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"Solar Plane Lands In Spain After Historic Atlantic Crossing" [1]

"An airplane powered solely by the sun landed safely in Seville in Spain early on Thursday after an almost three-day flight across the Atlantic from New York in one of the longest legs of the first ever fuel-less flight around the world."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Technology [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 06/23/2016
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"The New Panama Canal: A Risky Bet" [8]

"How a $3.1 Billion Expansion Collided With Reality"

Transportation [4]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NY Times [10], 06/23/2016
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Leaked: New Secret CRS Explainers for the Environment-Energy Beat [11]

Here are some recent Congressional Research Service reports relevant to the environment and energy beat, thanks to the Federation of American Scientists' Government Secrecy Project.

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WatchDog TipSheet [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [13]
Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Health [15]
Transportation [4]
Region: 
Antarctica & Arctic [16]
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Public [5]
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Solar Impulse Leaves New York On Trans-Atlantic Flight Without Fuel [17]

"A solar-powered airplane took off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early Monday, in a bid to have the Solar Impulse 2 craft cross the Atlantic Ocean and land in Spain on Thursday."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Technology [3]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NPR [18], 06/21/2016
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Oregon Calls For Indefinite Moratorium On Oil Trains Through The State [19]

"Oregon has asked the Federal Railroad Administration to place an open-ended moratorium on oil trains traveling through the state, because preliminary findings of an investigation into the June 3 derailment in Mosier suggest inspectors might not be able to detect the problem that likely caused the crash."

Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Source: Portland Oregonian [21], 06/17/2016
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"Solar Plane Lands In New York City During Bid To Circle The Globe" [22]

"A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [23], 06/13/2016
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"When Pigs Fly" [24]

"It’s no fairy tale — factory farms and air travel form a viral expressway to pandemics."

Agriculture [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Nautilus [27], 06/10/2016
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"Oil Train Rules Move To White House Review" [28]

"Regulators are one step closer to adopting new standards for oil trains that Congress mandated last year."

Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 06/10/2016
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"VW Receives Regulatory Approval For Fixes On 1.1 Million Cars" [32]

"Volkswagen said on Wednesday it received regulatory approval to fix another 1.1 million cars, raising the number of VW models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the start of the year."

Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [34], 06/09/2016
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Coal Export Terminal Suffers Second Big Setback: State Permit Is Denied [35]

"The controversial proposed Gateway Pacific coal expert terminal suffered its latest body blow on Monday with denial of its application for an aquatic land lease at the Cherry Point site north of Bellingham."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Transportation [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer [36], 06/08/2016
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