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EPA Slams State Department's Keystone Pipeline Review
2013-04-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. environment regulator on Monday said the State Department must take a harder look at climate and other impacts of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil sands pipeline before the Obama administration issues a final decision on the project. The Environmental Protection Agency rated the State Department's 2,000-page March 1 draft review of the TransCanada Corp pipeline project as "insufficient," in a letter to department officials as a public comment period ended on Monday. The agency's...
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EPA Commemorates Earth Day, Continues Conversation on Climate Change
2013-04-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. EPA expanded conversation on climate change through public engagement and education concerning importance of protecting air, water, and land. Activities included announcement of District Sustainability Award and honorees for Green Ribbon Schools program, Earth Day event at Union Station, and announcement of Campus RainWorks Challenge winners, focused on stormwater infrastructure. Multiple activities were planned for Washington, DC area and other regions. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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EPA Honors Winners of First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
2013-04-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA announced 4 winners of Campus RainWorks Challenge, which was created to inspire next generation of landscape architects, planners, and engineers to develop green infrastructure systems that reduce stormwater pollution and support sustainable communities. Comprised of undergraduate and graduate students working with faculty advisor, winners included University of Florida; Illinois Institute of Technology; University of Arizona; and Missouri University of Science and Technology. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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E.P.A. Issues Plan on Tainted Water From Power Plants
2013-04-20 06:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Power producers would have to curb the tainted water they discharge into waterways under a proposal issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, the latest in a series of rules focused on utilities that burn coal. The agency proposed four options for regulating the waste from power plants, which are the top source of pollutants in streams, rivers and other waters. The final rules would have the most impact on coal-fired plants, which are the primary source of the pollutants, and would...
Supreme Court asked to hear EPA greenhouse gas challenge
2013-04-20 03:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Top industry groups and a dozen states have asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision upholding the Obama administration's plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions generated by power plants and vehicles. The parties, which had until Friday to submit petitions to the high court, are challenging a 2012 decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The petitioners attacked the rules on various grounds, but all...
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