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San Onofre's other problem
The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...
Tags: Waste, Plant Openings, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear Power
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Groups seek probe into low-grade crude shipments to L.A. refineries
A coalition of environmental groups says it has discovered that large-scale shipments of low-quality heavy crude oil from Canada's tar sands are being delivered by rail for processing by Southern California refineries. The groups on Tuesday called for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Heavy Engineering, Environmental Pollution, Keystone XL Pipeline, Science and Technology
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Will new EPA goals raise gasoline prices or clean air, save lives?
Depends on whom you ask. The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed what it called "sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses" while...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Ford, American Petroleum, Passenger Cars, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oklahoma earthquakes linked to injection wells
HOUSTON -- Oklahoma’s largest-recorded earthquake was triggered by injection wells used by the oil and gas industry, according to a report released this week. The Tuesday report in the geoscience journal Geology is the latest scientific evidence...
Tags: Interior Policy, Netherlands, Science, Lobbying, Personal Weapon Control
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U.S. could cut vehicles' fossil fuel use, emissions by 80% by 2050
A new National Research Council report says the U.S. may be able to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 in light-duty cars and trucks. The highly ambitious goal could be reached, the report says, through a...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Chrysler, Toyota, Research, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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L.A. DWP to be coal-free in 12 years under new plan
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will be coal-free within 12 years under a new plan announced Tuesday.... -
Clear the tracks for new port rail yard
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a powerful economic engine for Southern California. They produce more jobs than the entire movie business, and they connect the United States to ports across the Pacific Ocean. The hundreds of billions of...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Pollution, Highway Transportation, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution
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Salazar on Arctic drilling: 'Shell screwed up in 2012'
SEATTLE — Federal regulators said Thursday they would not allow Royal Dutch Shell to resume exploratory drilling off the coast of Alaska until the company comes up with a detailed operations program and management plan for operating in the Arctic to...
Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Ken Salazar, Natural Resources Defense Council, Politics, Heavy Engineering
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Ginny Wood dies at 95; pioneering Alaska environmentalist
Virginia "Ginny" Hill Wood led a life of adventure beginning at a young age, guiding horseback trips in her native Washington state, bicycling through Europe before and after World War II, serving as a WASP pilot and, after moving to Alaska, building a...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Natural Resources, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Lobbying
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Pakistan, Iran launch controversial gas pipeline project
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Work formally began Monday on a controversial pipeline that would feed energy-starved Pakistan natural gas from Iran, a project that has drawn stern warnings from the U.S. of possible sanctions against Islamabad if the South Asian...
Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan, U.S. Department of State, Hydroelectricity, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Oil regulators to hold public meetings on fracking
SACRAMENTO -- State oil regulators have scheduled a series of public meetings to explain the Brown administration's proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing. The draft regulations, which were released in December, represent California's first attempt...
Tags: Energy, Petroleum Industry
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Coastal panel rejects Navy plan to increase underwater explosions
L.A. NOWThe California Coastal Commission voted Friday to reject the Navy’s plan for increased use of sonar and underwater explosions as part of increased training and testing off the coast. The Navy requested that the commission find the plan consistent...
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