Nevada reviews possible mining threat to unique wildflower

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is launching a comprehensive review of the status of a desert wildflower that isn’t known to exist anywhere else in the world because of concerns about potential effects from new mining exploration. The move comes after the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration last month to try to... Read More

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November 8, 2019

Exxon denies that it misled investors on climate risks

NEW YORK (AP) — Climate change may be the defining risk for oil and gas companies in coming decades, and attorneys for New York state are saying Exxon Mobil misled investors about how it was handling that risk. The state made closing arguments Thursday in a case that accused the energy giant of downplaying the... Read More

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Exxon

November 1, 2019

Judge upholds law allowing Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators did not violate the state constitution with their decision to allow construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath a waterway linking two of the Great Lakes, a judge said Thursday. The ruling by Judge Michael Kelly of the Michigan Court of Claims was a victory for Enbridge Inc.,... Read More

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Enbridge Inc., Pipeline

November 1, 2019

Nevada suit seeks to protect rare wildflower from mining

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing the Trump administration to try to block mining exploration in Nevada they say would wipe out the only known population of a desert wildflower. The Center for Biological Diversity filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this month to list Tiehm’s buckwheat as... Read More

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desert wildflower

October 31, 2019

Auburn tree poisoner fails to appear in court for hearing

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama fan convicted of poisoning Auburn University’s oak trees failed to attend a hearing Wednesday on why he hasn’t paid court-ordered restitution. The Opelika-Auburn news reports Harvey Updyke, a retired Texas state trooper who lives in Louisiana, didn’t show up for a hearing before Lee County Circuit Judge... Read More

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Harvey Updyke

October 25, 2019

Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — One of the largest coal mines in the U.S. was indefinitely shuttered Thursday in a dispute over whether its new owner should be immune as a tribal entity from future lawsuits for environmental violations or reclamation costs. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company blamed the state of Montana for the impasse over... Read More

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The Navajo Transitional Energy Company

October 24, 2019

Judge eases Christmas tree-cutting ban in fight over owl

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The scope of a tree-cutting ban across several national forests in the Southwest has been further narrowed to allow for Christmas tree permits and prescribed burns under a new order issued by a U.S. judge in an ongoing fight over a threatened owl. The order was filed late Tuesday, a day... Read More

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October 22, 2019

Judge allows Nevada to amend suit over removal of plutonium

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to allow Nevada to amend its lawsuit against the U.S. Energy Department as the state tries to force the agency to remove weapons-grade plutonium it secretly shipped to a site near Las Vegas. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco previously ruled it... Read More

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October 16, 2019

Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act

MONROE, Wash. (AP) — At first, teachers at Sky Valley Education Center simply evacuated students and used fans to clear the air when the fluorescent lights caught fire or smoked with noxious fumes. When black oil dripped onto desks and floors, they caught leaks with a bucket and duct-taped oil-stained carpets. Then came the tests... Read More

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October 9, 2019

Alaska Supreme Court to hear youths’ climate change lawsuit

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that claims state policy on fossil fuels is harming the constitutional right of young Alaskans to a safe climate. Sixteen Alaska youths in 2017 sued the state, claiming that human-caused greenhouse gas emission leading to climate change is creating long-term,... Read More

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Climate Change

October 3, 2019

Environmentalists push for removing dam along Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups that have long pushed to bring down a huge dam along the Colorado River are suing the federal government, alleging it ignored climate science when approving a 20-year operating plan for the dam near the Arizona-Utah border. Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell, one of the largest man-made... Read More

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October 2, 2019

2 women indicted for federal counts in pipeline

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two women accused of damaging valves and setting fire to construction equipment along an oil pipeline that crosses Iowa and three other states have been indicted on federal charges in the case, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. A grand jury on Sept. 19 indicted Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya, both of... Read More

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Jessica Reznicek, Ruby Montoya

September 20, 2019

3M halting some work in Alabama for environmental reasons

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A company that’s facing lawsuits and public scrutiny over pollution from a north Alabama plant says it’s suspending some manufacturing work because of environmental reasons. A statement issued by 3M Co. says it is temporarily halting some operations at its factory in Decatur, but no layoffs are expected. The company says... Read More

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September 19, 2019

No truce: Trump keeps up feud with California during visit

SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Donald Trump remains on a war footing. With California. Trump’s primary mission during his two-day visit to the state was to raise millions from wealthy Republicans. But he also made a point of deriding the state’s handling of its homeless crisis, and on Wednesday, he issued a long-expected challenge to... Read More

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Nevada reviews possible mining threat to unique wildflower

Exxon denies that it misled investors on climate risks

Judge upholds law allowing Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel

Nevada suit seeks to protect rare wildflower from mining

Auburn tree poisoner fails to appear in court for hearing

Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

Judge eases Christmas tree-cutting ban in fight over owl

Judge allows Nevada to amend suit over removal of plutonium

Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act

Alaska Supreme Court to hear youths’ climate change lawsuit

Environmentalists push for removing dam along Colorado River

2 women indicted for federal counts in pipeline

3M halting some work in Alabama for environmental reasons

No truce: Trump keeps up feud with California during visit

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