevada. Visitors are car camping, searching for prehistoric rock art and admiring the Mojave Desert's multi-hued landscapes -- and Bundy continues to graze his cows.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: EPA'S McCabe sending strong signals on changes to carbon rule
Janet McCabe is raising expectations that U.S. EPA's final version of its rule to slash carbon emission from power plants will incorporate some significant changes in response to a drumbeat of stakeholder sentiment on some key issues, particularly with regard to timing.
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CALIFORNIA: Sea lion bites, dunks fisherman posing with prized catch
A 62-year-old fisherman survived being bitten and dragged to the bottom of San Diego's Mission Bay by a sea lion yesterday.
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MONTANA: Fame -- but little fortune -- leads to game warden shortage
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are stars on reality TV, but the department is struggling to fill a host of vacancies.
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ILLINOIS: Governor signs bill to delay review of smart grid initiatives
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed into law Friday a bill that would allow two electric utilities to delay a planned legislative review of their digital smart grid program.
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Capital city takes water, sewage fee spending fight to state Supreme Court
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow about whether the city of Columbia can use water and sewage utility revenues for other needs.
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WASHINGTON: Lawmakers ax provision that would have allowed agency to ban chemicals
A Washington legislative committee removed a key component of Gov. Jay Inslee's (D) plan to cut toxic runoff to the state's waterways, yielding to businesses' concerns over the legislation.
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FLORIDA: Utilities spend big to keep solar out of energy mix
Florida's utilities have sunk serious cash into political campaigns in an effort to keep solar out of the state's energy mix.
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CHEMICALS: Firm develops 'green' rocket propellant
Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., a California-based aerospace contractor and a subsidiary of GenCorp Inc., won a $1.2 million contract from the Department of Defense to develop a new propellant to power satellites and space missions using less toxic chemicals.
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WATER POLLUTION: Chemical spills from power plant into Lake Erie
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a chemical spill in Lake Erie believed to originate at an outflow pipe at a Cleveland Public Power plant.
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CALIFORNIA: With drought looming, Sacramento water districts mull merger
Two suburban water districts near Sacramento, Calif., are hoping to merge, saying a larger organization will better survive the state's ongoing drought
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TRANSPORTATION: DOT launches new round of TIGER funding
The Department of Transportation is now taking applications for some $500 million worth of TIGER grants for fiscal 2015, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx said.
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RAIL: Audit urges improved oversight of federal bullet-train spending
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) must plug holes in its monitoring of billions of dollars in spending on high-speed passenger rail projects, the Department of Transportation's inspector general concludes in a new audit.
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DOE: Special Counsel secures settlements for Bonneville whistleblowers
Whistleblowers at the Department of Energy's Bonneville Power Administration secured settlements after alleging retaliation for speaking out against hiring violations at the nonprofit agency.
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COAL: Patriot CEO resigns as industry shakeup continues
Patriot Coal CEO Bennett Hatfield announced his resignation Friday, the latest of many departures in the executive suites of top U.S. coal companies.
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NUCLEAR POWER: NRC scrutinizes PG&E for seismic assessment at Calif. plant
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California isn't any more at risk from earthquakes than previously thought, but critics say the utility is fudging its analysis of three nearby fault lines discovered since its construction, each capable of generating quakes larger than last year's destructive Napa quake.
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SOLAR: Duke Energy plans to double capacity in Fla.
Duke Energy Florida has revealed a plan to embrace solar power, doubling energy produced by photovoltaic cells in the state.
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COAL: Feds struggle with safety violators 5 years after deadly mine blast
Five years after the nation's worst coal-mine disaster in decades exposed key safety gaps at some Appalachian mines, many of the safety issues continue despite an initial crackdown.
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