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Western Energy Corridor Changes Proposed to Speed Renewables

The Biden administration aims to amend 19 resource management plans across seven Western states to lower barriers for electric transmission lines and renewable energy development on public land.

New EPA Emissions Data Touts Success of Good Neighbor Ozone Plan

Contested traveling pollution actions are already showing successes from their first summer ozone season, according to emissions data released this week by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Lawmakers Weigh More Nuclear Support After Canceled Project

Electric utilities have raised serious concerns on the viability of advanced nuclear projects due to this month’s collapse of NuScale Power Corp.'s small modular reactor project, cost overruns, and fuel questions, lawmakers and nuclear experts said Thursday.

EPA Watchdog Touts Fraud Findings as Return on Office Investment

The EPA’s internal watchdog said Thursday its work over the last six months has uncovered nearly $4 of waste, fraud, and abuse for every $1 Congress gave the agency.

A water spigot drips water during a drought in California, U.S. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

EPA Pushes for Replacement of All Lead Water Pipes in 10 Years

The “vast majority” of lead drinking water pipes would need to be replaced within 10 years under proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements announced Thursday, a top EPA water official said.

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LG Energy Shares Fall on Report GM Seeking More Tax Credits

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Fixing the Culture Clash on Climate Targets: David Fickling

Emissions in 2030 need to be 21% or 43% below 2019’s levels to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius or 1.5 C, respectively. Translating that overarching goal into policy, however, requires each country setting its own objectives to show how it will get there — and just as our populations speak different languages, our political classes have different ideas about what such targets mean. If we can’t bridge that gap of incomprehension, the whole process is at risk.

Lawmakers Weigh More Nuclear Support After Canceled Project

Electric utilities have raised serious concerns on the viability of advanced nuclear projects due to this month’s collapse of NuScale Power Corp.'s small modular reactor project, cost overruns, and fuel questions, lawmakers and nuclear experts said Thursday.

Judge Orders Greenpeace Off Seabed Mining Ship in Ocean Standoff

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Trump Club Accused of Tricking Server Into Sex Abuse Pact (1)

Donald Trump’s country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, was sued by an ex-server who claims one of the former president’s top lawyers tricked her into accepting a “paltry” settlement with an illegal nondisclosure provision after she accused her manager of sexual assault.

Firefighters Will Be Suing, Getting Sued Over PFAS

States Scramble on Water Rights Pact as Deadline Nears

An Energy Regulator Crossed Manchin, Now He's Gone

Fusion Is Promising, but Isn't a Near-Term Solution