OIL AND GAS
Calif. challenges BLM fracking plan in court
California's governor and top attorney are suing the Bureau of Land Management over a plan to develop oil and gas on 1 million acres of federal land in the state.
Niina H. Farah
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Niina H. Farah (née Heikkinen) previously covered regulations and federal agencies for E&E News. She has also covered climate policy at EPA under the Trump administration, and agriculture, fisheries and biofuels, with a focus in scientific research and ecological conservation. Before joining the E&E News staff, she was a reporting fellow for Climatewire. She has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and dual bachelor's degrees in animal science (with a concentration in pre-veterinary medicine) and journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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ELECTRICITY
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SUPREME COURT
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WATER POLLUTION
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PIPELINES
Keystone XL construction to start in April
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