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July 07, 2017-Number 129
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Biofuel Authority May Loom Amici Blending Cot Proposal
More EPA authority in identifying biofuel blending mandates may be coming down the pike.
Energy Simplifying Energy Tax Code System Proving Not So Simple Proposals to simplify energy tax credits are garnering interest from Senate Democrats and House Republicans as congressional leaders contemplate comprehensive tax reform.
Oil & Gas
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Lake Wants Oil and Gas Permitting Streamlined
Oil and gas companies could get more leasing opportunities and faster permitting for work
on federal onshore lands under an order announced July 6 by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
News
Budget Christie Veto Pushes N.J. Site Cleanup Money Fight to Voters A November ballot initiative will give New Jersey voters a say in a dispute over how funds from major pollution settlements are used, following a line-item veto by Gov. Chris Christie (R) of legislative language meant to direct more money to environmental protection.
Climate Change China Poised to Blow Past Solar Goals Amid Push to Clear Skies China is poised to blow past its solar targets several years ahead of schedule as the government presses ahead with efforts to fight pollution, solidifying the nation's role as the
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Climate Change
G-20 Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Ga
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The world's industrial powers are becoming more energy efficient, but greenhouse gas
emissions continue to rise in those countries because of growing economies, according to
an assessment of the Group of 20 nations by a climate advocacy group.
Climate Change G-20 Seeks to Contain Trump by Avoiding Climate Mention German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to unite the Group of 20 nations on key environmental goals by steering clear of references to climate change wherever possible, according to a draft being circulated ahead of a summit of world leaders.
Coal-Fired Power Plants Southern's Clean Coal Tryout Officially Dead Upon State Order A seven-year, $7.5 billion effort to build a first-of-its-kind "clean coal" power plant in Mississippi is officially over.
Energy Renewables Top Nukes in U.S. Power Mix for First Time Since 1 For the first time in more than 30 years, America's nuclear plants have fallen behind wind farms, solar panels and other renewable energy suppliers as a source of electricity.
Hydraulic Fracturing South African Farmers Wary of Fracking as Licensing Looms Farmers in South Africa say they need more assurances that shale-gas drilling is safe for their industry as exploration licenses for companies including Royal Dutch Shell Plc are expected in months.
International Climate France Seeks Carbon Price More Th/m W Times Mark f - yd French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said he wants to increase the government's target price for carbon emissions to more than 100 euros ($114) a ton by 2030 to meet the nation's climate-change goals.
Mining Peru Steps Up Rainforest Protection as Police Raid Illegal Mines Peru moved to halt the destruction of the world's largest rainforest by dispatching almost a 1,000 police to raid illegal mining camps on the edge of a major nature reserve in Peru's Amazon jungle.
Motor Vehicles Tesla Seen Pulling Away from GM for Clear U.S. Electric Car Lead More than a dozen automakers are jostling to lead the U.S. electric-car race, but Bloomberg New Energy Finance sees a clear winner separating from the pack: Tesla Inc.
Pesticides Five States Jump In Lawsuit to Oppose Dow Pesticide Five states and the District of Columbia have formally entered a lawsuit to push back against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's decision to continue most uses of a controversial Dow pesticide after agency staff recommended that it be banned.
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Toxic Substances Teflon's Old Cancer Ties Stoke New Fears on U.S. Rivers On a cool spring morning last year, Jason Galloway lugged his father's kayak up to the edge of the Ohio River and slid it into the calm water. This wasn't a pleasure trip. Galloway, by his own admission, isn't very skilled with an oar in his hands and, to make matters worse, can't swim.
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