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Major steps by the Obama administration on climate change
2014-06-01 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: On Monday, the Obama administration will release new rules regulating carbon pollution from existing U.S. power plants that run on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, a linchpin of his plans to tackle climate change. Following are some key moments in President Barack Obama's efforts to address climate change: PUSH FOR CAP-AND-TRADE After campaigning on a promise to make the United States a global leader on climate issues, Obama pledged in his first inaugural address in January 2009 to "harness...
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Obama administration limits on soot pollution upheld by appeals court
2014-05-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Obama administration on Friday scored its third major legal victory on air pollution in less than month when a federal appeals court rejected an industry challenge to its latest health standards for fine particulate matter, or soot. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was within its discretion in 2012 when it tightened limits on lung-damaging soot. The National Assn....
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Obama Administration Releases Major Climate Change Report
2014-05-06 14:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: The Obama administration released a wide-ranging climate change report on Tuesday, laying out exactly what impact the changing climate is having on the U.S., and what could happen if it isn`t addressed The third National Climate Assessment (NCA), a kind of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report focused on the U.S., is the product of years of work by over two hundred climate scientists. A review draft was released last year, but the report has now been signed off by the federal National...
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Obama Administration delays Keystone XL again
2014-04-18 14:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Human Events: A vitally-needed oil pipeline project, demanded by the vast majority of Americans, has been stymied for years, while the U.S. economy sputters along. The people want action... but a small group of highly influential environmentalists has made blocking the pipeline into a religious crusade, upon which much of their movement`s prestige has been staked. Every logical reason to delay the project has long since been exhausted. Democrats fearful of the 2014 elections panic at the thought of having to choose...
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Obama administration delays action Keystone XL
2014-04-18 14:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Beaumont Enterprise: The Obama administration on Friday confirmed it was giving eight federal agencies more time to weigh in on the Keystone XL pipeline, likely delaying a final decision on the controversial project until after the Nov. 4 midterm elections. The State Department said the agencies needed more time to respond in light of a Nebraska court ruling that struck down legislation authorizing Gov. Dave Heineman's approval of the pipeline's route through the state. "Agencies need additional time based on the uncertainty...
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