Virginia will regulate carbon emissions; 'the threat of climate change is real'.
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Trump EPA appointee was a coal utility lobbyist this year, senators say.
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Connecticut sues EPA over ozone pollution from York County power plant.
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Flow lines cited in more than 7K spills.
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Renewable energy groups push back against Rick Perry's controversial grid study.
The renewable energy industry is asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry to open up a major agency review to public scrutiny, saying the review is...
Virginia moves to regulate power plants' carbon pollution, defying Trump.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday announced an ambitious plan to cut carbon pollution from the state's power plants, taking a stand against the...
Miners increase green energy use to power their pits.
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Surprising developments in China, India could blunt Trump's climate rollbacks.
A passenger airliner flies past steam and white smoke emitted from a coal-fired power plant in Beijing.Image: AP/REX/ShutterstockBy Andrew Freedman2017-05-16 21:09:12 UTC
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Bayswater power station's pollution masking lasted decades, documents show.
Managers of Bayswater power station in the Hunter Valley provided staff with precise instructions on how to blend coal to avoid triggering pollution alerts,...
US EPA asked the public which regulations to gut — and got an earful...
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