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Written by ALLISON WINTERS, Greenwire
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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Federal agencies must not assume a large oil spill is unlikely in weighing the effects of proposed drilling projects on endangered species, according to a lawsuit filed by environmentalists yesterday.
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Written by MICHAEL BURNHAM, Greenwire
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 |
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BP PLC's managing director, Robert Dudley, will replace embattled CEO Tony Hayward on Oct. 1, the company announced today as it reported a record quarterly loss that reflects a $32.2 billion charge to cover the costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Written by ROBIN BRAVENDER, Greenwire
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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A Senate Republican introduced legislation today aimed at preventing Democrats from adding cap and trade to a House and Senate energy conference, a move anticipated by some Republicans if the Senate fails to pass a climate bill under normal procedures.
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Written by CASSANDRA BROOKS, Seattle Times/Greenwire
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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Water quality standards in Washington are set to levels that allow for safe consumption of one serving of local fish or shellfish a month, which is the federal standard. But residents, especially American Indian tribes, consume much more than that, exposing them to unhealthy amounts of mercury, DDT, PCBs and other toxins.
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Written by TIM WEBB, London Guardian/Greenwire
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
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A BP PLC internal inquiry will clear the company from sole blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and find fault with other oil companies and operators. BP will accept some responsibility but not gross negligence in the report, which will be published next month.
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Written by BILL MCAULIFFE, Idaho Statesman
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
A University of St. Thomas professor's online rebuttal to a well-known British climate change skeptic has touched off a cyberspace heat storm and activated the university's legal team.
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Written by JEFF GEARINO, Billings Gazette
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
Federal land managers plan to gather nearly 2,000 wild horses in a massive roundup in southwest Wyoming this fall, according to Bureau of Land Management officials.
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Written by Billings Gazette
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks over the next two days to check on stimulus-funded projects under way there.
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Written by MEAD GRUVER, Casper Star-Tribune
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
Dozens of environmental groups large and small are urging congressional leaders not to overlook onshore drilling amid debate over how to prevent another oil spill like the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
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Written by Casper Star-Tribune
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
Two environmental groups have dropped opposition to a 680-mile natural gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon, now that El Paso Corp. has agreed to spend $20 million to help protect sagebrush habitat and buy grazing permits from ranchers willing to part with them.
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Written by QUINTON SMITH, Portland Oregonian/Greenwire
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
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The temperature of the Deschutes River has increased since a water mixing tower at the Round Butte Dam began operating in April, and fishermen say the warmer water is affecting steelhead catches. Portland General Electric Co., which operates the tower, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife say the dam caused unnatural cooling and the mixing tower is now restoring the river to what it was like before the dam was built in 1964.
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Written by ROBIN BRAVENDER and JOSH VOORHEES, Greenwire
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
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Senate Democrats' decision yesterday to dump major energy and climate legislation has some environmentalists and carbon-cap advocates taking a long hard look in the mirror, while others are pivoting today to a last-gasp summer push for a renewable electricity standard.
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Written by Billings Gazette
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
The Bureau of Land Management is delaying the release of its environmental study of a proposed Wyoming-to-Idaho electric power transmission line.
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Written by Billings Gazette
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
Yellowstone National Park has released its latest range of possibilities for future snowmobile use in the park, ranging from allowing 720 machines a day to an outright ban.
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Written by MATT GOURAS, Montana Standard
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Friday, 23 July 2010 |
PPL Montana said Thursday it plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a Montana order that it must pay the state for the use of the riverbeds where hydroelectric dams sit.
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Written by DAN PILLER, Des Moines Register/Greenwire
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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Almost 40 percent of the U.S. ethanol industry could be wiped out if a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit given to oil companies for mixing ethanol with gasoline expires on Dec. 31, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
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Written by JOSH VOORHEES, ROBIN BRAVENDER, ALEX KAPLUN, and KATHERINE LING, Greenwire
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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The Senate will punt on legislation that would limit carbon dioxide emissions and install a renewable electricity standard to focus on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and easier-to-pass energy measures, according to a report from The Hill.
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Written by Salt Lake Tribune
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say a lightning-ignited southern Utah wildfire has grown to 397 acres, but is being contained.
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Written by Billings Gazette
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
About 120 firefighters are battling a 515-acre wildfire burning in the backcountry near the center of Yellowstone National Park.
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Written by JAMES MONTELEONE, Farmington Daily Times
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
Management District Manager Steve Henke's hire as president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association has drawn the ire of environmental groups that requested federal investigation into Henke's BLM tenure.
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