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Jun 15

Column: What does ‘clean coal’ mean and can it save the planet?

By Emily S. Bernhardt

The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt.

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May 29

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How Norway’s government made electric cars irresistible

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Norway's vast wealth comes from decades of gas and oil production, yet its citizens are turning their backs on fossil fuels and embracing electric cars like nowhere else. In fact, the Norwegian government is planning to end sales of gasoline…

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May 14

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Rising conservative voices call for climate change action

By Saskia de Melker, Laura Fong, Stephanie Sy

Climate change is one of many issues seen as dividing Democrats and Republicans. A dominant wing of the GOP has denied climate change exists, as some Democrats have tried to reduce air pollution and push for alternative forms of energy.

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May 10

Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

A Congressional Review Act measure to repeal the methane waste reduction rule failed on a vote of 51-to-49 in the Republican-led chamber.

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Apr 20

The Rover Pipeline leaked millions of gallons of drilling fluid into Ohio wetlands

By Courtney Norris

Energy Transfer Partners is coming under renewed scrutiny for two pipeline spills that released more than 2 million gallons of drilling fluid into Ohio wetlands earlier this month.

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Mar 28

Trump’s order on energy promises coal jobs and a clean environment. What does that look like?

By Nsikan Akpan

President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to roll back clean energy regulations. Here's what you should know.

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Mar 28

Read the full text of Trump’s executive order on energy and climate change

By News Desk

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to boost U.S. energy independence by rolling back or reviewing clean energy policies instituted before and during the Obama administration.

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Mar 27

Trump executive order seeks to reverse Obama’s clean energy regulations

By Matthew Daly and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen Obama-era measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels.

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Dec 16

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Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported

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Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are suffering from the most advanced form of the disease at a rate ten times higher than the government has…

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Dec 04

New Mexico budget crisis rears its head in courts, colleges

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

New Mexico's grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms, at museums and at state universities and colleges grappling with steep spending cuts.

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