Hearing to Determine Who Can Be an 'Affected Party' Against Coal-Fired Plants
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Dec. 6--The city of Waco, McLennan County, environmental groups and local  residents will ask a judge Thursday for the right to participate in the  contested case hearings on two proposed coal-fired power plants east of Waco.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - New state restrictions on power plants' mercury emissions that go further than federal standards, but are still too weak in the eyes of some environmental groups, are expected to gain approval today from the Board of Natural Resources.
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By Robert Boczkiewicz, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 3--DENVER -- The Pueblo County district attorney and the Sierra Club on Friday asked a judge to hear arguments "as soon as practicable" to winnow issues in their Fountain Creek lawsuits against Colorado Springs.
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Three or four former El Paso natural gas traders who had been told they&#39;re targets of a criminal investgation are expected to make an appearance before a US magistrate judge at 2 pm today.
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Ukraineâs Supreme Court began a hearing Tuesday that will focus on complaints of the presidential nominee and leader of the Ukrainian opposition Viktor Yushchenko against alleged falsifications of the vote on Nov. 21.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 5--RELATED:  Fearless objection takes lawmakers by surprise   --Virginia Politics Blog   The Senate conservation committee endorsed a bill today that would strip powers from two pollution-fighting boards.
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The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether companies that voluntarily seek to clean up their polluted land can sue former owners to get help with the costs. The case could have important ramifications for communities with abandoned toxic plants, landfills and mines.
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Panel wants to hear from two investigators; others are due to say if they'll appear at a hearing next week.
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A federal judge scheduled a hearing next week to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republicans aiming to block the recount of some ballots in the cliffhanger governor's race.
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By John Murawski, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 7--State regulators on Wednesday rejected a bid by environmentalist groups to bar Duke Energy from building a coal-burning power plant west of Charlotte.   The N.C.
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By Paul Burgarino  Representatives from one of the worst air pollution regions in California voted last week to join the state in a possible lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning emissions regulations for newer-model cars.
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By S.J. Komarnitsky, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Mar. 9--WASILLA -- A proposed permit to allow exploratory coal drilling  around the Matanuska Valley community of Chickaloon prompted a deluge of  responses from concerned residents and others.
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By Kevin Mayhood, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 8--The Gen. James M. Gavin power plant in southeastern Ohio won't change how it operates, but it has agreed to notify neighbors when the plant emits more sulfuric acid than normal.
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By R.G. Ratcliffe, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 21--AUSTIN -- A state district judge dealt a blow to Gov. Rick Perry's official powers Tuesday by blocking the governor's 2005 executive order creating a fast-track permitting process for coal-fired, electricity-generating plants.
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Texans may consume more electricity   than other Americans, but they're suddenly debating the wisdom   of doubling the number of coal-fired power plants in the state   -- plants critics say will worsen air quality and increase   health risks.
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President Bush's push to revise the Clean Air Act sometimes has hindered enforcement of the existing law for cleaning up coal-fired power plants, the Justice Department's top environmental lawyer said Tuesday.
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A broad coalition of groups is expected to file a petition asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its investigation into the marketing of power.