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Montana coal mining expansion prompts lawsuit

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 - The Western Environmental Law Center has filed suit on behalf of WildEarth Guardians and the Montana Environmental Information Center challenging the Interior Department’s decision to allow Cloud Peak Energy to expand the approved mining plan area at the Spring Creek Mine in Big Horn County, Montana.
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RFS has spurred ‘tremendous progress,’ study argues

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 - Since the original Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, “tremendous progress” has been made toward its goals of energy security, clean air and boosting local economies, according to an analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
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EPA proposes two-year pause on methane capture rules

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 – The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a two-year stay of the Obama administration's methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry to allow EPA time to reconsider the regulations.
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