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States Address Disasters’ Staggering Costs
The cost of climate disasters is staggering, and some state and local officials are exploring new policy approaches to managing them. more
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Study: Most States Cut Emissions in Last Decade
Stateline - EIA Study says 32 States Cut Emissions Between 2000 and 2010 more
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Report: Sandy Inundated East Coast With Sewage
Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters last October inundated East Coast with sewage. Researchers have now estimated how much flowed from crippled treatment plants. more
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Federal Cuts Could Harm Flood Forecasting
As climate change increases the likelihood of extreme droughts and floods, experts say shutting off the stream-flow gauges could have costly consequences. more
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In Drought Ravaged Plains, Efforts to Save a Vital Aquifer
The Ogallala Aquifer, which feeds some of the world’s most productive croplands, is running dry. more
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Report: Insurers Ill-Prepared for Climate Risks
Just 23 out of 184 large companies doing business in the U.S. follow a comprehensive plan to address climate change risks, according to a survey conducted by insurance regulators in California, New York and Washington. more
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Advocates for Climate Action Urge Insurers to Join Up
Some are pushing the insurance industry to not only to crank up the volume on its longstanding calls for hardier building and safer land use in disaster-prone areas, but also to push for cuts to the carbon emissions. more
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In State of the Union Speech, Obama Targets Jobs, Energy
With much of his focus on jobs and the economy, the president called for policies aiming to spur a “rising, thriving middle class” and quicken the country’s slow climb from recession. But in the wide-ranging speech, he left plenty more for states to chew on — particularly in energy and environmental issues. more
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In the West, GOP Governors, Skeptical of Cap-and-Trade, Will Watch California
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-- Stateline asked several Republican governors about the role of climate change in energy policy in the West, asking them to weigh in on California’s new experiment with large-scale carbon trading.
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On the Ballot (And in the Constitution?): Michigan’s Energy Future
Renewable energy advocates will be looking to Michigan on Tuesday (November 6), hoping its voters validate a bold experiment in growing the state’s renewable energy portfolio: If at first you’re stymied at the statehouse, just but it on the ballot — and in the constitution. more
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With ‘Facts’ Website, California Looks to Thwart Opposition to Climate Change
California Governor Jerry Brown has unveiled a new website seeking to quiet climate change skeptics. The move comes as conservative legislators in some states are pushing back against efforts to address the impacts of a climate shift. more
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As Christie Opts Out of Regional Pact, Global Warming Battles Continue
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: New Jersey's governor quits the Northeast's greenhouse gas reduction pact and legal fights over climate change policy heat up. more
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Supreme Court Casts Doubt on States' Global Warming Suit
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Justices appear unpersuaded by argument for judicial intervention to regulate greenhouse gas emissions ... Vermont headed to court over nuclear power plant ... Wisconsin's Walker backs off ending recycling requirement, and more energy and environment news. more
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New Hampshire House Votes to Quit RGGI
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: New Hampshire debates the future of the Northeast's emissions pact ... Western governors go to Congress to condemn federal wilderness policies ... Washington won't meet its greenhouse gas goal, and more energy and environment news. more
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Cap-And-Trade Plans Meet Up With Greenhouse Gas Skeptics
States in diverse parts of the country have been firmly on board for new climate change rules. What happens if some of them decide to get off the train?more -
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The RGGI Raid: How Cap-and-Trade Revenues Went to Fix State Budgets
An innovative carbon-control regime in the Northeast states was intended to raise money for energy efficiency programs. Now, some of the cash-strapped states are using the money to plug their budget holes.more -
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States Retooling Laws to Bury Coal's CO2
Pumping air pollution into underground caverns may seem far-fetched, but friends of the coal industry, the federal government and some environmentalists are talking about burying coal-fired electric plant emissions to fight global warming. States have lots to do to make the experimental projects attractive.more -
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Govs Punt on Global Warming
PHILADELPHIA - Congress and the White House aren't the only ones who can't agree on a comprehensive energy plan. Neither can the nation's governors. The National Governors Association is expected to conclude its centennial meeting today (July 14) by urging Congress anew to extend tax breaks that encourage the use of more wind and solar power and energy-efficient buildings, but the governors were too far apart on whether to tackle global warming.more -
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States Forge Ahead on Immigration, Global Warming
From the Iraq war to illegal immigrants to global warming, states are showing impatience with Washington, D.C., and are blazing new policies often contrary to the feds. Stateline.org offers a real-time look at trends emerging from state capitols and a state-by-state summary of action in 45 legislatures this year.more -
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Greenhouse-Gas Limits Gain Steam in States
The White House and Congress are miles apart over proposals to stop global warming, but the debate is over in many states that are moving aggressively to curb greenhouse gases blamed for climate change.more