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Cuomo Administration Failure to Disclose Drilling Documents Prompts EWG Lawsuit
New Fuel Economy Rules Move Toward A Clean Energy Future, Save Money
“The Obama administration's new fuel economy rules may not have as much impact for technology as the NASA "Curiosity" Rover on Mars, but they're a close second,” Heather White, Environmental Working...
Ethanol Blend Ruling Bad for American Consumers and the Environment
One Million Americans to Fight Industry Efforts to Kill Clean Energy Agenda
Fed up with the undue influence of the energy companies, utilities, lobbyists and other interests that are making it impossible for Washington to move forward decisively in achieving America's clean...
Survey: Strong Bipartisan Support Seen For Shift To Cleaner Energy
The common wisdom is wrong: There is no political "fault line" that divides Americans along party lines when it comes to clean energy issues and solutions.
Domestic Fuels Protection Act Will Shift Cost to Consumers, Taxpayers
Grand Canyon, Colorado River Protected from New Uranium Mining
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's decision to bar new uranium mining claims on 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon marks a decisive victory for efforts to protect the iconic national park and the...
EPA Moves to Limit Mercury Emissions
Corn Lobby Offers Flawed Data To Deflect Blame for Dead Zone
EPA Misfires on New Misfueling Rule
For three decades, the politically well-connected corn ethanol industry has been able to harness government support without much thought to the fuel's harm to health, the environment and engines...
Grand Canyon and Colorado River Temporarily Protected from Uranium Mining
The Obama administration today took an emergency measure to bar new mining claims on a 1-million-acre area around the Grand Canyon until December. At that time, administration officials indicated they...
Senate Votes To End Thirty-Three-Year-Old Ethanol Subsidies
The U.S. Senate voted today 73 to 27 to repeal the ethanol tax credit and ethanol tariff. This historic vote, which came on an amendment to S. 782, the Economic Development Revitalization Act...
Conflict at the Canyon
The Obama administration's imminent decision on the future of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could be swayed by the analysis of a mining industry consultant who stands to reap hundreds of...
EWG Seeks Energy Department Records About Fracking Panel Composition
Senators Target Ethanol Tax Credit
A deal brokered by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to end tax credits and tariffs that subsidize the U.S. ethanol industry is a step in the right...
Fracking Disclosure Bill Advances in California State Legislature
The California State Assembly has passed legislation sponsored by Environmental Working Group and Earthworks to require oil and natural gas drillers to make public a complete list of chemicals they...
EWG: Chair of Dept. of Energy Natural Gas Panel Must Step Down
During a public meeting of the Secretary of Energy's advisory board on natural gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing, the Environmental Working Group called on the panel's chairman to resign because...
Colorado River Agencies Urge Caution on Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon could have health impacts and erode trust in the safety of drinking water supplies for 26 million residents of Southern California, Nevada and Arizona, the region...