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INTERIOR: Budget request seeks mandatory conservation funding, increased fees for oil and gas

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President Obama's proposed fiscal 2014 budget for the Interior Department would require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on public lands and waters and for the first…

DOE: Clean energy favored, fossil fuel programs cut under fiscal 2014 budget

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President Obama's fiscal 2014 budget request would boost funding for a variety of clean energy initiatives while reducing spending on fossil fuel programs and repealing oil and gas tax breaks.…

EPA: Obama proposal cuts $296M

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President Obama highlighted his intention to battle climate change in both his inaugural and his State of the Union speeches this year, but funding for climate and air quality programs…

BUDGET: Obama touts his spending plan for deficit reduction, economic growth goals

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With its dependence on the politically sticky issue of new revenues from tax increases, the fiscal 2014 budget that was released by the White House this morning isn't likely to reflect the actual spending authorities that agencies will see next year. But five months after winning re-election and a month after sequestration forced automatic across-the-board cuts on agencies, President Obama is again trying to set the debate in Washington, D.C. And even at a time of fiscal restraint and emphasis on cost cutting, the president is using his new spending plan to continue to beat the drum for increased investments in clean energy and efforts to fight climate change.

KEYSTONE XL: Alberta Premier Redford discusses pipeline's future

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As the Obama administration considers the State Department's draft supplement environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline, what is the future of the U.S-Canada energy relationship? During today's E&ETV…

JAPAN: TEPCO scrambles for more storage as Fukushima tanks spring another leak

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Tokyo Electric Power Co. is rushing to build more tanks to store radioactive water after makeshift storage areas at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan sprang leaks over…

NEW MEXICO: Appeals court orders governor's panel to reconsider efficiency standards

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A court has tossed out building codes accepted in 2011 by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's (R) administration that replaced stricter energy efficiency standards enacted under her Democratic predecessor, Gov.…

TEXAS: State House mulls water-recycling mandates for fracking

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The Texas Legislature is considering two bills that would require oil and gas drillers to recycle water used during the hydraulic fracturing production process. The proposals come amid concerns about…

WATER POLLUTION: Energy company blames mechanical error in Colo. oil spill

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A mechanical failure sparked the hydrocarbon seep into groundwater supplies that has brought several agencies to western Colorado to protect nearby Parachute Creek, Williams Cos. Inc. said. The company said…

AUTOS: Company's finances stall Chicago's EV charging project

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Electric vehicle charging projects in Chicago and 19 other markets have been halted amid evidence of unpaid bills and accounting issues at 350Green, the Los Angeles company chosen three years…

WIND ENERGY: Turbines, customer base increase but industry wants tax certainty

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Wind energy was the largest source of new generation installed in the United States last year, with a growing number of utilities and other purchasers signing long-term contracts for the…

RENEWABLE ENERGY: DOE taps solar power to boost natural gas

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Energy Department researchers this summer plan to try harnessing the sun's power to increase the energy in natural gas. The researchers aim to use solar energy to produce synthesis gas,…

MINING: Mont. silver, copper project hits roadblock with court ruling

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A Washington-state-based mining company's plans to develop a silver and copper mine in Montana faced a setback in a court ruling this week. The Lincoln County, Mont., judge ruled that…

PESTICIDES: Dole, Dow urge Del. court to dismiss case linking chemical to sterility

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Dole Food Co. Inc. and Dow Chemical Co. are asking the Delaware Supreme Court to dismiss a case involving a now-banned pesticide linked to sterility. Jose Rufino Canales Blanco claims…

FOREST SERVICE: Couple files $1M suit after tree falls on son

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The Forest Service is facing a $1 million lawsuit after a tree fell and injured a boy at an Idaho campsite. In September 2010, a gust of wind blew a…

WATER: Ga. may take centuries-old resource battle to Supreme Court

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A 200-year-old blunder that incorrectly marked the official border between Georgia and Tennessee has led to years of water wars between the two states. The surveyors neglected orders to follow…

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Caribbean frog population declines, causing alarm

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Frog populations are declining around the globe, scientists say, but those in the Caribbean are affected the most. Researchers said the amphibious population's downward spiral can be attributed to climate…

FORESTS: Forest Service fights algae pollution fine from Ore.

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The Forest Service is appealing an $8,800 fine from the state of Oregon that stems from algae flowing out of a Forest Service reservoir last year. A sheet of algae…

FISHERIES: Mexico blasts NOAA's dolphin-safe tuna rule

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Mexico's fishing industry is criticizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's proposal to expand requirements for dolphin-safe tuna catches. Last week, the federal agency announced plans to include additional fisheries…

ENDANGERED SPECIES: County adopts Utah's first sage grouse conservation plan

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The Box Elder County Commission on Tuesday endorsed a pilot program to poison ravens, remove pinyon and juniper, control noxious cheat grass and prevent fires in a formal bid to…
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