NewsRack: 'Policy' news in 'Energy-Regional' topic for user flenvcenter

Water at risk	21.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published May 21, 2013 01:01AM MDT With a proposed new set of rules, the federal Bureau of Land Management took a step toward better regulation of energy industries that use fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, to extract fossil fuels on public lands and Native American tribal lands. But the regulations are too lax to give much comfort to those who fear fracking is permanently poisoning land and water supplies, endangering wildlife and the public. Each well uses between 2 million and 5 million gallons of fresh water that is perma... ...
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Activists, press seek to ID firms looking to drill	21.5.2013	Durango Herald
In February, environmental groups celebrated a U.S. District Court ruling that required the Bureau of Land Management to release the identities of companies that nominated 30,000 acres of public lands in Coloradox2019s North Fork Valley for natural-gas and oil leasing.They called the ruling a victory for transparency in the process of...
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Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators	21.5.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER x2013 Southwest Coloradox2019s electricity cooperatives hoped this would be the week they could force their power supplier to back off a new policy that means big price increases for many customers.But now they will have to wait until June to see if their bid will succeed.La Plata Electric Association and Empire...
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Rooftop solar is killing your utility!	20.5.2013	High Country News Most Recent
But don't write a eulogy yet
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Xcel pipeline repair and safety program targeted to reach $500 million	19.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
Xcel Energy, spurred by federal safety mandates, is set to spend $1.5 billion to overhaul its Colorado gas pipeline system, and the first step is a request for a $111 million gas-rate hike.
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In surprise to the NSA, Utah Data Center may pay tax on electricity	18.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT Under a bill the 2013 Utah Legislature passed, the National Security Agency’s new Bluffdale data center might be taxed on the millions of dollars of energy it is expected to consume, providing a potential windfall for an obscure state authority. The NSA is protesting the possible tax, even though a Utah attorney said he informed the agency about HB325, and the top U.S. electronic spy agency voiced no opposition until an official emailed Gov. Gary Herbert’s staff weeks after Herbert signed the ... ...
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Xcel Energy admits links to Boulder group pushing 2nd municipalization vote	16.5.2013	Denver Post: Business
Xcel Energy admits links to Boulder group pushing 2nd municipalization vote
Could Supreme Court stall climate change regulations?	16.5.2013	Denver Post: All Political News
With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate change regulations to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths	15.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Dina Cappiello The Associated Press Published May 14, 2013 08:24PM MDT Converse County, Wyo. • Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even though every death is a criminal violation. The Obama administration has charged oil companies for drowning birds in their waste pits, and power compa... ...
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AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo.—Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind.
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Coram punches above weight	14.5.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER x2013 For state Rep. Don Coram, 2013 was a paradoxical year in the Legislature x2013 a personal success, but a disaster for his party.The Montrose Republican, whose district includes Montezuma County, passed bills on forest health and hemp regulation, among others. His party saw defeats on renewable-energy mandates,...
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Feds block Utah law over police power on public lands	14.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 13, 2013 04:01PM MDT A federal judge signed an order Monday blocking implementation of a Utah law prohibiting some Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service employees from enforcing state laws anywhere in Utah after the U.S. Department of Justice argued the law was unconstitutional. HB155, sponsored by Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, makes it a class B misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, for federal employees who are not certified law enforcement officers to enforce any state law within Utah... ...
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Feds sue Utah over police power on public lands	14.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 13, 2013 01:42PM MDT The Justice Department is suing the State of Utah, asking a judge to strike down a law passed last legislative session that prohibits Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service employees from acting as law enforcement on federal lands. HB155, sponsored by Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, makes it a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, for federal employees who are not certified law enforcement officers to enforce any state law within Utah’s borders. In a filing Mond... ...
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Local support for bill that could increase renewable energy requirements	13.5.2013	Telluride: News
Despite strong opposition in rural parts of the state to a controversial bill that would increase the renewable energy standard for wholesale utilities, the president of the San Miguel Power Association Board of Directors says the members here support it.
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It's the cars made in Brazil that are killers	12.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
SAO PAULO -- The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords, Fiats, and Chevrolets tell the tale of an economy in full bloom that now boasts the fourth largest auto market in the world. What happens once those vehicles hit the streets, however, is shaping up as a national tragedy, experts say, with thousands of Brazilians dying every year in auto accidents that in many cases shouldn't have proven fatal.
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Tennessee resists sale of New Deal-era power authority	11.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
WATTS BAR LAKE, Tenn. — Scott Lee, an ardent fisherman from Oak Ridge, Tenn., has an opinion as to whether Barack Obama should sell the federally chartered Tennessee Valley Authority to
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Xcel asks PUC to rule on Boulder plan to annex electricity customers	10.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
Xcel Energy on Thursday filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission challenging the city of Boulder's right to annex customers outside the city as part of its plan to create a
In 2013, Democrats had their way (Cached)	10.5.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER x2013 Will Rogers once said, x201cIx2019m not a member of any organized political party. Ix2019m a Democrat.x201dWell, the Oklahoma humorist wouldnx2019t recognize the Democrats running the show at the Colorado State Capitol.During the last 120 days, Democrats used their majorities in the House and...
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Atmos seeks base-rate increase	9.5.2013	Durango Herald
Atmos Energy Corp. on Wednesday asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to approve an increase in its base rate, or facility charge.The utility is requesting tiered increases, in June of this year and in July 2014 and July 2015. If the PUC approves the request, the average monthly bill for residential customers in Southwest...
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Bangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdown	8.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Thousands of security officers patrolled Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday to prevent violence during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties. Dozens of homemade bombs exploded around the city, but no injuries were reported. Schools and shops were closed and traffic was light, with many vehicles off the streets.
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