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No Link Between Roundup and Cancer, Study Finds
By Tiffany Stecker
A long-term survey of tens of thousands of U.S. farmers found no significant link between cancer and exposure to glyphosate, best known as the main ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide.
Monsanto, DowDuPont Left Hanging as EU Deadlocks on Glyphosate
By Stephen Gardner Monsanto, DowDuPontWait and other companies that use glyphosate in their
pesticide formulations were left frustrated Nov. 9 as the European Union once again failed to make a decision on reauthorizing the chemical.
Senate Sends EPA an Air Chief in Largely Party Line Vote
By Abby Smith
The Senate is sending the EPA an air chief--adding to the agency's team its second confirmed political appointee.
EPA Parks Portions of Greenhouse Gas Ryle for
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By Andrew Childers
The EPA would exempt some large trucks from its greenhouse gas emissions requirements under a long-expected proposal unveiled today.
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U.S. Energy Regulator Lays Out Plan to Keep At-Risk Coal Online
By Catherine Tray wick (Bloomberg )and Rebecca Kern (Bloomberg BNA)
FirstEnergy Corp.'s efforts to save its ailing coal plants are gaining traction with the top U.S. energy regulator.
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D.C. Claims Right to Prevent Sewer Backups from Mislabeled Wipes
By A mena H. Saiyid Washington, D.C., has the right to try preventing sewer backups caused by disposable wipes mislabeled as flushable, the District said in a court filing defending its labeling rules and disputing claims by manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Legislation to Allow Drilling in Arctic Refuge Unveiled in.Seriate
By Alan Kovski Legislation to allow oil exploration in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was
released late Nov. 8 and scheduled for markup Nov. 15 in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Judges Skeptical of EPA's Need For More Time on Kiln Emissions
By Jennifer Lu
The EPA's need for two extra years to review its toxic pollution standards for brick kilns met with skepticism from federal judges today.
Los Angeles Emissions Trading Plan Changes Snuffed Out by Court
By Carolyn Whetzel
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Southern California air quality officials will have to revisit changes to a regional pollution credit trading program approved in 2015, a state court said.
Williams Cleared to Resume Work on $3 Billion Gas
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By Lynn Doan and Tim Loh
Williams Partners LP was cleared by a federal court to resume construction on a $3 billion pipeline that will help shuttle shale gas across the eastern U.S.
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As Rooftop-Solar Growth Ebbs, Installers Chase Profitability
By Brian Eckhouse
There's long been a Catch-22 about residential solar: Despite staggering market demand, it's been hard to make money doing it. Until now.
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Wind Energy Feels the Force of World Markets
By Anna Hirtenstein
The prevailing wind has dramatically changed for the world's biggest maker of the swooshing blades that dot landscapes from Argentina to Mongolia.
West Virginia Gets China Energy Deal That Dwarfs State's GDP
By Jim Polson West Virginia was the biggest recipient of the $250 billion of investments signed
during President Donald Trump's visit to China.
EU Reaches Deal to Overhaul World's Largest Carbon Market
By Ewa Krukowska
European Union negotiators agreed to overhaul the region's cap-and-trade program, approving a plan to bolster carbon prices and adjust the emissions market to more ambitious climate goals in the next decade.
Deutsche Bank's Tool Maps Climate-Change Investment Risks
By Emily Chasan
Deutsche Bank AG's asset-management unit is using a detailed map to determine where natural disasters spawned by climate change may pose the greatest risks to its investment portfolios.
U.S. Sets Duties on Argentine Biodiesel as Final Decision Looms
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Mario Parker The U.S. set final import duties on biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina of as much as 72.28 percent, after concluding that government subsidies are giving an unfair advantage to producers in those countries.
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Top Canada Court to Hear Appeal on Abandoned Oil Well Decision
By Allison McNeely
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that allows bankrupt oil and gas companies to hand off the cost of cleanup to government authorities in order to maximize money for creditors.
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China's Appetite for U.S. Energy Falls Short of Binding Deals
By Dan Murtaugh, Aihing Guo and Ryan Collins
China showed its appetite for big ticket investments in U.S. energy production and exports during President Donald Trump's visit, but left the event with almost no binding deals.
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By Peter Bayes
Ford Motor Co. won dismissal of lung cancer claims by the widow of a man allegedly exposed to asbestos while working on car brakes.
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