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NJ Senate to vote to reject Gov. Chris Christie's $225 million settlement with Exxon
2015-03-16 17:07:55| Chemicals - Topix.net
New Jersey's Senate is going to consider a resolution that calls for a judge to reject Gov. Chris Christie's $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil. Lawmakers are set to vote on a measure Monday condemning the settlement between the Department of Environmental Protection and the energy company.
Wyoming: States give Senate an earful on EPA greenhouse gas plan
2015-03-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Country News: In an ornate room on Capitol Hill this week, U.S. senators heard two wildly different views from Western states on the viability of a proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation. During the hearing, Todd Parfitt, director, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the Environmental Protection Agencys plan is problematic and unrealistic to achieve. By contrast, Mary Nichols who chairs Californias...
Senate Dems: GOP needs climate change 'day of reckoning'
2015-03-13 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Democrats slammed Republicans Friday over their climate change tactics. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said Republicans have "no plan" to tackle climate change. "Republicans in Congress have no plan to address climate change and cannot even bear to utter the words. Even worse, the majority leader [Mitch McConnell] wants to impose on states his irresponsible plan for congressional action," the Senate Democrats wrote in a USA Today op-ed....
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Senate fails to override presidents veto on the Keystone pipeline
2015-03-09 17:43:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Senate came up short on its attempt to override President Obamas veto of the Keystone XL oil pipeline legislation. read more
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Senate to Put Climate Rule Under Microscope This Week
2015-03-09 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A Senate committee is planning its third hearing in as many months on the administrations signature climate change regulation. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing next week on an Environmental Protection Agency climate regulation that requires states to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. State officials from Wisconsin, Wyoming, Indiana, California and New York will testify. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.),...
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