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California’s global warming trading scheme could endanger indigenous forest peoples
Leaders of indigenous forest peoples warned today that California’s proposed carbon credits trading scheme – intended to help reduce global warming – could in fact threaten the survival of th…
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San Onofre: Feds stonewall nuclear watchdogs petition for legal hearing on reactor restart
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s continued refusal to consider a legally binding hearing on the future of the San Onofre nuclear plant has prompted Friends of the Earth to accuse the agency of…
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San Onofre: Feds’ ’roundtable discussion’ a meaningless show that shuts out the public
Tonight’s “roundtable discussion” on the current shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear reactor site is a disappointing and unacceptable effort by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to make a show…
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Lets not roll the nuclear dice
Southern California Edison’s controversial plan to restart one of the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactors is rolling the nuclear dice — a dangerous experiment that gambles with the safety of mil…
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San Onofre reactor restart a reckless gamble with Southern Californians safety
Southern California Edison’s plan to restart one of its crippled San Onofre reactors is a reckless gamble that flies in the face of the utility’s claim
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Nearing 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, advocacy groups challenge national water pollution trading model
Food & Water Watch and Friends of the Earth, represented by Columbia Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic, filed a joint lawsuit today to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Poll: Edisons customers want to keep San Onofre reactor shut down
Many believe Edison puts profits ahead of public health and safety LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Southern California Edison is expected to submit a plan any day to restart the crippled San Onofre nuclea…
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Environmental groups defend EPA rule reducing large ship pollution
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -– A coalition of environmental groups moved to intervene in a court case today to support a low-sulfur fuel requirement for ships in most U.S. waters, including southern Alask…
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“No More Solyndras” means lots more dirty energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6213, the “No More Solyndras Act,” which allows uneconomical and dirty coal and nuclear projects to remain eligible…
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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…