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"White House Reviews Truck Efficiency Rules" [1]

"The White House Monday started its final review of a proposal to improve the efficiency of large trucks and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions."

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Pollution [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [7], 03/31/2015
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"Federal Fracking Rule Pelted With Lawsuits; More on the Way" [8]

"An anticipated cascade of litigation targeting the Obama administration's new drilling rule gained speed yesterday as a Wyoming lawsuit became the second legal challenge on court dockets so far."

Energy & Fuel [9]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: EnergyWire [10], 03/30/2015
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"Energy Efficiency Bill Passes Senate in Early Morning" [11]

"Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) squeaked in a vote early Friday morning on their energy efficiency bill after the Senate ended an hours-long marathon on the budget."

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Source: The Hill [12], 03/30/2015
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2 Years After Exxon Mayflower Spill, Will Feds Toughen Pipeline Rules? [13]

"If a new rule takes effect, about 95 percent of all pipelines would be subject to stricter safety testing because of their age, location and other factors."

Disasters [14]
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Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [15], 03/30/2015
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Court Seems Split on What Is ‘Appropriate’ in Setting Clean Air Costs [16]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed closely divided over the fate of one of the Obama administration’s most ambitious environmental initiatives."

Air [17]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [18], 03/26/2015
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"Harvard Beats Back Divestment Lawsuit, but Students Promise to Appeal" [19]

"Seven filed suit to force prestigious college to divorce its fortune and its future from fossil fuels."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [21]
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Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [22], 03/25/2015
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3-Year Fracking Moratorium Bill Heads to Vote in Maryland House [23]

"ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill to place a three-year moratorium on fracking in Maryland survived eight amendments and is headed to a vote in the House of Delegates."

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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]
Source: AP [25], 03/24/2015
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"BP Drops Out of Conservative ALEC Policy Group" [26]

"Oil company BP said on Monday it has stopped supporting conservative political group ALEC, becoming the latest corporation to end its membership in a group critics say works to deny the existence of climate change."

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Source: Reuters [27], 03/24/2015
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"Week Ahead: Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To EPA Power Plant Regs" [28]

"The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that challenges one of the Obama administration's most significant environmental regulations."

Air [17]
Laws & Regulations [2]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The Hill [29], 03/23/2015
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"New Federal Rules Are Set for Fracking" [30]

"The Obama administration on Friday unveiled the nation’s first major federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing, a technique for oil and gas drilling that has led to a significant increase in American energy production but has also raised concerns about health and safety risks."

Energy & Fuel [9]
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National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [31], 03/23/2015
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