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NW&RA Supports EPA Ruling Approving Coal Ash Waste in Subtitle D Landfills
2014-12-23 23:06:24| Waste Age
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that coal ash can be disposed of in solid waste landfills. read more
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House of Representatives passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline
2014-11-14 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline with a resounding majority on Friday, setting the stage for a showdown in the Senate next week. The debate over completion of the controversial pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas, has become a cause celebre for the environmental movement and taken centre-stage in a still-ongoing Senate race in Louisiana. Hours before the House passed the bill 252-161...
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Green groups urge U.S. agency to halt approving gas export projects
2014-06-23 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Environmentalists on Monday protested at the headquarters of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, calling on the agency to stop approving liquefied natural gas export facilities until the climate change impacts of the projects are better understood. The protesters blasted FERC's refusal to consider the greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the production, processing and shipment of natural gas abroad and said FERC must examine the matter before considering any new projects....
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DOJ lays out case requiring milling divestitures, approving deal
2014-06-02 22:00:35| Agriculture - Topix.net
Preserving competition for customers who receive by truck locally milled flour in four U.S. market areas was the central objective of the proposed final judgment in the case against Ardent Mills, according to a May 29 filing by the U.S. Department of Justice .
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China obtains patent concessions in return for approving Microsoft-Nokia deal
2014-04-08 12:50:30| InfoWorld: Top News
China is requiring Microsoft and Nokia to make promises on fair patent use, fearing that the proposed acquisition between the two companies could spell trouble for the nation's Android device makers. On Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional regulatory approval to Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's Devices & Services business. The $7.2 billion deal means that Microsoft could very soon produce its own smartphones using the Windows Phone operating system.
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