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The deal puts 18 aging coal plants on a path to being cleaned up or retired; a second haze pact — now in the works — could affect 300 coal facilities
WASHINGTON—Back in the winter of 1991, President George H.W. Bush traveled to Arizona to tell...
Jul 11, 2011
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The TRAIN Act would create a multi-million dollar committee to conduct cost-benefit analyses of 10 EPA regs aimed at curbing GHGs and other pollutants
WASHINGTON—Those perceiving the Clean Air Act as a lumbering locomotive intent on flattening U.S....
Jun 7, 2011
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EPA's relatively mild 'tailoring act' that went into effect Jan. 2, is on much shakier ground than its CO2 endangerment finding
WASHINGTON—Texas and 14 other states clearly want to deep-six the endangerment finding.
But legal...
Jun 1, 2011
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Already-underfunded clean air bureaus are set to lose millions, according to figures from the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. Can they cope?
WASHINGTON—Those conducting triage on the gimpy EPA budget that limped out of the U.S. Capitol in...
Apr 27, 2011
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EPA has asked Chesapeake Energy to give a "complete accounting" of all the hazardous chemicals released by a gas well that blew out last week
WASHINGTON—Regulators said on Tuesday they have asked Chesapeake Energy to give information on any...
Apr 27, 2011
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A DOE program to support clean energy technologies was spared the Congressional budget ax this week, while EPA's funds were cut 16 percent
A federal program to support the development of clean energy technologies escaped the budget ax...
Apr 13, 2011
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More than a million abandoned wells may be out there. But the task of finding, plugging and monitoring the old wells is daunting to cash-strapped states
In the last 150 years, prospectors and energy companies have drilled as many as 12 million holes...
Apr 10, 2011
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Some experts suggest coal owners may be hesitant to buy old plant designs like the shelved South Carolina facility because their emissions are too costly
A South Carolina utility is hoping to salvage some of the money it lost from a shelved coal-fired...
Apr 5, 2011
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Four amendments to curb EPA's ability to cut CO2 are on the table, causing anxiety among many, though observers wonder if the votes will ever occur
WASHINGTON—For weeks, a slew of conservative senators has been crowing about crippling EPA's...
Apr 4, 2011
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An internal watchdog has told EPA to respond to research showing it has been promoting the use of coal ash products without assessing the health risks
WASHINGTON—With all of the janitorial duties the EPA is being asked to perform on tasks left undone...
Mar 30, 2011
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