Federal Government

Feds Give Priority Reviews To Wyo. Energy Projects
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The decision by the federal government to give priority review to three Wyoming wind generation projects and two transmission line projects bodes well for the state's burgeoning renewable energy industry. Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced it has placed three proposed Wyoming wind generation projects on its list for fast-track review...
Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs
Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs
Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs
In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through
US Energy Dept. Approves $1 Billion In Solar Loans
US Energy Dept. Approves $1 Billion In Solar Loans
US Energy Dept. Approves $1 Billion In Solar Loans
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department on Wednesday approved two loan guarantees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and Arizona, two days before the expiration date of a program that has become a rallying cry for Republican critics of the Obama administration's green energy program.