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First New Oil Sands Pipeline in Years Could Start Next Month (1)
A key pipeline linking Canada’s oil sands to U.S. markets could start shipping crude as early as next month.
Colorado Aims to Halt Investor Betting on Western Water Scarcity
Imposing hefty taxes on water rights sales, barring out-of-state people from holding water rights, and requiring buyers to hold onto land for a minimum number of years to prevent flipping of water were among several ideas put forward Friday by a Colorado group aiming to stop water profiteering in the state.
TVA Must Face Lawsuit Over Long-Term Electricity Contracts
Conservation groups can challenge the Tennessee Valley Authority over its long-term electricity contracts with local utilities, even though the groups aren’t parties to the contracts, a Tennessee federal court ruled.
EPA Targeted in Suit Over Agricultural Air Emission Permits (1)
Environmentalists sued the EPA on Friday over an exemption that they say scraps emissions protections from Arizona agricultural equipment.
Exxon Avoids Some New York City Contamination Cleanup Claims
Brooklyn Union Gas Co. can proceed with its cost recovery claims against
FCC Ordered to Explain Cell Phone Radiation Guidelines (2)
The Federal Communications Commission must take a second look and explain how its regulations protect against the harmful effects of radiation from cell phone towers and wireless devices, the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday.
Climate Movement Keeping Eye on Biden Fed Chair Nomination (1)
Climate activists are starting to map out a coordinated campaign to oppose the potential re-nomination of Federal Reserve Chair
States Move to Force Interior’s Hand on Oil and Gas Leasing
Thirteen states led by Louisiana have moved to force the Interior Department to show how it’s complying with a federal injunction against the agency’s oil and gas leasing moratorium, court filings show.
Group Fails to Block Obama Presidential Center Groundbreaking
Construction on the planned Obama Presidential Center in Chicago can proceed after an Illinois federal court ruled a group opposing the project failed to show their federal claims are likely to succeed.
Giant Infernos Blazing for Months Are the New Norm in California
The Dixie Fire has been burning for an entire month in Northern California, and that’s no longer unusual for giant wildfires torching the Golden State.