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Governor’s Veto Intensifies Coal Ash Fight in North Carolina
North Carolina's governor has vetoed a coal ash bill backed by Duke Energy that would have reinstated the recently dissolved Coal Ash Management Commission. Senate Bill 71 (SB71), introduced in…
Senate's Failed Veto Override Leaves WOTUS Rule Intact
Congressional efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) contentious rule asserting federal authority over small bodies of water were derailed on Jan. 21. Senate Republicans voted 52–40, failing to…
Obama Vetoes Resolution to Stop Clean Power Plan
As expected, President Obama vetoed two resolutions on Dec. 18 that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) rules on CO2 emissions and halted the administration’s Clean Power Plan.…