• Majority of States Show Positive Performance on Cutting Carbon Emissions
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 15, 2013
• Over the past decade, 32 states have successfully cut their carbon emissions, while 18 states have seen increases.

• Legislation Aims to Save State Mineral Revenues From Sequestration
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 14, 2013
• Wyoming Republicans Sen. Mike Enzi and Rep. Cynthia Lummis plan to introduce bills next week allowing states to collect royalties directly from companies that develop oil, gas and coal on federal lands.

• Tracking the Carbon Footprints of Cities
• Source: AP/Yahoo   |   Nation   |   May 13, 2013
• Scientists have found that urban hubs with over 10 million people are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming, prompting closer study of cities across the country and around the globe.

• Oregon Coal Export Terminal Plans Put on Hold
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   Oregon   |   May 10, 2013
• The battle over plans for a series of massive coal export terminals across the Pacific Northwest took a new turn Wednesday when the energy company Kinder Morgan announced it was dropping its plan to build a $200-million facility on the Columbia River in northern Oregon.

• GOP Senators Boycott Vote on EPA Nominee
• Source: The Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   May 10, 2013
• Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee say they want more information from EPA nominee Gina McCarthy, despite having already asked her a record number of questions.
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• Controversial Port Rail Yard Wins Approval of L.A. City Council
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles   |   May 9, 2013
• The project would improve freight rail connections to the nation's largest port complex, but it could spur court challenges alleging violations of environmental and civil rights laws.

• North Carolina Carefully Weighs Fracking Options
• BY: Stateline   |   May 8, 2013
• As the legislature considers lifting a decades long ban on unconventional drilling which would allow hydraulic fracturing the state's unique geography is prompting concerns about disposal of the wastewater the drilling produces.
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• Texas-Oklahoma Water War Could Have National Implications
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 25, 2013
• A decision in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could unleash a flood of litigation asking courts to crack open some of the more than 30 compacts that determine how states share water.

• L.A. City Council Votes to Accelerate Move Away from Coal Power
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Los Angeles, Calif.   |   April 24, 2013
• The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan to begin moving away from coal-fired energy, despite warnings from a Department of Water and Power watchdog that the shift could cost more than $650 million.
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• California Carbon Market Linked to Quebec's
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   April 23, 2013
• The California Air Resources Board has linked its program for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and curbing climate change with one in the Canadian province of Quebec.

• Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Waste
• BY: Bob Graves   |   April 22, 2013
• An engineering feat more than a century ago created a host of problems for communities that depend on Lake Michigan for their water. But those problems also present opportunities.
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• California Has 37% of Nation's Solar Jobs
• Source: Sacramento Bee   |   California   |   April 19, 2013
• California ranks first in the United States with 43,700 solar energy-related jobs, according to a new report by the Solar Foundation.
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• Colorado Wants Its Own Aerial Firefighters
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 19, 2013
• Most states rely on federal crews to fight fires from the air. But with those resources often stretched, Colorado wants to become the second state to respond to such emergencies on their own.

• Western Governors Tell Feds to Use P3s to Protect Forests
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 18, 2013
• Western Governors Association wants the U.S. Forest Service to do more to protect millions of acres of federal forests ravaged in recent years by invasive pests and wildfires by expanding its use of public-private partnerships.