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By Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Alaska Senate is planning to unveil a generic oil tax bill this week, leaving to the committee process the job of finding problems in the proposal and working out solutions.
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By Corey G. Johnson, California Watch
Under pressure from construction, architect and other industry groups, state legislators killed a bill that would have closed a loophole used by businesses to evade pollution lawsuits.
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FL: Small jolt for Florida energy policy
By Staff, Tampa Bay Times
The Florida Legislature has never been serious about renewable energy, or conservation for that matter, and pending bills in the House and Senate would only modestly advance the discussion. However weak, though, the legislation is a start in a tough political and economic climate.
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GA: Regulatory approval is expected for new reactors in Georgia
By Matthew L. Wald, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — For the first time in over three decades, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to decide to grant a license to build a nuclear reactor — a milestone for an industry whose long-hoped-for renaissance is smaller and later than anticipated.
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MT: Judge rejects challenge to Montana coal lease
By The Associated Press, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
A judge has rejected a lawsuit challenging the state Land Board's lease of 587 million tons of publicly owned coal in southeastern Montana, removing a hurdle to a proposed mine with that could drastically expand the state's coal production.
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MT: Feds- Few pipeline plans account for river risks
By The Associated Press, Missoulian
Federal officials investigating a pipeline break that spilled 1,500 barrels of oil into a Montana river said Wednesday that few companies take river erosion and other risks into account when evaluating pipeline safety.
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MT: Montana drilling fines total $10,500
By Staff, Great Falls Tribune
There were 32 rule violations involving oil and natural gas drilling by 22 companies on federal lands in Montana between 1999 and November 2008, according to a report prepared by Democratic staff members of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.
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MT: Oil boom prompts more troopers for eastern Montana
By The Associated Press, Great Falls Tribune
Montana's Highway Patrol is boosting the number of troopers assigned to the eastern part of the state to handle growing law enforcement demands created by the region's oil boom.
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NC: NC offshore energy panel -- Drilling prospects iffy
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
A science panel advising Gov. Beverly Perdue on offshore energy development says oil and gas drilling is unlikely in waters within North Carolina's authority, but the coast has some of the best East Coast locations for wind power.
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ND: North Dakota pumps record 153 million barrels of oil in 2011
By James MacPherson, The Associated Press, The Forum (Fargo)
North Dakota oil drillers produced a record 152.9 million barrels of crude in 2011, up more than 35 percent and nearly 40 million more barrels than the previous record set a year earlier, the state Industrial Commission said Wednesday.
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NV: Lawsuit limits proposed over nuclear waste site selection
By Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal
WASHINGTON -- The nuclear waste commission has recommended that the government try a cooperative approach to recruit volunteer states to host a high-level radioactive waste site. But when several commissioners testified Wednesday in Congress, Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., offered another idea: Don't allow lawsuits.
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PA: Shale bill heads to governor
By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A sweeping overhaul of the state's gas-drilling regulations, including restrictions on local zoning rules and a new fee on those companies, now awaits Gov. Tom Corbett's signature.
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PA: Pennsylvania set to allow local taxes on shale gas
By Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would authorize a tax on the shale gas industry and set uniform standards for development, changes that critics said would leave many municipalities with little control over the use of their land. Approval in the House was expected on Wednesday.
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US: Oil and gas boom lifts U.S. economy
By Russell Gold, The Wall Street Journal
NAMPA, Idaho — The staccato of nail guns echoes across a cavernous building here as workers piece together manufactured houses with easy-to-clean linoleum floors and rugged interiors for muddy oil-field workers.
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Ten states join effort to buy natural gas vehicles
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline Staff Writer
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Last fall, the governors of Oklahoma and Colorado announced a plan to get states to buy 5,000 vehicles powered by natural gas. So far, 10 states have joined the effort.
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