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EU: 11 countries breach of air pollution limits in 2012
2014-06-13 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: France, Germany and Ireland were among 11 member states to exceed air pollution limits in 2012, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has confirmed. In an update to provisional figures initially released in March, the EEA examined four different pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). It found that in addition to France, Germany and Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain...
WORLD: Clothing firms agree limits for textile chemicals
2014-06-06 14:41:12| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The group working towards the zero discharge of hazardous chemicals in the apparel and footwear supply chain has reached a significant milestone by releasing its long-awaited Manufacturing Restricted Substance List (MRSL).
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U.S. House Wants Limits on Climate, Marine Policy Programs
2014-06-03 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science: Some ocean and climate researchers are suffering a bit of heartburn from amendments that lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives last week added to a major spending bill. In a 321 to 87 vote, the Republican-controlled House on 30 May approved a $51 billion spending bill that would fund the departments of Commerce and Justice, and an array of other agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), in the 2015 fiscal year that begins 1 October. During 2 days of debate on the bill,...
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With carbon limits, Obama creates drama for Democrats
2014-06-03 08:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: President Barack Obama's aggressive new proposal to dramatically limit carbon pollution is a policy priority that he hopes will help shape his legacy. But a policy step that Obama considers good for the country and his presidency may be bad for certain Democrats in tight election battles this year. Democrats' flight Some of the toughest fights this campaign season are taking place in red or purple states where jobs and the economy are in a constant tug of war against the environment. They...
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ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits
2014-06-02 13:30:39| Green Car Congress
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