The California Public Utilities Commission fails to make safety a top priority, with some workers seeing accidents as "inevitable" and managers resisting tough enforcement, agency staffers have told a consultant.…
CALIFORNIA: Utility regulator cozy with industry, lax on safety -- internal report
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WIND: Lawsuit calls BLM's analysis of Nevada project 'one-sided and incomplete'
Environmentalists and three Nevada residents are suing the Interior Department over its approval of the Searchlight Wind Energy Project, arguing the wind farm would sit in an area of the…
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SUPREME COURT: Justices back Royal Dutch Shell in landmark human rights case
The Supreme Court ruled today that foreigners may not bring lawsuits in U.S. courts against corporations for human rights violations occuring abroad. Justices held that the Alien Tort Statute did not apply to the conduct of foreign companies overseas.
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ENERGY POLICY: Former DOE undersecretary Garman says restructuring agency will foster innovation
As the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee prepares to vote on Ernest Moniz's nomination to lead the Department of Energy, could a restructuring of the agency lead to more…
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MONTANA: State House blocks bill to increase bison hunting
The Montana House of Representatives killed a bison-management plan yesterday that would have increased the number of hunting licenses for bison and banned the animal's future relocation. The bill would…
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OREGON: State sets traps for sea lions that slipped through locks
Oregon officials set up a sea lion trap above the Bonneville Dam in an attempt to capture at least three of the mammals that got through the dam's locks. The…
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WASHINGTON: State Senate clears bill banning 2 flame retardants in kids' products
The Washington Senate yesterday passed a bill that would ban two carcinogenic flame retardants in products intended for young children. The measure would ban TCEP, or Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate, and TDCPP, Tri(2,3-dichloropropyl)phosphate,…
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NEW JERSEY: Christie trims enviro reviews for many Sandy rebuilding projects
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) yesterday eased the environmental permit process for a whole range of projects said to be connected to reconstruction from Superstorm Sandy, with an emergency…
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CALIFORNIA: Bill banning single-use bags moves toward floor vote
California legislation that would enact the nation's first statewide ban on single-use carry-out bags passed a state Senate committee yesterday. The Senate Environmental Quality Committee on a 5-3 party-line vote…
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CHEMICALS: Utah spill forces evacuation of downtown building
A contained sulfuric chemical spill in Provo, Utah, yesterday forced the evacuation of a building that tests the heat production of chemicals when they are mixed. The incident occurred when…
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AIR POLLUTION: At least 5 dead after Texas fertilizer plant explodes
An explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant last night killed between 5 and 15 people, according to early estimates, and injured more than 160. Those numbers are expected to climb…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: India fires back against U.S. trade complaint with its own accusations
India has responded to a U.S. complaint that the country was violating World Trade Organization rules about solar companies giving preference to domestic workers and products by filing a similar…
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: SolarWorld expects more losses
Germany's SolarWorld AG projects losses of more than $678 million as trouble continues to spread through the solar manufacturing industry. The German business is the parent company of SolarWorld Industries…
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AUTOS: New Chevrolet diesel more efficient than some hybrids -- GM
General Motors Co. says that its new Chevrolet Cruze, which runs on diesel, gets 46 miles per gallon, making it more efficient than some hybrids. With those numbers, the Cruze…
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UTILITIES: Colorado city pushes to break ties with Xcel
City officials in Boulder, Colo., are pushing to abandon their relationship with Xcel Energy Inc. and obtain electricity from more renewable resources. The City Council voted 8-1 to authorize an…
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COAL: Navajo Nation puts off vote on plant's lease extension
Navajo Nation lawmakers have stalled a vote on a lease extension for an Arizona coal-fired plant. The Tribal Council is considering legislation that would extend the lease of the Navajo…
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ELECTRICITY: State to grant green light to Quebec-to-New York City power line
New York regulators are expected to approve today a $2 billion transmission line that would run from Quebec to New York City, critics of the plan said. The Public Service…
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OIL AND GAS: Fire injures 12 at Texas refinery
A fire yesterday broke out at an Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery in Beaumont, Texas, injuring 12 contractors. The blaze, which occurred at a shuttered hydrotreater heat exchanger, was extinguished quickly,…
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GULF SPILL: Testimony wraps up in BP trial
The judge presiding over the BP PLC trial on the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill did not make an immediate ruling after testimony concluded yesterday. U.S. District Judge Carl…
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CRIME: Police arrest suspect over poison-laced letters
The FBI arrested a Mississippi man yesterday accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). The arrest of Paul Kevin Curtis came the same day…
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