The United States will likely be called on to accelerate the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons, a potent short-term greenhouse gas, under an agreement hatched by nations meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this week.
EMISSIONS: Montreal Protocol parties agree to faster HFC phaseout
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OIL AND GAS: Other energy companies may be drawn into climate probe
An investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp. by the New York attorney general's office could expand to other oil companies, analysts say.
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AIR POLLUTION: Greens press court for tougher cleanup deadlines
Environmentalists today pressed federal judges to prod U.S. EPA to set stricter deadlines and cleanup requirements for airborne soot.
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ARMY CORPS: Reality TV star's film aims to block dam
A former MTV reality star is crusading against the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to build a $59 million diversion dam and fish passage channel on the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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PROPERTY RIGHTS: Judge strikes Utah law restricting fishing on private land
A Utah judge invalidated Wednesday a 2010 law that restricted members of the public from fishing in streams flowing through private land.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Alaskans appeal judge's ruling on Izembek road
Alaskan governments and tribal groups announced they will appeal a federal judge's ruling that upheld Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's rejection of a proposed gravel road through wilderness in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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EPA: GOP bill would reduce agency staff by 15%
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) has proposed legislation that would slice into U.S. EPA's staff, thinning the agency's ranks by thousands.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: Bloomberg targets 4 AGs in television campaign
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's political action committee today launched a campaign against four state attorneys general who are opposing the Obama administration's carbon rules for power plants.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: Lawsuits over Obama rule pit state AGs against governors
Governors and their states' top attorneys don't always agree on legal strategies.
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: DOJ's legislative fix would narrow scope of probes -- IGs
Inspectors general have rejected a Department of Justice proposed legislative fix that they argue would narrow the scope of their internal agency probes.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY: Industry asks Supreme Court to take up cleanup plan
The American Farm Bureau Federation and other industry groups today asked the Supreme Court to review U.S. EPA's landmark approach for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.
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KEYSTONE XL: Obama rejects pipeline project, cites impact on climate
President Obama announced his rejection today of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying the Alberta-to-Gulf of Mexico project threatened to undermine an effort to combat global warming.
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BIOFUELS: DSM's Welsh discusses future of cellulosic in the U.S. amid regulatory uncertainty
As advanced biofuels companies look to move their investments abroad due to regulatory uncertainty, what is the future of cellulosic technology advancement in the United States? During today's OnPoint, Hugh Welsh, president of DSM North America, discusses his company's next steps following last year's opening of the Poet-DSM Project Liberty biorefinery. Welsh also explains why he believes a price on carbon is needed for the U.S. to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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WYOMING: State pushes to protect big game migration paths
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's proposal to beef up protections at bottleneck points along the migratory routes of big game animals was hotly debated Friday at the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission's meeting in Laramie.
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WEST VIRGINIA: Group sues state over stalled FOIAs on Clean Power Plan
A West Virginia environmental group has sued the state's attorney general to get documents related to his litigation against U.S. EPA over the Clean Power Plan.
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CHEMICALS: Groups work to cut toxics risk for workers at black salons
Researchers and environmental justice advocates are working to eliminate toxic chemicals from black women's hair salons, where they can cause health problems for some women.
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COAL ASH: 'Lurking disaster' feared at Ga. ponds
Georgia Power's 30 man-made coal ash ponds face little regulation and have spilled contaminated sludge for years.
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA sets comment deadline for acid rain update plan
U.S. EPA has set a Dec. 30 public comment deadline on a newly released draft plan for its latest stab at revisiting air standards for pollutants that contribute to acid rain.
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL: DOT grants $28M to Md. to study maglev
A $28 million Transportation Department grant will fund studies on constructing a high-speed rail line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Mysterious startup looks to take on Tesla
A little-known California startup is looking to take on Tesla Motors Inc. with plans to build a $1 billion factory and unveil high-end electric vehicles by 2017.
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