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McCarthy Defends EPA Tactics to Tamp Down Power Plant Carbon Pollution
01.16.2014 | Sonal Patel Witnesses from four federal agencies, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, answered pointed questions about the president's June 2013–released Climate Action Plan (CAP) and associated rules at an oversight hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public… |
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Colorado Legislature Kills Effort to Repeal Renewable Energy Mandate
01.16.2014 | Thomas Overton The Democrat-controlled Colorado Senate on Jan. 15 blocked a bill that would have reversed the state’s controversial renewable energy mandate for rural electric cooperatives. Colorado has had a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) since 2004, when it became the first state… |
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Will the Nuclear Industry Bite on Indiana’s Bait?
01.16.2014 | Aaron Larson A new bill authored by state Sen. James Merritt, R-Indianapolis, is designed to promote nuclear power development in Indiana, which doesn’t currently have any operating nuclear power plants. Senate Bill 302 provides that projects involving the construction of nuclear energy… |
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Fitch: California Drought to Take a Toll on Hydropower Generators
01.16.2014 | Sonal Patel A years-long drought afflicting California could put financial pressure on a number of the state's hydropower generators, a ratings agency warns. Fitch Ratings on Friday said that while the financial impact could be manageable, utilities that depend on hydropower generation… |
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EPA's Final Regional Haze Rule for Wyoming Proves Costly for Coal Plants
01.16.2014 | Sonal Patel Three Wyoming coal-fired power plants will be required to install costly controls to curb nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions under a regional haze rule that was finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week. The agency disapproved parts of a… |
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EPA to Miss Legal Deadline to Finalize 316(b) Cooling Water Rule
01.14.2014 | Sonal Patel The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will today miss a legally set deadline to issue finalized standards for cooling water intake structures for all existing power generating facilities under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act. The EPA’s 2004 Phase II… |
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Nuclear Revival in the UK—Should the U.S. Take Notice?
01.15.2014 | Aaron Larson With 16 reactors providing roughly 18% of the UK’s electricity needs, nuclear power is a vital part of the country’s energy supply. The trouble is that all but one of the aging reactors is expected to be permanently shutdown within… |
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