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Rep. Pocan introduces bill to ban new fracking on public lands
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) introduced H.R.5844, the Protect Our Public Lands Act; which, if successful would forbid any new, renewed or readjusted federal leaseholders from conduct…
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Congress stuffed some coal in its omnibus package
The 1,000-page omnibus spending package released Tuesday night is reigniting a fight over rules for U.S. financing of coal plants abroad. Congress stuffed some coal in its omnibus package -Huffington…
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Rogers’ rider throws climate and communities under the bus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth expressed outrage at a rider attached by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) to the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill , a provisio…
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Lawsuit calls for new environmental review of the Federal Coal Management Program
On November 25, 2014, Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils, with support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court…
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Fossil-fuel lobbyists, bolstered by GOP wins work to curb environmental rules
Oil, gas and coal interests that spent millions to help elect Republicans this year are moving to take advantage of expanded GOP power in Washington and state capitals to thwart Obama administration e…
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House bill would allow states to use a carbon tax to comply with the Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) introduced H.R. 5796, State’s Choice Act of 2014, which would expressly allow states to implement a carbon tax as a means of complying with the Environ…
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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…