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Court orders Alaska to fix cruise ship discharge permit
On Monday, the Superior Court issued an “Order to Compel” to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for failing to address challenges brought by Campaign to Safeguard America’s W…
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Court upholds harmful EPA decision to approve higher ethanol blend for motor fuel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of a partial waiver for E15 — a 15 percent ethanol fuel blen…
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State Department selects new contractor for Keystone XL impacts study
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department recently announced on its website that it has chosen a new third-party contractor to conduct the next round of review for TransCanada’s controversi…
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Santa Monica Council urges probe of San Onofre reactors
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Last night, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to urge the state to fully investigate the costs and reliability of the crippled San Onofre Nuclear Genera…
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Efforts to halt Klingle Valley hiking and biking trail plans shut down by D.C. federal court
Klingle Road — closed to motor vehicles since 1991 — is one step closer to becoming the hiking and biking trail approved by the D.C. Council in 2008 and supported by Friends of the Earth W…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts plummeting corn yields due to U.S. drought
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the first estimates to take into account the extreme heat and droughts that have ravaged the country this summer, the Department of Agriculture predicted this morning that U.S…
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Laguna Beach Council votes unanimously to urge state investigation of San Onofre costs
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – On Tuesday the Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging a state investigation that could block Southern California Edison from passing on to consumer…
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Severe drought puts spotlight on harm of corn ethanol mandate
As the drought gripping the Midwest wreaks havoc on corn crops, resulting in dramatic drops in projected corn yiel…
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Landmark regulations to reduce air pollution from ships in North American waters go into effect
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Emission Control Area to reduce air pollution from ships in the waters around North America goes into effect today, two years after the International Maritime Organization…
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Newly obtained government documents suggest lawsuit to protect endangered species could delay Keystone XL pipeline construction
OMAHA, Neb.- In a victory for the climate, public health and endangered species, the Fish and Wildlife Service has taken action that could interfere with Canadian oil corporation TransCanada’s plan…