"Renewable Energy Standards Survive Lobby's Anti-Mandate Blitz"
"For renewable energy supporters, this was supposed to be a year of statehouse setbacks."
Source: Stateline, 06/25/2013
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"Study Finds More Gas in Water Near Marcellus Shale Wells"
"Natural gas has likely seeped into Northeast Pennsylvania water supplies from both deep gas drilling and natural processes, researchers at Duke University reported in a paper released Monday."
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune, 06/25/2013
"Kerry Urges Climate Change Action on Eve of India Talks"
"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with Washington to tackle climate change and develop green technologies, on the eve of talks on trade and regional security."
Source: Reuters, 06/25/2013
"Tenaska Drops Taylorville Coal-Plant Project"
"TAYLORVILLE, Ill. -- A Nebraska company dropped plans to build a $3.5 billion coal-based power plant in central Illinois, saying it instead will focus on developing natural gas-fueled and renewable facilities elsewhere."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 06/24/2013
Obama To Announce Climate Plan in Speech Tuesday
"President Obama will announce his intention to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants, increase appliance efficiency standards and promote renewable energy development on public lands in a speech Tuesday outlining his plan to use executive powers to address climate change."
Source: Wash Post, 06/24/2013
New Scrutiny of 'Longwall' Mining Finds Damage in Pennsylvania Streams
"The brutally efficient coal-extraction method known as 'longwall mining' has permanently damaged a half dozen streams in Pennsylvania, state regulators have found — a finding that could trigger deeper waves for such operations in the state."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 06/21/2013
"House Spending Panel Votes to Gut Clean-Energy Research"
"Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives made manifest yesterday how much they dislike President Barack Obama's clean-energy agenda as a House spending panel voted for massive cuts in clean-energy research."
Source: Science, 06/21/2013
Wyoming To Lead Further Investigation Into Pavillion Water Concerns
"A federal environmental regulator will not finish and review a draft report tentatively linking hydraulic fracturing to Wyoming groundwater contamination and will instead allow state agencies to further investigate the issue."
Source: Casper Star-Tribune, 06/21/2013
"EPA Audit Faults Wash. State's Hanford Oversight"
"A U.S. EPA draft report criticizes Washington state for lax oversight of the Hanford nuclear site, citing too few inspections and ignored violations."
Source: Greenwire, 06/20/2013
"New Indictments for ex-BP Executive, Engineer Over Gulf Spill"
"Federal prosecutors unveiled new criminal indictments on Wednesday against a former BP Plc executive and a former BP engineer charged with obstructing investigations into the April 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill."
Source: Reuters, 06/20/2013
