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North Carolina Bill Could Reverse States E-Cycling Progress

2016-06-23 15:45:00| Waste Age

Arlene Karidis Five years after a new North Carolina law lightened municipalities financial load to recycle electronics, the state could face a radical change. read more

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Enviros: Diablo Canyon's closure a 'template' for other states

2016-06-23 14:05:14| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s announcement yesterday that it would shutter California's last nuclear plant and replace the power with energy efficiency and renewable energy was the result of a confluence of progressive state policies, CEO Anthony Earley said. The closure of Diablo Canyon's two nuclear reactors on California's central coast in 2024 and 2025 will likely mean the end of nuclear power in the state, due to an existing state moratorium on new plants until the problem of radioactive waste...

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Obama: Climate change biggest threat to United States national parks

2016-06-19 05:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fredonia Leader: It was a picture-perfect moment created to resonate on social media as the White House works to cement Obama's environmental legacy as the January 20, 2017 end to his time in office draws nearer. President Obama took in the sites Saturday at Yosemite National Park, but before doing a little exploring of his own he spoke from Cook's Meadow. The Obamas were due to fly west later on Friday to the Sierra Nevada mountains and Yosemite, the country's oldest national park and one of its most popular...

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Southern California wildfire spreads as blazes hit parched states

2016-06-18 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds spread in Southern California on Saturday, prompting hundreds of people to evacuate their homes as the blaze formed destructive columns of flames known as fire tornadoes. The so-called Sherpa Fire in Santa Barbara County, about 90 miles (145 km) northwest of Los Angeles, had burned through about 7,650 acres (3,100 hectares) by midday Saturday, officials said. Firefighters increased containment after early evening "sundowner winds" that can whip through...

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