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US supreme court limits some of Obama's greenhouse gas regulations
2014-06-23 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The US supreme court on Monday issued a mixed ruling on a challenge to part of President Obama's greenhouse gas regulations by exempting a small proportion of facilities from a federal air pollution program while allowing most major pollution sources, including power plants and refineries, to be included. The court was divided in several different ways in what was a relatively narrow case concerning a challenge by industry groups and Republican-leaning states to one aspect of a suite of rules...
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Supreme Court Justices Limit Existing EPA Global Warming Rules
2014-06-23 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the sole Obama administration program already in place to deal with power plant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming. The justices said that the Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority in some cases to force companies to evaluate ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This rule applies when a company needs a permit to expand facilities or build new ones that would increase overall pollution. Carbon dioxide is the chief...
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US Supreme Court cuts back climate change regulation
2014-06-23 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday trimmed the Obama administrations power to curb greenhouse gases under a long-running air pollution program in a decision that means most major facilities, including power plants and refineries, will continue to be regulated. On a 7-2 vote, the court rejected an industry-backed argument that most emitting facilities should not be regulated for greenhouse gases under one particular air pollution program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But...
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Supreme Court limits greenhouse gas regulations
2014-06-23 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: A divided Supreme Court blocked the Obama administration Monday from requiring permits for greenhouse gas emissions from new or modified industrial facilities, but the ruling won't prohibit other means of regulating the pollutant that causes global warming. The court's conservative wing ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by changing the emissions threshold for greenhouse gases in the Clean Air Act to regulate more stationary sources. That action can only be taken...
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US Supreme Court deals major blow against software patents and patent trolls
2014-06-20 19:30:34| Extremetech
The US Supreme Court tapped the brakes on software patents this week by ruling that simply implementing an existing idea with a computer isn't patentable.
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