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China is planning ahead for life after coal.
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Senate plan targets DEQ jobs, wind projects.
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Methane rules: A welcome victory.
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Dakota pipeline builder under fire for Ohio spill: 1 of 8 violations in 7...
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Methane rule endures, leaving New Mexico opinions divided.
In voting not to repeal an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands, the U.S. Senate...
Company to spray coal ash liquid at Chatham County storage site.
Steve DeVane Staff writer @WriterDeVane
State officials have approved a permit that will let a company spray liquid that drains through coal ash onto the...
Dakota Access Pipeline spilled oil 84 gallons of oil in South Dakota.
The Dakota Access Pipeline leaked 84 gallons of crude oil at a pump station in South Dakota last month, according to state documents,...
In win for environmentalists, Senate keeps an Obama-era climate change rule.
By CORAL DAVENPORTMay 10, 2017WASHINGTON — In a surprising victory for President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy, the Senate voted on Wednesday to uphold an Obama-era climate...
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