The Trump administration held the first of two hearings on Tuesday for a proposal meant to speed up energy and other projects by rolling back a landmark environmental law.

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In a big rollback of environmental oversight, President Donald Trump took action Thursday to clear the way and speed up the development of a wide range of commercial projects by cutting back federal review of their likely effects on the environment.

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a pair of high-profile lawsuits challenging the Obama administration's sweeping plan to address climate change, saying it's too early to challenge a proposed rule that isn't yet final.

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Don’t be fooled by the hype around the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent greenhouse gas decision.

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The Supreme Court largely left intact Monday the Obama administration's only existing program to limit power plant and factory emissions of the gases blamed for global warming. But the divided court also rebuked environmental regulators for taking too much authority into their own hands without congressional approval.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Obama administration an important victory in its effort to reduce in 27 Midwestern and Appalachian states the power plant pollution that blows downwind and leads to unhealthy air.

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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is distributing nearly $39 million in federal money to help pay for projects to improve public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, traffic flow and air quality.

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Wisconsin utilities have agreed to spend more than $1 billion to clean up aging coal-fired power plants under a settlement with federal regulators announced Monday.

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The U.S. Department of Justice says the Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 million civil penalty and make substantial investments in pollution controls in order to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act.

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A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to a tough new clean air requirement limiting sulfur dioxide emissions.

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