The federal government is reworking its plan for responding to radiation contamination in the event of a nuclear reactor accident or a bomb attack, drawing criticism from those who oppose…
NUCLEAR POWER: Government revises radiation disaster response plan
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OIL AND GAS: Chemical board tells Chevron to look for refinery damage
In order to prevent future explosions, Chevron Corp. should check pipes and equipment at its refineries for ongoing damage, the Chemical Safety Board said yesterday in an interim report. The…
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FISHERIES: Judge dismisses legal challenge to West Coast catch limits
A federal judge yesterday threw out a lawsuit that would have required the National Marine Fisheries Service to lower its catch limit for some fish stocks. In the suit, environmental…
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ARMY CORPS: Judge lambastes agency for Katrina floodings
The federal judge who has presided over much of the litigation related to Hurricane Katrina denounced the Army Corps of Engineers last week over the engineering decisions it made that…
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COAL: Obama admin defends 2011 Clean Water Act guidance for mining permits
The Obama administration defends a controversial 2011 guidance on Clean Water Act reviews of Appalachian mountaintop coal mining projects in documents filed yesterday in federal court. U.S. District Court Judge…
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WILDLIFE: 1 dead, 2 injured in separate elephant attacks in South Africa
A handler at an elephant park in South Africa was trampled to death yesterday while leading elephants out to exercise, the park's owner said today. Craig Saunders, owner of the…
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COAL: Researchers mull results of industry-backed studies at conference
Scientists at the Appalachian Research Initiative for Environmental Science this week revealed the results of their coal-backed studies at a symposium in Charleston, W.Va. One paper proposed a model for…
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OIL AND GAS: Lease broker nominated majority of leases in Colo. North Fork
A Denver-based company that leases federal lands on behalf of other oil and gas companies nominated the majority of 30,000 acres that was once slated for auction in Colorado's North…
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COAL: Judges question company's bid to avoid NEPA reviews for power plant
A Kansas-based power company today asked a federal appeals court to strike down a lower court's decision requiring the federal Rural Utilities Service to conduct environmental reviews before allowing a…
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KEYSTONE XL: Enviros dispute State assumptions about climate impact of pipeline
The State Department has seriously underestimated the boost in greenhouse gas emissions that would follow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, according to a report released today by an environmental…
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DOE: Quadrennial reviews to be key focus of next Energy secretary
Ernest Moniz, who is in line to lead the Department of Energy, envisions a proposed four-year review process as an opportunity to address numerous priorities within the department, including renewable…
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ELECTRICITY: Zombie EV batteries could see second life on grid
There may be life after cars -- at least for electric vehicle batteries. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are planning to test whether used electric car batteries could provide backup…
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INTERIOR: House sequestration hearing no walk in the park for NPS chief
National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis received harsh, bipartisan criticism today on his agency's refusal to provide Congress with information on its sequestration planning. "For reasons we cannot understand, you…
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OCEANS: Obama marine plan gives marching orders to federal agencies
The Obama administration today released its long-awaited action plan that spells out how federal agencies will implement the National Ocean Policy, which sets lofty goals for the federal government to…
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AIR POLLUTION: Supreme Court seems open to nixing L.A. 'clean truck' program
Supreme Court justices today appeared receptive to the trucking industry's call to strike down a Port of Los Angeles program designed to clean up some of the country's most diesel-polluted air. The port, the largest in the country, launched its Clean Truck Program in 2008 and has cut diesel particulate emissions from trucks by more than 50 percent. But trucking associations argue that the port's program, which requires trucks to meet certain conditions before obtaining access to the port, is prohibited by a 1994 federal law that deregulated their industry.
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BIOFUELS: Primus Green Energy's Johnsen discusses competition in alternative fuels market
With competition in the alternative fuels sector intensifying, how can companies prove the viability of their technologies? During today's OnPoint, Robert Johnsen, CEO of Primus Green Energy, discusses the challenges…
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JAPAN: U.N. nuclear watchdog examines Fukushima nuclear plant
The United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency has started investigating Japan's quake-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The agency will review a decommissioning plan for the plant, which was struck…
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FLORIDA: Lawmakers consider plans to rework unpopular nuclear fee
Florida lawmakers are mulling two measures that would revamp an unpopular nuclear fee in customer utility bills. A House bill would permit utilities Florida Power & Light Co. and Progress…
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OREGON: State Senate approves tougher appliance efficiency standards
The Oregon Senate passed two bills yesterday that would set tougher efficiency standards for battery chargers, plumbing fixtures and other appliances, moving the state's standards closer to those in California.…
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COLORADO: Legislature mulls law to allow use of graywater
Colorado's state legislators are considering a bill that would allow treated graywater to be used in toilets, landscaping and other nondrinking purposes. The Centennial State is the only one in…
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