Renewable energy was the largest source of new power added to the country's electrical grid last year, as plummeting prices and government incentives continually make wind and solar viable alternatives.
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Clean energy eclipsed fossil fuel growth in 2015
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COAL: Enviros alarmed about Peabody's ability to guarantee cleanups
Peabody Energy Corp.'s financial woes have generated concern about the company's ability to pay Illinois regulators $92 million in mine cleanup guarantees were the company to go under.
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EMISSIONS: Carbon footprint of data centers downplayed -- study
The nation's largest information technology and computing companies could be underestimating the carbon footprints of their data centers by up to 25 percent, according to an analysis today.
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DROUGHT: No respite for Southwest as weather patterns shift -- study
Changing weather patterns are resulting in decreased rainfall and worsening drought conditions across the southwestern United States, and the trend is likely to continue well into the late 21st century, according to a new federal study.
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AIR POLLUTION: Industry challenges EPA toxic refinery emission limits
Two oil industry trade groups are challenging new U.S. EPA limits on toxic refinery emissions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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PUBLIC HEALTH: 9 cases of Zika virus found in Fla.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has declared a health emergency in four counties after nine cases of the Zika virus were confirmed in the state.
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OCEANS: Study shows lab-grown coral can survive in the wild
Coral grown in laboratories may provide a chance to help wild reefs.
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NATIONAL PARKS: Idaho town wants its preserve to be redubbed a park
In an attempt to save the small Idaho town of Arco from an economic slump, a group of residents are trying change the name of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.
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PUBLIC LANDS: FWS beefs up security at 3 wildlife refuges
Federal officials have sent extra security to national wildlife refuges in three Western states amid threats from anti-government groups.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY: Pa. missteps could derail EPA cleanup plan -- report
Pennsylvania's sluggish efforts to implement pollution control plans could derail a landmark U.S. EPA blueprint to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, according to a nonprofit report.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Rep. Carolyn Maloney fights to bring pandas to N.Y.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is determined to bring a pair of pandas to New York, and she's in it for the long haul.
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SUPERFUND: Reid blasts Sandoval, urges copper mine designation
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today urged his home state's leaders allow turning a former copper mine he described as an "abandoned cesspool full of toxic substances" into a federal Superfund site.
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BIOTECH: Food industry pushes Congress to kill GMO labeling
As the clock ticks down on a Vermont law that would require labels for genetically modified ingredients, the food industry is pushing Congress for decisive action.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Obama will ask for full LWCF funding in budget request
President Obama's fiscal 2017 budget will propose fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a move that is sure to spark a partisan battle with fiscal conservatives who have called for overhauling one of the nation's marquee conservation programs.
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CLEAN POWER PLAN: States complying despite 'doomsday' claims -- EPA lawyer
Despite the heavy litigation surrounding the Clean Power Plan, state regulators and industries are hustling to comply, a top U.S. EPA air attorney said today.
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FLINT CRISIS: Lawyers swarm as hope shifts to courtrooms
FLINT, Mich. -- The demands are all familiar at this point: Replace this struggling city's aging pipes to stem the tide of lead contamination. Repay some 100,000 residents' utility bills for a two-year period when water supplies were undrinkable and, at times, outright unusable. Provide long-term monitoring and medical care to children who have suffered lead poisoning.
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ENERGY POLICY: Senate bill limps on after Democrats' filibuster
Democrats today blocked a pair of procedural votes to end debate on the Senate's bipartisan energy bill, buying time to continue negotiations over federal aid to help the town of Flint, Mich., recover from its lead-contaminated drinking water crisis.
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OREGON STANDOFF: Grand jury indicts Ammon Bundy and 15 refuge occupiers
Ammon Bundy and 15 others who occupied an Oregon federal wildlife refuge were indicted yesterday on charges of conspiracy to impede federal officers through intimidation, threats or force.
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CLEAN WATER RULE: Regulatory showdown in Calif. wheat field
TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. -- A wheat farm pockmarked with pooled water here has become a launch pad for an agribusiness legal assault on a major Obama administration rule that redefines the scope of the Clean Water Act.
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ENERGY POLICY: E&E Daily's Hess discusses latest on Senate bill impasse
Will the Senate be able to work through the current impasse on its bipartisan energy package? On today's The Cutting Edge, E&E Daily reporter Hannah Hess explains how negotiations on aid for Flint, Mich., are impacting the energy bill's prospects. She also discusses Senate leadership's strategy for moving past the current roadblock.
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