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The article presents information on several developments related to environmental and energy policies in the U.S. The U.S. Senate has passed an energy bill in June 2007 that mandates the first major increase in vehicle fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles in 25 years. A Seattle, Washington, federal district court judge has rejected the U.S. President George W. Bush administration's policy of lumping together wild and hatchery-raised fish when making endangered-species decisions. It informs that the U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled electric-transmission corridors that ignore environmental laws.