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New bills in Congress would crack down on the fracking industry
Legislation introduced in the House would repeal exemptions for oil and gas companies under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
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Protesters target firms angling for a piece of pipeline profits
Protesters will take on TransCanada this week as new data emerges that a lot of tar sands oil is ultimately bound for exports, not for the U.S.
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Obama to require climate assessments for big projects like highways and pipelines
Federal agencies will soon have to consider climate change impacts when they do environmental impact assessments.
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Are municipal utilities more resilient during disasters?
Proponents say publicly owned utilities would better respond to superstorm super-outages. Oh, they also tend to be cheaper.
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U.S. to help Pacific islands cope with climate change
Every time you turn on a light bulb, you're helping to sink a Pacific island. At least USAID is trying to help a bit.
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U.N. to poor people: Sorry, pollution and warming will hit you hardest
Hey, here's another U.N. Human Development Report with terrible news about the planet.
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Pipeline struck by tug still burning, yards away from oil-laden barge
South of New Orleans, a tugboat pushed an oil barge into a pipeline area where shipping is banned, and the resulting fire is still blazing.
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Help Henry Waxman write a new carbon-tax bill
The Democratic rep is seeking public feedback as he designs a new climate bill. Herein I offer my two cents.
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Oil barge crashes into gas pipeline in Louisiana, triggers big fire
A tugboat captain was among those injured after an oil barge crashed into a natural-gas pipeline south of New Orleans.
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Could Waxman’s new bill offer fresh hope for a carbon tax?
Waxman and several other Democratic lawmakers are grinding out bills that would make polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.
