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Coal pleads its case against Clean Power Plan to state lawmakers
2015-11-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Things were already pretty bad for Pennsylvania`s coal industry, and the EPA`s new Clean Power Plan will make things worse. That`s the message from industry to a joint hearing of the state`s House and Senate coal caucuses on Tuesday. "We talk about the perfect storm, what we are in the midst of is the perfect nightmare for coal," said Emily Medine, a coal consultant with Energy Ventures Analysis. Medine said the coal industry has taken a hit from low natural gas prices, which has displaced...
UK lawmakers to hear about Heathrow expansion's effect on environment
2015-11-04 17:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, told a Parliamentary committee on Wednesday that it could still meet environmental standards if it expands. The airport has been campaigning for years to be allowed to add a third runway because it is operating at full capacity. But it faces opposition from some politicians, local residents and environmental groups. A government-appointed Airports Commission named Heathrow as the preferred site for a London airport expansion in July. Prime Minister David...
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Lawmakers relieved as Gov. Walker removes contentious gas reserves tax from agenda
2015-10-28 10:11:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The session may be a little less contentious - and a little shorter - than expected, after the Governor pulled one item on the agenda, at the last minute. House Speaker Mike Chenault stands in the back of the House Finance Committee hearing on Saturday.
Lawmakers push for 'meaningful' sugar market access in TPP: letter
2015-10-01 09:26:33| Sugar Industry News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty-five U.S. lawmakers are pressing trade representative Michael Froman to boost U.S. sugar imports as talks over a Pacific trade agreement resume this week, ratcheting up pressure on a sticking point in prior rounds.
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NY lawmakers examine possible uses for Plum Island
2015-09-29 04:01:59| Livestock - Topix.net
With construction of a new animal research facility in Kansas already underway, New York lawmakers met with environmentalists and others to discuss the future of a remote island off the eastern tip of Long Island that since the 1950s has housed the government's only lab studying infectious diseases that could imperil the U.S. livestock industry. FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. - With construction of a new animal research facility in Kansas already underway, New York lawmakers met with environmentalists and others to discuss the future of a remote island off the eastern tip of Long Island that since the 1950s has housed the government's only lab studying infectious diseases that could imperil the U.S. livestock industry.
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