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Environmental Protection Agency has proposed stronger National Ambient Air Quality Standards for nitrogen dioxide. The proposed...
Tags: nitrogen dioxide, Air, Environment
We reported previously on U.S. EPA's proposed finding that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are pollutants that endanger the...
Tags: Energy, Environment
The LA Times is reporting that the Administration has set aside 1,000 sq. miles of public lands in the West for two years of...
Tags: Solar, Energy, Environment
On June 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its last environmental ruling of the term, discussed the permitting authority...
Tags: Clean Water Act, Environment
Valero Energy Corp. is using a windfarm to produce electricity for its oil refinery, according to this article in the WSJ. Ready...
Tags: Energy, Environment
The NYT is reporting that the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate bill with a vote of 219-212. The take away: "The...
Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Environment
We've noted previously the challenges faced by Canadian oil sands projects (see here, e.g.). This NYT article reports that 18...
Tags: Energy, Oil Sands, Environment
As Congress considers the nation's first cap-and-trade legislation, California regulators are thinking about imposing the...
Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG
This article in the NYT discusses the risks of a geothermal project in California that intends to use a method to drill into the...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Environment
The Hill is reporting that the Waxman-Markey climate bill may make it to the House floor by the end of this week. It is still...
Tags: Climate Change, Energy, Environment
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