"Powder River Basin: Coal on the Move"
"No other coal deposit on the planet is so big, so close to the surface, and so cheap to mine as the rich seams in eastern Wyoming and Southern Montana."
Source: Daily Climate, 12/09/2013
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"Eastern States Press Midwest to Improve Air"
"WASHINGTON — In a battle that pits the East Coast against the Midwest over the winds that carry dirty air from coal plants, the governors of eight Northeastern states plan to petition the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to force tighter air pollution regulations on nine Rust Belt and Appalachian states."
Source: NY Times, 12/09/2013
"Renewable Debate Has EPA Over a Barrel"
"ARLINGTON, VA. — Scores of farmers, politicians, engineers and refiners on Thursday blasted the Obama administration's latest plan for renewable fuels, with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad accusing the White House of caving to Big Oil and turning its back on rural America."
Source: Hearst, 12/06/2013
"Oilsands Environmental Agency in Danger of Folding"
"EDMONTON -- A key environmental agency working to clean up the oilsands is within weeks of folding, but board members say they’re still hopeful Environment Minister Diana McQueen will find a way to renew its industry funding."
Source: Edmonton Journal, 12/06/2013
"The Government Is About to Sanction the Murder of Our National Bird"
"The Interior Department is on the cusp of finalizing a rule that would give wind farms 30-year permits that authorize killing eagles."
Source: National Journal, 12/06/2013
"Obama Tells Feds To Boost Renewable Power 20 Percent"
"WASHINGTON -- Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020."
Source: AP, 12/06/2013
"Obama to Feds: Bulk up on Green Power"
"President Obama on Thursday will order the federal government to use renewables for 20 percent of its electricity needs by 2020."
Source: Hill/E2 Wire, 12/05/2013
Enbridge May Have To Boost Pipeline Safety in Michigan After Violations
"Michigan environmental officials are drafting a settlement with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. over a series of violations of the state's water laws that occurred earlier this year."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/05/2013
"Canada Panel Urges Better Response Plan for Oil Spills"
"Canada must be better prepared to respond to major oil spills if more crude starts to flow in pipelines to the country's Pacific Coast, a government panel said on Tuesday, as fears of a major marine disaster grow."
Source: Reuters, 12/05/2013
"Large Companies Prepared to Pay Price on Carbon"
"WASHINGTON — More than two dozen of the nation’s biggest corporations, including the five major oil companies, are planning their future growth on the expectation that the government will force them to pay a price for carbon pollution as a way to control global warming."
Source: NY Times, 12/05/2013
