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EPA proposes reducing biofuel mandate

The Obama administration today proposed to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation's fuel supply for the first time, acknowledging that the biofuel law championed by both parties in 2007 is not...

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Justices air out issues in EPA pollution case

During an expanded, 90-minute argument session on Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court wrangled over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to impose power plant...

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BP America president: getting closer to EPA agreement

The chairman and president of BP America Inc. says the company is getting closer to an agreement that would let it participate in federal oil lease sales and get other federal contracts.

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Climate case at Supreme Court looks at EPA’s power

The Supreme Court appears divided over an Obama administration program aimed at limiting power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.

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EPA faces new emission testing requirements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will need to revise outdated formulas it uses to report the level of toxic emissions from refineries and chemical plants by the end of 2014.

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White House plan targets methane emissions

The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources.

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Appeals court finds EPA carbon decision reasonable

A federal appeals court says the Environmental Protection Agency acted reasonably in deciding not to change the primary air quality standard for carbon monoxide.

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Court upholds EPA emission standards

A federal appeals court today upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants.

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Mary Landrieu criticizes proposed EPA regulations

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu traveled to a Louisiana coal-fired power plant Monday to highlight her opposition to President Barack Obama's regulatory plan to cut carbon dioxide pollution.

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GOP governors: EPA carbon dioxide rules job killer

Republican governors from oil-and-gas rich states said Monday that new federal rules designed to cut global warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030 will kill jobs and growth.

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EPA chief: Agency did not shirk responsibility in mine spill

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency dismissed complaints Wednesday by Republican lawmakers that her agency downplayed the seriousness of a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three...

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Sierra Club sues EPA over haze from Louisiana coal plants

The Sierra Club is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force the regulator to make sure Louisiana's coal-powered plants cut down on haze-causing pollution, and thereby clear up the skies above...

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EPA to change diesel tests to thwart VW-like cheating

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans sweeping changes to the way it tests for diesel emissions after getting duped by clandestine software in Volkswagen cars for seven years.

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EPA sets stricter emission standards for oil refineries

The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules Tuesday to reduce toxic air pollution from oil refineries by forcing operators to adopt new technology that better monitors and controls emissions.

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EPA issues new ozone standard, setting up clash with GOP

The Obama administration set a new national ozone standard Thursday, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness.

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US regulator missed its best chance to catch VW cheating

More than a decade ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency helped develop a technology that ultimately was used by an independent laboratory to catch Volkswagen's elaborate cheating on car...

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EPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests

The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated a second time on emissions tests, programming about 10,000 cars with larger diesel engines to emit fewer pollutants during testing than in real-world driving.

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Senate backs resolution to get rid of EPA clean water rules

Despite White House objections, the Senate voted for a resolution Wednesday to scrap new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution.

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EPA intends tougher downwind air-pollution rule in 23 states

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher new limits on Tuesday on smokestack emissions from nearly two dozen states that burden downwind areas with air pollution from power plants they...

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EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply

The Obama administration is boosting the amount of corn-based ethanol and other renewable fuels in the U.S. gasoline supply despite sustained opposition by an unusual alliance of oil companies,...

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