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AK: Gara -- Emissions resolution hurts gas pipeline efforts



Rep. Les Gara says a resolution passed by the state House could undercut efforts in Congress to secure a natural gas pipeline in Alaska.
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AK: Push for in-state gas line gets a boost



The drive to build an in-state gas pipeline, with public funds if necessary, got a boost Thursday with the enthusiastic testimony of two of Alaska's elder statesmen, Ted Stevens and Bill Sheffield, with Frank Murkowski offering more conditional support.
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AK: Hearing held on Sealaska lands bill


U.S. Rep. Don Young defended a bill Wednesday to give Sealaska Corp. its remaining lands under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.   Read More
AZ: Wind farm could widen in SRP deal


Salt River Project announced a deal Thursday that could double the size of the state's only wind farm, the Dry Lake Wind Power Project near Snowflake.   Read More
CA: Valero oil firm contributes half-million to suspend AB 32


A Texas-based oil company has contributed more than half of the nearly $1 million collected in a drive to suspend California's landmark greenhouse-gas emissions law, documents filed Thursday show.   Read More
CA: SMUD, other utilities seek to kick PG&E-backed Proposition 16 off June ballot


A broad coalition of California's public utilities, including the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, sued Thursday to disqualify Proposition 16 from the June 8 ballot "for being false and misleading and for concealing its true nature and purpose from voters."   Read More
CT: Trumbull residents seek Siting Council changes


Dozens of Trumbull residents on Thursday asked state lawmakers to protect the historic Nichols neighborhood from a planned fuel-cell facility that would depend on high-pressure natural gas flowing through 50-year-old pipes.   Read More
CT: Energy plant operator -- More state oversight would be 'redundant'


A spokesman for a major power-plant operator stunned a legislative panel Thursday when he said creating a state mechanism to increase safety at power plants would be "somewhat redundant."   Read More
DE: Historic panel OKs Woodburn solar plant project


The proposal to install a solar power plant atop Woodburn, a 212-year-old house that serves as the state's official governor's residence, Thursday breezed to unanimous approval by the city's Historic District Commission.   Read More
IA: Alliant sticks with planned rate increase


Alliant Energy said "no" on Thursday to Gov. Chet Culver's request to hold off on a 10 percent rate increase for its 525,000 Iowa customers.   Read More
IL: Coal-to-gas plant gets a big boost in state Senate


A large coal plant project slated for Jefferson County got help from state lawmakers Thursday.   Read More
KY: Time running out on alternative energy bill


With time in the General Assembly running out, a key House leader on Thursday tried to sell his alternative energy bill as a multi-billion dollar job-creation measure that would protect Kentuckians from a future spike in utility rates.   Read More
ME: Several towns eye hold on tower construction


BLUE HILL, Maine — With interest in wind power and communications increasing in Maine, several Hancock County towns are considering slowing things down to make sure they can effectively regulate construction of the associated towers.   Read More
MT: What happens to Otter Creek coal revenue, regarding schools and other programs


While Thursday's lease of state coal in the Otter Creek Valley creates an $86 million windfall for the state next month, the ultimate decision on how to spend it is a year off — at the 2011 Legislature.   Read More
MT: Land Board OKs resolution to protect North Fork of Flathead after controversy


The state Land Board on Thursday approved a resolution to protect the North Fork of the Flathead River from future mineral development - but not without some controversy and finger-pointing.   Read More
MT: Fish Creek land purchase for state park, wildlife area approved


The state Land Board unanimously approved buying 41,000 acres of former Plum Creek Timber Co. land in Fish Creek for a future state park and wildlife management area.   Read More
NE: State joins in EPA challenge


Nebraska joined 11 other states Thursday in seeking to participate in a legal challenge to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's recent findings about greenhouse gases.   Read More
NJ: New energy budget will give smaller rebates for solar panels on roofs


Residents and small business owners looking to put solar panels on their roofs will receive smaller rebates under a new state Clean Energy Program budget made public Thursday.   Read More
NM: State urged to monitor stray voltage


A New Jersey company on Thursday urged the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to require monitoring of stray electricity like that which was shocking dogs in downtown Santa Fe late last year.   Read More
NV: Special legislative session advocated for water rights


The Nevada Legislature should be called into special session soon to clarify confusion created by the Nevada Supreme Court on thousands of water rights, say advocates for homebuilders, organized labor and the Southern Nevada Water Authority.   Read More
NV: Governor, Legislature seek to keep $62 million for state budget


Gov. Jim Gibbons and the Nevada Legislature have joined to ask the state Supreme Court to force the Clean Water Coalition in Las Vegas to turn over $62 million to help the financially troubled state government.   Read More
OK: Oklahoma Capitol briefs


Oklahoma is one of a dozen states seeking permission to challenge an Environmental Protection Agency finding that could potentially cripple economic development in the state, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said Thursday.   Read More
OR: Oregon energy tax incentives face new limits


A host of reforms aimed at reining in Oregon's budget-busting subsidies for green energy projects were signed into law Thursday by Gov. Ted Kulongoski -- a year after he vetoed a similar bill.   Read More
PA: PUC sets hearing on Marcellus shale pipes


The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is holding a special hearing as part of efforts to clarify and possibly expand its role in regulating burgeoning Marcellus shale gas well and gas pipeline development.   Read More
SD: Blender pumps get fed boost


South Dakota is looking for gas station owners who want to install ethanol blender pumps, with $1 million in federal stimulus money to help prime the pump.   Read More
TN: Environmentalists critical of number of meetings regulatory office has had with opponents to new coal ash rules


WASHINGTON - The White House regulatory office that is reviewing proposed standards for the storage of toxic ash from coal-fired power plants has met behind closed doors more than two dozen times with industry groups and other parties who oppose the new rules.   Read More
TX: A border runs through it


Steeped in the annals of the America's symbiotic relationship with Mexico is the two countries' long-standing and sometimes tense agreement over an issue more far-reaching than border security and immigration: water.   Read More
UT: WVC wants UTA to delay rail designs for 5600 West


West Valley City officials are concerned that, with no guarantee that light rail will travel along the 5600 West corridor in the near future, the Utah Transit Authority wants to acquire too much right of way in that area for mass transit.   Read More
VT: PIRG challenges Vermont Yankee application


The Vermont Public Interest Research Group filed a request with the state Public Service Board on Thursday asking the panel to throw out Vermont Yankee's application for continued operation because of misinformation the nuclear plant's owners provided.   Read More
WY: Mineral tax revenues push up state income, sales tax down


The latest monthly state income report says mineral severance tax revenues were over 14 percent higher than predicted.   Read More
WY: Wyoming may modify 'fracking' rules


In order to protect fresh and potable water, state regulators may require the oil and gas industry to provide more detailed and readily available information about hydraulic fracturing activities.   Read More
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