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Neb. Judge Hears Challenge to Pipeline Siting Law
2013-09-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lincoln Journal Star: Nebraska landowners fighting TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline and a crowd of their supporters packed a Lincoln courtroom Friday as their attorney took jabs at the state law that handed the power of approval for its path through the state to the governor. "The statute ought not survive," attorney David Domina argued at a bench trial that took only about half an hour because the case essentially boiled down to two issues: * Whether plaintiffs Randy Thompson, Susan Luebbe and Susan Dunavan have...
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California's Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Law
2013-09-28 19:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Dear EarthTalk: Three regions in California recently implemented transportation plans as part of a statewide strategy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Can you explain?--Bill Oakes, Reno, Nev. Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about global warming even as Washington politicians continue to debate whether or not to mandate emissions cutbacks. In lieu of federal action, some states and municipalities are taking action on their own to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions....
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Michigan Regulators Consider Revising Bottle Law
2013-09-28 15:44:23| Waste Management - Topix.net
Retailers might be allowed to choose whether to continue accepting returned drink bottles and cans under a plan to improve Michigan's lackluster performance in recycling solid wastes, a state official said Tuesday.
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San Mateo County Law Enforcement Icon Honored Wednesday
2013-09-27 23:19:07| IT Services - Topix.net
Written by Bay City News: California Parks and Recreation Service Ranger Patricia Scully was remembered this week as a very dedicated ranger who was "absolutely in her element," before her life was cut short in 1976 when at 25 years old she was killed by a drunken driver while patrolling state beaches along the coast near Half Moon Bay.
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Colorado: Microcosm of confusion on health law
2013-09-27 05:25:30| Real Estate - Topix.net
The 31-year-old real estate agent worries less about his lack of health insurance coverage than he does about the costs of buying it when the Affordable Care Act mandates kick in, on top of all the expenses of providing for his 4-year-old daughter.
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