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"House Panel Approves Energy Reform Bill" [1]

"The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an overhaul of the nation’s energy laws on Wednesday, though the legislation shed much of the bipartisan support it once enjoyed."

Source: The Hill [2], 10/02/2015

"Federal Protection Sought for Joshua Trees" [3]

"Drought, more frequent wildfires and rising temperatures due to climate change are upsetting the delicate balance between life and death conditions for Joshua Tree National Park’s peculiar namesake plant."

Source: LA Times [4], 10/02/2015

"Fertilizer Plant Reaches $2 Billion Settlement With U.S., State" [7]

"Mosaic Fertilizer has reached a $2 billion settlement with state and federal environmental regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice over funding for the long-term disposal of massive phosphogypsum waste piles and the treatment of 60 billion pounds of wastewater from its plants in Florida and St. James Parish, authorities and the company said Thursday."

Source: Baton Rouge Advocate [8], 10/02/2015

"India Announces Plan to Lower Rate of Greenhouse Gas Emissions" [11]

"NEW DELHI — Under growing pressure to join in an international accord to battle climate change, India on Thursday announced its long-term plan to reduce its rate of planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution and to aggressively ramp up its production of solar power, hydropower and wind energy."

Source: NY Times [12], 10/02/2015

Senate Panel OKs Oil Export Bill, But Party Split Signals Trouble [13]

"Legislation authorizing crude exports advanced through another congressional panel on Thursday with a mostly party-line vote that underscored some senators’ deep skepticism of making a big trade policy change to benefit oil producers without new environmental safeguards or taxes."

Source: FuelFix [14], 10/02/2015

"Feds Want Tougher Rules for Pipelines After Series of Spills" [15]

"U.S. officials said Thursday they want tighter safety rules for pipelines carrying crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids after a series of ruptures that included the costliest onshore oil spill in the nation's history in Michigan."

Source: AP [16], 10/02/2015

New Limit for Smog-Causing Emissions Not as Strict as Many Had Expected [17]

"The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a major new regulation on smog-causing emissions that spew from smokestacks and tailpipes, significantly tightening the current Bush-era standards but falling short of more stringent regulations that public health advocates and environmentalists had urged."

Source: NY Times [18], 10/02/2015

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