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Forced Cuts Would Take Toll on State Air and Water Programs
Should Congress fail to reach a budget deal by Friday, the country’s air and water could get murkier, environmental officials are warning, as forced cuts would deal a heavy blow to state programs that carry out the bulk of inspections and pollution cleanups. more
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Northeastern States To Drastically Cut Emissions Cap
Nine Northeastern states will drastically cut the region’s carbon cap under proposed changes to the region’s cap-and- trade program, they announced Thursday. more
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State Lawmakers Push Crackdown on Cancer-Causing Radon
Legislation filed in Iowa and Nebraska, and a proposal taking shape in Utah aim to reduce people’s exposure to radon, which kills about 21,000 people each year, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
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Downwind Delaware Seeks Relief From Cross-State Pollution
Delaware’s top air regulator has challenged federal officials to find a way to limit harmful pollution blowing across state lines.
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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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Ahead of Convention, Republican Governors Release Energy Plan
Ahead of the Republican National Convention scheduled for next week, Republican governors have released their broad energy plan. Not surprisingly, it finds fault with President Obama. more
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In New Hampshire, No Veto on Cap-and-Trade Compromise
Under a new law, New Hampshire will leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but only if other states do first. Governor John Lynch, a champion of New England’s cap-and-trade pact, tentatively supported a policy viewed as a compromise. more
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In Energy Policy, A Year Marked by Clashes in Federalism
New federal rules for power plants and natural gas drillers stirred heated debate in statehouses this year. more
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New Hampshire Lawmakers Compromise on Cap-and-Trade
New Hampshire lawmakers this week passed legislation calling for the state to exit New England’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but only if two other states drop out first. more
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State Commissioners Ask EPA for Stricter Vehicle and Fuel Standards
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Several state environmental commissioners say that new federal vehicle and fuel standards would be a boon to public health. more
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Report: State Environmental Enforcement Slips Under EPA's Watch
ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY BEAT: With inconsistent EPA guidance, states have been lax in carrying out federal law governing water, air and hazardous waste, according an inspector general's report.more -
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Corbett Opens Door to Shale Drilling Fees
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT BEAT: Pennsylvania's governor budges slightly on bringing in revenue from gas drilling... California faces legal hurdles to greenhouse-gas reductions... Alaska's oil-tax cut is in trouble... and more energy and environment news. more
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Cape Wind Decision Propels Other Offshore Projects
Now that the nation's most contentious coastal wind farm has the federal government's blessing, other states are hoping their own projects will be generating power soon. 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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Obama Plan Stresses State Priorities
President Obama proposed abrupt shifts in several state-related policies with his budget blueprint released Thursday (Feb 26). His administration recommended capping carbon dioxide pollution nationwide, directing more money to pre-kindergarten, constructing more water treatment plants, offering more help to released prisoners and overhauling the financial aid system for college students.more -
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California Targets Cars to Fight Global Warming
California adopted the nations first limits on automobile emissions to curtail greenhouse gases in a move that also will trigger tougher exhaust rules in seven East Coast states but likely will bring a legal challenge by the auto industry. more
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States Set Example with Green-Power Policies
Colorado lawmakers are expected to vote this week on making renewable energy account for a certain percentage of power purchases. Fifteen other states already have laws that let government set the pace in buying energy from green power, broadly defined as sources such as wind, sun and water. more
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Anatomy of A Debacle: Arizona's Alt-Fuels Program
Arizona lawmakers have gutted the states disastrous alternative-fuel vehicle program, ending a costly debacle that outraged taxpayers, sparked a criminal investigation and brought down one of the state's most powerful politicians. On Thursday, Dec. 14, Gov. Jane Hull signed a bill into law that will shrink what was a potentially devastating $600 million budget liability to a more manageable $200 million. Still, that is more than $190 million more than the state wanted to spend on the program, which gave Arizonans generous incentives to buy vehicles converted to run on propane or compressed natural gas. more
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States Embracing Use of 'Green Power'
Demand for "green power" -- electricity generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and water -- is slowly rising. The movement owes its momentum to state policies. Texas, for example, recently passed an electric utility deregulation law stipulating that a certain percentage of Lone Star electricity must be made with green power. For more information, click on more
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Minnesota Bucks Trend in Voting To End Emissions Testing
Although vehicle emissions testing is an imperfect science and annoys many motorists, a majority of states maintain testing programs. For one thing, emissions programs do help combat air pollution. For another thing, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can yank millions of dollars in highway funds if states fail to meet air quality standards. Learn more in this stateline.org report. more