WASHINGTON — When the companies that supply motor fuel close the books on 2011, they will pay about $6.8 million in penalties to the Treasury because they failed to mix a...
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House to vote on bill that expands drilling to pay for infrastructure
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EPA decides against water delivery to Pa. town with contaminated wells
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Romney avoids stance on EPA's cross-state air pollution rule
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U.S. to ban new uranium mining near Grand Canyon
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Energy Dept. pulls plug on $730 million auto loan
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U.S. weighs retaliation over Europe aviation law
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A123 will supply battery packs for Via extended-range plug-in trucks
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Europe stands firm on airline emissions, raising fears of a trade conflict
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New lead-acid battery angles for micro hybrids
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DOE aims to head off clean energy materials shortage
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EPA wary U.S. ethanol market could hit limits in 2014
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Court says EPA can't set forward-leaning cellulosic biofuel production projections
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BP plant cancellation darkens cellulosic ethanol’s future
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Livestock producers petition EPA to waive corn-ethanol mandate
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Oil industry group files lawsuit against EPA over cellulosic biofuel requirements
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15 trade groups seek to bar EPA funding for E15
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Oil refineries sue EPA over ethanol plan
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Oil industry loses vs EPA on ethanol standard
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Exxon attacks EPA ethanol decision
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