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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declares Portions of Shale Drilling Law Unconstitutional
2013-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Gazette: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared unconstitutional major provisions of the state's Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, including one that allowed gas companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws. The court's decision, on a 4-2 vote, also sent back to Commonwealth Court challenges by townships and individuals to the Act 13 provisions that would have prevented doctors from telling patients about health impacts related to shale gas development. Voting in the majority...
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EU regulators launch in-depth probe into German green law
2013-12-18 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Commission said on Wednesday it would open a full investigation into Germany's management of green subsidies, a decision that could lead to higher costs for industry and unsettle investors in renewable energy. Around 2,000 German heavy energy users, including chemical and steel firms such as BASF and ThyssenKrupp, have been exempt from a surcharge ordinary consumers have to pay. The Commission is examining whether the exemptions of around 5 billion euros ($6.9 billion) per year...
Draft pollution law seeks tackle lethal European air
2013-12-18 11:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros. The proposals include new limits on emissions from power plants and industry, as well as measures to make member states comply with existing rules on limiting pollutants associated with asthma, cardiovascular disease and cancer. So far, many member states are failing to enforce existing EU air quality standards, even...
EPA: Chevron violated fed law at Richmond refin
2013-12-18 03:05:28| Energy - Topix.net
Chevron Corp. failed to maintain equipment at a California refinery and has not responded adequately to multiple airborne chemical releases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
NSA's Latest Threat: Constitutional Law
2013-12-17 22:44:52| TechNewsWorld
A federal judge has ruled that the NSA's collection of telephone metadata is likely a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adding another point of debate to this volatile issue. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's ruling has extra impact because he is a conservative appointed by George W. Bush. "That sets a serious precedent," said CREDO Mobile's Becky Bond.
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