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Industry-Sought Provisions in GOP Highway, Rail Safety Bill
2015-07-16 23:06:39| Trucking - Topix.net
Labor unions say the shortage could be eliminated by higher pay and better working conditions. -Requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remove safety ratings of truck and bus companies from its website.
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GOP group goes after NRDC's tax-exempt status
2015-07-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: An effort by environmental activists to question Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk's (R) green credentials has the campaign arm for Senate Republicans seeing red -- and demanding that the IRS revoke the Natural Resources Defense Council's tax-exempt status. In a complaint filed to the IRS last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee accuses NRDC of a "flagrant violation" of its tax status as a 501(c)3 organization, pointing to an ad campaign the nonprofit launched earlier this month. "NRDC...
Walker gives GOP presidential field a new anti-climate leader
2015-07-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Katherine Bagley: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker joined the crowded field of Republican contenders vying for the White House in 2016 on Monday, and immediately stands out for having one of the poorest records on environmental and climate issues, according to green groups and political experts. Since taking office in 2010, Walker has dismantled several longstanding policies protecting wetlands and waterways, fast-tracked mining projects, fought climate action, slashed funding for dozens of state scientists and environmental...
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One of the last in, Scott Walker enters 2016 presidential race near the top of the GOP field
2015-07-13 13:34:22| Automakers - Topix.net
Gov. Scott Walker laughs before riding in the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Parade in Milwaukee in August 2013. Scott Walker, the polarizing Republican governor of Wisconsin who catapulted to national prominence after severely weakening public-sector unions in his state and facing a contentious recall election, will announce Monday evening that he is running for president.
GOP governors running for president will fight Obama on climate
2015-07-11 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Folks arent focused on this yet, but your humble blogger continues to insist that it may prove very, very important. If President Obama helps negotiate a global climate accord later this year, one of the crucial contrasts of the 2016 election could turn on a hugely consequential question: Should the U.S. participate in the agreement, or should it withdraw from participation in it? The GOP nominee may well be on record effectively advocating for the latter. Here is some more news that underscores...
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