As the Senate debates the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, U.S. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan amendment that would allow dams to better utilize water storage capacity.
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The Department of the Interior (DOI) recently proposed updates to the regulations governing venting, flaring and leaking during oil and gas operations on federal and American Indian lands, which would reduce waste and methane emissions.
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Weston, Idaho, recently won a drinking water planning grant of $27,000 from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, which it will use to evaluate its current drinking water system.
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The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), held a roundtable policy discussion on the Water Resources development Act (WRDA) this week, examining the priorities of stakeholders impacted by the legislation.
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The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) recently announced 18 meetings across the state to gather public input as the department prepares a strategy for the state to comply with the federal Clean Power Plan.
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The Senate recently approved a bipartisan clean air technology amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act, which would create a program to drive innovation in carbon dioxide removal technologies through a prize system.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards recently appointed Dr. Chuck Carr Brown as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), a position that will see him lead the state’s environmental protection efforts.
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently granted a low-interest loan of nearly $448,000 to the City of Geneva, allowing the community to replace city-owned water meters with an automated meter reading system.
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The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently awarded a $77,000 wastewater planning grant to Valley County’s city of McCall, which the city will use to undertake a wastewater planning study.
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U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) recently introduced to amendments to the Energy Policy Modernization Act as the Senate debates the bipartisan bill and its provisions in the lead up to a final vote.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing last week on the Paris climate agreement, through which President Barack Obama pledged to reduce American greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050.
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U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) are working to block a Historic Place nomination with the National Park Service for Arizona’s Chi’chil Bildagoteel, or Oak Flat, which would prevent the development of a copper mine.
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U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently announced that they will introduce an amendment to energy legislation under Senate review that would require federal review and recommendations of the natural gas lead at Aliso Canyon in their home state.
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) highlighted the bipartisan goals served by his Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act, part of the 2016 Energy Policy Modernization Act, as his fellow legislators prepare to vote on the measure.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report last week that highlights the combined impacts of two new and proposed regulations on the brick-making industry, which is primarily composed of small businesses.
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