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Gore Points to Solar Price Parity in Fight Against Climate Change
In an article in Rolling Stone June 18, Climate Reality Project founder and ex-U.S. Vice President Al Gore points to price parity for solar ... -
New Massachusetts Wind Area Would Nearly Double Federal Offshore Capacity
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans for the new Massachusetts Wind Energy Area, the largest offshore wind zone in U.S. federal ... -
Keystone Loses South Dakota Permit, Faces New Public Hearing
TransCanada Pipeline is about to lose its permit to build sections of the Keystone XL pipeline through South Dakota. When the permit expires June 29, ... -
U.S. Carbon Rule Will Bring a ‘Seismic Shift’, Stock Market Winners
SolarCity Corporation, EnerNOC, Inc., NextEra Energy, Inc., and General Electric could be among the stock market winners when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new ... -
Five Likely Legal Challenges for U.S. EPA’s New Carbon Pollution Regulation
The new carbon pollution rule in the U.S. will inevitably face a series of lawsuits. Grist’s Ben Adler lists five likely legal strategies for ... -
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City Energy Plans Can Help States Meet EPA Carbon Pollution Standard
Municipal energy efficiency plans could play a central role in meeting state-by-state targets under the new carbon pollution standard announced June 2 by the ... -
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SolarCity Plans Gigawatt Factory in New York
SolarCity, the largest residential solar installer in the U.S., plans to build a 1-gigawatt solar module factory in New York in the next two ... -
Arizona Faces Water Shortages Due to Severe Drought, Competing Demands
Unless they reduce consumption, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona could face water shortages as early as 2019, thanks to crippling drought and competing uses of ... -
U.S. Wildfire Budget Faces $400 Million Overrun in ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Season
The effort to fight wildfires in the U.S. will likely run $400 million over budget this year, according to the U.S. Forest Service and the ... -
Koch Brothers Plan $290 Million Fund, New Energy Initiative to Tilt U.S. Midterm Elections
At a recent donor retreat near Laguna Beach, California, the Koch Brothers announced a $290 million fundraising target to support conservative candidates and tilt the ... -
Water Conservation Could Help California Through This Year’s Drought [infographic]
The Pacific Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council have identified water efficiency improvements in California that could deliver 10.8 to 13.7 million acre-feet ... -
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U.S. Railways Resist New Oil Transport Safety Regulations
U.S. railways are pushing back against new White House rules that would boost safety for trains carrying explosive crude oil, including 30 mile per ... -
Democrats See Carbon Plan as an Electoral Win
Pundits expected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon regulation to be a political liability for Democrats in tight Senate races this fall. But ... -
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Coal Regulation Battle Can Draw Lessons from War on Tobacco
In the looming conflict over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon regulation, there may be lessons to be learned from an earlier battle ... -
Methane Leakage Outweighs Any Climate Gain in U.S. LNG Exports
A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports may never deliver a net climate benefit—not if ...
