"A Native American leader asked thousands of protesters to return home after the federal government ruled against a controversial pipeline, despite the prospect of President-elect Donald Trump reversing the decision after he takes office."
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"With the clock running out on President Obama's administration, the White House is pushing out dozens of new rules that include land management, executive bonuses, private sector pay and energy efficiency."
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Sunday it turned down a permit for a controversial pipeline project running through North Dakota, in a victory for Native Americans and climate activists who have protested against the project for several months."
"Donald Trump calls re-starting the Keystone project a priority, but landowners are ready to renew their legal opposition to TransCanada's pipeline."
"An agency inside the Obama administration poured billions into fossil fuel projects that will lead to global carbon emissions on a damaging scale".
"The agency released a harsh critique of the draft environmental review of the proposed Longview coal terminal."
"U.S. military veterans were arriving on Thursday at a camp to join thousands of activists braving snow and freezing temperatures to protest a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota."
"New York utility regulators are being sued by an environmental group over big subsidies for nuclear power plants."
"After years of trying fruitlessly to prop up energy markets, OPEC on Wednesday finally reached a consensus on production cuts, sending oil prices soaring. The problem is, the euphoria in the markets may not last."
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