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U.S. To Give 30-Year Wind Farm Permits; Thousands Of Eagle Deaths Seen [1]

"Wind farms will be granted 30-year U.S. government permits that could allow for thousands of accidental eagle deaths due to collisions with company turbines, towers and electrical wires, U.S. wildlife managers said on Wednesday."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Wildlife [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 12/16/2016
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"Feds Withheld Key Documents From Standing Rock Sioux" [8]

"The Army made a stunning admission earlier this month when it announced its decision to require a deeper environmental review and more extensive consultation before deciding whether to grant an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [9]
Environmental Studies [10]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: High Country News [13], 12/16/2016
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"U.S. Blocks Mine Planned Near Boundary Waters in Minnesota" [14]

"The Obama administration on Thursday blocked development of a copper and nickel mine near a popular wilderness area in northern Minnesota, saying the project could poison the vast web of lakes, streams and wetlands that crosshatch the region."

Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Source: NY Times [17], 12/16/2016
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"Carbon Wars: ‘Get Someone Up Here. We’re All Dying.’" [18]

"Oil refineries don’t just pollute. They also kill and maim workers and threaten the public."

"ANACORTES, Wash. — From 500 yards away, John Moore felt the concussion before he heard it.

Moore was midway through a 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. shift as an operator at the Tesoro Corporation’s oil refinery in Anacortes, an island town 80 miles north of Seattle. It was 35 minutes after midnight on April 2, 2010.

Chemicals [19]
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Ctr for Public Integrity [21], 12/15/2016
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"California's Small Water Utilities Struggle With Safety" [22]

"Californians relying on small water utilities to bring drinking water into their homes, or who work or go to school in places providing their own water, are far more likely to be exposed to lead, according to a new analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data by The Desert Sun and USA TODAY."

Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
California [25]
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun [26], 12/14/2016
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Feds Will Not Reconsider Their Denial Of Jordan Cove LNG Terminal [27]

"Federal regulators announced Friday they won't reconsider their decision to deny permission for the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay and a feeder pipeline stretching halfway across the state."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]
Source: Portland Oregonian [29], 12/14/2016
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After Years Of Drama, Farmers Score A Big Win In California Water Battle [30]

"The California water bill now ready for the president's signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley."

Agriculture [31]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [25]
Source: McClatchy [33], 12/13/2016
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Coal-Ash Issue Not So Easy To Dispose Of [34]

Late last week Congress moved authority over coal-ash pollution standards from the feds to states and utilities. With hundreds of huge pits and ponds of the potentially toxic substance scattered across the United States, our latest TipSheet explores this unsolved problem and helps you find your local coal-ash angle.

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Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [24]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [12]
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Senate Clears Water Bill With Flint Aid, Disputed California Rider [37]

"After a weeklong battle over last-minute policy riders, the Senate passed a major water bill in the early morning hours Saturday that includes emergency aid for Flint, Mich., and drought relief for California."

Agriculture [31]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [15]
Transportation [38]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [39], 12/12/2016
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"Donald Trump, in Louisiana, Says He Will End Energy Regulation" [40]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump promised on Friday that his administration would strip away 'job-killing restrictions' on energy production and encourage the construction of refineries in the United States, as he campaigned for Republican candidates in a state heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [41], 12/12/2016
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