Newspaper Articles – Bonner R. Cohen

SolarCity Sues Federal Government for More Subsidies

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June 13, 2013
The Obama administration’s efforts to promote renewable energy took an unexpected turn in May when it was revealed a major recipient of Washington’s largesse had turned on the hand that had been fe

EPA Issues New Pebble Mine Assessment

Bonner R. Cohen
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June 12, 2013
One year after releasing a widely criticized draft assessment of the environmental impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, the U.S.

Attorneys General Warn EPA over ‘Sue and Settle’ Fracking Regulations

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June 11, 2013
Concerned that a threat of litigation by six northeastern states could give the Environmental Protection Agency cover to regulate hydraulic fracturing at the federal level, attorneys general from 1

Idaho Considers Bill Demanding Return of Federal Lands

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April 10, 2013
A group of Idaho lawmakers is considering legislation demanding the federal government turn over millions of acres of land to the state government in Boise.

North Carolina Bill Would Freeze Renewable Power Mandates

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April 01, 2013
The first southern state to enact renewable power mandates may be the first to repeal them. North Carolina Rep.

No Signs of Water Pollution from Arkansas Fracking, Feds Report

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March 09, 2013
An exhaustive study by the United States Geological Survey has uncovered no groundwater contamination from natural-gas drilling in the energy-rich Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas.

Minnesota Wind Farm Seeks Permit to Kill Bald Eagles

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March 08, 2013
A wind energy company is seeking federal approval to kill several bald eagles each year within the Mississippi River Flyway in southeastern Minnesota in the process of providing intermitten wind po

NY Health Department: Fracking Can Be Done Safely in Empire State

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March 07, 2013
Hydraulic fracturing is safe for human health and the environment as long as proper safeguards are in place, the New York Department of Health concluded in a much-anticipated report.

Ohio Utilities Commission Derails Expensive Solar Project

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March 06, 2013
Ohio state officials struck a severe blow to a plan to construct the largest solar-panel array east of the Rockies when the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio found utility American Electric Power

Vitter, Alexander Question Offshore Wind Project in Atlantic

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January 07, 2013
Two U.S.