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House committee releases outdated Energy Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a print yesterday that attempts to change some energy policies. Known by supporters as the Architecture of Abundance, this bill i…
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Senator Merkley calls for a stop to Arctic Ocean drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by Senators Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today…
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‘Kayaktivists’ to protest offshore oil and gas drilling
A group of kayakers is demanding that the Obama administration put an end to offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The “kayaktivists” will protest in front of the White Hous…
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Kayaktivists launch demonstration in front of White House
Citizens nationwide demand rapid end to Arctic Ocean drilling on “SHell NO” Day of Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kayaktivism will spread across the country as citizen activists in 13 states gather f…
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EPA spending bill pulled from House floor
House leaders’ decision to pull the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency spending bill from a vote Thursday benefits environmental groups, at least for a short time. Obama de…
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Environmentalists Aren’t Sorry Confederate Flag Debate Threatens Bill To Cut EPA Funding
Here’s one group that’s not very disappointed that a major House appropriations bill has gotten bogged down in a fight over the Confederate flag: environmental advocates. The bill, which…
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House leadership pulls Interior, EPA Spending bill over Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning House Republican leadership pulled HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016, over a controversial amendment that would have stripped a provi…
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House re-opens assault against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House begins voting today on HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016. The bill would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by $718 mi…
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Clinton emails may revive environmental group’s lawsuit
Hundreds of emails reveal that Clinton’s staff was concerned over the agency’s response to FOIA requests. An environmental group whose request for records related to the Keystone Pipeline…
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BP pays largest environmental fine for Gulf oil spill, but offshore drilling continues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – BP has agreed to pay a $18 billion (USD) in fines, to settle its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Spread out over 18 years, the record fine will…