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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions
2015-06-29 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Supreme court has ruled against an Obama administration effort to limit toxic mercury emissions from power plants, saying the costs of compliance with regulation should be taken into account. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with industry and 23 states that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency over the rules for oil- and coal-fired utilities, which the EPA estimated would cost $9.6 billion dollars annually. The states and industry groups said the cost estimate far outweighed the...
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In twist, Obama emissions plan satisfies industry, worries greens
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For two years, President Barack Obama has used his executive power to impose new rules to cut carbon emissions, targeting cars and power plants, buoying environmentalists and infuriating industry. His latest foray - regulating commercial aviation - had the opposite effect. On Wednesday, the administration took a first step toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's fleet of aircraft, releasing a scientific finding that said emissions from plane engines pose a risk to human health...
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Obama Administration Approves Shells Plan to Drill in Arctic
2015-05-11 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Obama administration gave conditional approval today to Shell to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean this summer. Shell has been fighting for the right to drill in the Arctic for years, despite a number of botched forays in recent years, and it looks like they are still going to get their way. Last month, the Department of the Interior opened the door to selling offshore drilling leases in the Arctic, even though a court-ordered re-analysis showed that the environmental impacts...
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Sen. McConnell Suggests Obama Plan to Cut Power Emissions Won't Stick
2015-04-30 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Senate majority leader on Wednesday urged countries to go slowly on committing to cut carbon emissions in any global agreement later this year, in his latest effort to cripple President Barack Obama's clean power plan. Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, a Republican from coal-producing Kentucky, told a congressional panel that as long he is in charge of the Senate, "this body is not going to be signing off on any back door energy tax." "The failure of Congress to sign off should signal...
Obama Announces Plan to Train 75,000 Solar Workers
2015-04-03 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: As part of President Obama's plans to combat climate change, the White House announced a program on Friday for the U.S. Department of Energy to train 75,000 people to work in the solar power industry by 2020, many of whom will be part of a military veterans jobs initiative called Solar Ready Vets. The announcement comes as the solar industry in the U.S. booms, adding more than 30,000 people to its workforce between 2013 and 2014. Another 36,000 solar jobs are expected to be added this year. Solar...
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