Environment groups appeal approval of FirstEnergy rate plan
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Environmental groups objecting to a utility’s electricity rate increases totaling more than $600 million over three years have appealed state regulators’ approval of that plan to the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Trump’s cuts to Utah monument spur lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s plan to scale back national monuments (all times local): 5:55 p.m. Environmental groups are suing to block President Donald Trump’s decision to scale...
View ArticleJudge orders giant pork producer to clean up water pollution
RALEIGH, N.C. — A major pork producer must live up to an agreement it signed 11 years ago and work on cleaning up water pollution tied to almost a dozen industry-scale hog operations, a federal judge...
View ArticleIndia to phase out ‘petcoke’ imports after AP investigation
NEW DELHI — India’s government says it plans to phase out imports of a dirty fuel known as petroleum coke, or “petcoke,” after an Associated Press investigation found U.S. oil refineries are exporting...
View ArticleTrump administration rolls back Obama-era oil train rules
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Trump administration has angered environmental groups and residents of the Columbia River Gorge by rolling back a 2015 rule on oil train safety. The Obama administration rule...
View ArticleEnvironmental advocacy groups gather for energy town hall
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Environmental advocacy groups are hosting a climate change town hall meeting in Atlantic City this weekend. The Press of Atlantic City reports Food & Water Watch, ReThink...
View ArticlePatagonia, outdoor retailers fight Trump on US monuments
SALT LAKE CITY — Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia and other retailers have jumped into a legal and political battle over President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national monuments, a...
View ArticleJudge halts clearing of rare forest targeted for Walmart
MIAMI — Bulldozers downing trees on a property targeted for a Walmart-anchored shopping center were ordered to stop work after a federal judge issued an emergency injunction sought by environmentalists...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups file lawsuit to try to block pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. — A coalition of environmental groups has filed a federal lawsuit to try to block a natural gas pipeline planned for southwestern Virginia. The Mountain Valley Pipeline cleared its last...
View ArticleFollow the money: investors lead charge on climate change
BERLIN — An international summit Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate agreement has drawn world leaders, celebrities, companies and environmental groups to the French capital,...
View ArticleProtesters call national park plan for Utah monument a ploy
SALT LAKE CITY — Environmental groups on Tuesday blasted a legislative proposal by U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart that would create a small national park within the recently downsized Grand...
View ArticleEU agrees to catch more fish sustainably in 2018
BRUSSELS — European Union nations have agreed to set quota levels that ensure more sustainable fishing in the northeastern Atlantic and the North Sea, but environmentalists insist the bloc is behind in...
View ArticleNew Mexico oil and gas companies sign on to reduce emissions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some of the biggest names in energy production in New Mexico have signed on to a national effort within the oil and gas industry to curb methane emissions as pressure mounts for...
View ArticleEldora resort reaches expansion agreement to avoid watershed
BOULDER, Colo. — Eldora Mountain Resort and environmentalists have come up with a plan for the resort to expand while leaving neighboring wilderness preserved. The Boulder Daily Camera reported...
View ArticleUtility makes push for nuclear subsidies, drawing opposition
TRENTON, N.J. — The explosion in the natural gas market that lowered utility rates and led energy companies across the country to seek multi-million dollar nuclear subsidies has New Jersey lawmakers...
View ArticleSuits ask governor’s office, sheriff’s pipeline records
NEW ORLEANS — A human rights law firm has sued the Louisiana governor’s office and a sheriff’s office to get records involving a crude oil pipeline proposed to cross the Atchafalaya (uh-CHAF-uh-LY-uh)...
View ArticleArea along Interstate 91 to be preserved for farmland
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — A Vermont nonprofit environmental organization says 61 acres along Interstate 91 are being conserved for farmland. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the Vermont Land Trust announced...
View ArticleGas line explosion raises concerns about old Michigan pipes
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Environmental advocates say Michigan’s aging gas pipelines have a heightened risk of corrosion or other material failure that could cause a fire or explosion. The concerns...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists settle complaint of lax pollution fighting
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s environmental agency is revising internal policies after complaints the agency under former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory repeatedly failed to investigate when...
View ArticleFormer Wisconsin regulator to lead EPA’s Chicago office
CHICAGO — Former Wisconsin regulator Cathy Stepp was named Tuesday as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Chicago, drawing praise from business groups and criticism...
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