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Court Delays Sweeping Air RulePublished: January 9th, 2012
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Obama administration’s sweeping air quality rule that governs emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides in the eastern United States. On December... Read more
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Court Backs N.D., Co-ops in Air CasePublished: December 29th, 2011
A federal judge has sided with the state of North Dakota and electric cooperatives in setting back the Environmental Protection Agency in its bid to take control of portions of a regional air quality... Read more
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Salmon Case to Get New JudgePublished: December 21st, 2011
The federal judge who has been at the heart of the controversy between salmon recovery and hydroelectric production in the Pacific Northwest is stepping down. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon... Read more
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Feds Vow to Solve Salmon IssuesPublished: November 23rd, 2011
Federal agencies have told a judge overseeing salmon recovery plans for the Pacific Northwest that they plan to address his concerns by working closely with states and tribes to improve habitat conditions... Read more
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FERC Upheld on Market-Based RatesPublished: November 8th, 2011
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s market-based rates policy for wholesale power markets passes muster under the agency’s governing statutes, a federal appeals court determined. “The... Read more
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NRECA Opposes Pole Regulation EffortPublished: October 23rd, 2011
NRECA has told a federal appeals court that it should uphold a lower court decision and reject a lawsuit to subject tens of millions of treated-wood utility poles to environmental permitting and compliance... Read more
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Appeals Court Declines Yucca ReviewPublished: July 15th, 2011
A federal appeals court has rebuffed as premature a request to review the Department of Energy’s attempt to withdraw its application for a nuclear waste repository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. But... Read more