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LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska governor Dave Heineman signed into law on Tuesday bills to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline away from the ecologically sensitive Sandhills region.One bill puts into law a compromise agreed with Keystone pipeline builder TransCanada to move the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean air regulations, will likely delay proposing the country's first ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, sources on both sides of the issue said.The EPA had been ...

(Reuters) - Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric reliability and cost billions to retrofit or replace most of the region's existing coal fleet, according to U.S. power grid operator Midwest ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. environmental regulator will propose early next year twice-delayed rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, she told the energyNOW television show."I can't tell you what the regulations say right now, but what we are planning ...

Apple has for the first time held talks with environmental campaigners who accuse the company's Chinese manufacturers of widespread pollution, participants said Wednesday.The maker of the iPad and iPhone agreed to meet five Chinese environmental groups after they issued a report in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution might have a slightly increased risk of dying from stroke, Danish researchers suggest in a new study.They found people living in urban zones with high ...

LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) - The Nebraska legislature on Wednesday voted 45-0 to advance a proposed law that would reroute the $7 billion TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, avoiding the SandHills and Ogallala aquifer that environmental groups and many residents fear could be polluted ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy and financial companies caught up in a scheme involving fraudulent renewable energy credits could now face civil fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.The EPA has issued 24 notices of violation to more than a dozen companies, including ...

The North Star chapter of the Sierra Club has joined the fight against a proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage in MinnesotaThe North Star chapter of the Sierra Club has joined the fight against a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban ...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline.President Barack Obama's administration last week put off a decision on Keystone XL project after ...

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Topic: Environmental Issues And Protection

Nebraska governor signs bills to reroute Keystone pipeline

EPA seen delaying CO2 rules on oil refineries

EPA rules could shut 13,000 megawatts of Midwest coal plants

EPA to propose utility carbon rules next year

Apple opens talks with China environment groups

Smog pollutant may be tied to stroke risk

Nebraska lawmakers vote to reroute oil pipeline

Companies cited by EPA for fake biofuel credits

Sierra Club Opposes Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban

Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay

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