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BLM Hasn’t Performed An Environmental Review of Coal Leasing Program Since 1979
It has been 35 years since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last performed an environmental review of its coal leasing program. Two environmental groups are suing theBLM to force a review of the p…
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Environmental group: U.S. tax credit for wind energy not enough
An environmental group said a bill extending tax relief for the U.S. wind energy sector pales in comparison to subsidies for the fossil fuels industry. Environmental group: U.S. tax credit for wind en…
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House passes half-measure for wind energy
WASHINGTON, D.C — The House passed HR 5771, The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, by a vote of 378-46. The bill would retroactively renew a package of more than 50 expired tax breaks for the 201…
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Could this lawsuit force Obama to fix his ridiculous coal-leasing program?
A new lawsuit filed in federal court may force President Obama to stop treating public land as if he were George W. Bush. Obama’s Bureau of Land Management hands out leases for coal mining on federa…
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Diablo Canyon: Boxer will seek answers on earthquake risks in Senate hearing
Environment & Public Works committee meets Wednesday – live webcast available WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, December 3, Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners will face tough questions from Sen…
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Stop Fast Track: Reject Pacific & Atlantic trade deals
The activists and campaigners of Friends of the Earth are having considerable success this year in beating back Fast Track trade promotion legislation in Congress. The bill would grant President Obama…
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Public interest and environmental groups call for more aggressive EPA rule to curb carbon emissions
125 groups send letter to president outlining ways to strengthen proposal to curb climate change WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 100 groups today called for more aggressive action by the U.S. Environme…
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Greens sue BLM seeking to force environmental review of coal leasing
Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils, with backing from philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will sue the Bureau of Land Management today to force the…
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Microsoft co-founder sues feds over coal lease program
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is suing the federal government over the environmental impacts of its coal-leasing program. Allen said Tuesday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hasn’t p…
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I-Team: Source of lead contamination found flying under the radar
Over the past several decades it was banned from paint, plumbing and automobile fuel. However, the one place where lead still flies high, is in aviation fuel — specifically the fuel used in smal…