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State Department more time to federal agencies review Keystone XL pipeline

2014-04-18 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Obama administration is putting off its decision on the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, likely until after the November elections, indefinitely extending its review of the project. In a surprise announcement Friday as Washington was winding down for Easter, the State Department said federal agencies will have more time to weigh in on the politically fraught decision -- but declined to say how much longer. Officials said the decision will have to wait for the dust to settle in Nebraska,...

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U.S. Agencies Join Probe of Fatal California FedEx/Bus Crash

2014-04-15 19:01:28| Air Courier - Topix.net

FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery truck-bus collision killed 10 people in California.

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Rating Agencies Sound Warnings on CMBS Underwriting

2014-03-31 16:21:00| National Real Estate Investor

Ratings firms threaten to get tougher on the credit enhancement levels they set for CMBS issues, which will eventually result in higher interest rates for CMBS borrowers. Publication Info read more

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Federal agencies developing data, tools for local climate resiliency, McCarthy says

2014-03-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: Federal agencies are developing the data and tools local governments need to develop their own climate adaptation and resiliency strategies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and other officials told the National League of Cities March 10. We're hunkering down to provide tools and information so people can really address this on their own, McCarthy said during the Congressional City Conference. Federal officials touted President Obama's proposed budget, which includes...

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