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EPA Seeks Input On Federal Plan For Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
2015-02-02 05:48:39| pollutiononline Home Page
Reaching out and engaging with the public and stakeholders has been the agency’s top priority throughout the development of this rule, and EPA is committed to continuing this engagement moving forward
Just whose Internet is it? New federal rules may answer that
2015-01-31 15:48:30| Telecom - Topix.net
In this Oct. 8, 2014 file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler speaks during new conference in Washington.
Just whose Internet is it? New federal rules may answer that
2015-01-31 15:48:29| Telecom - Topix.net
In this Oct. 8, 2014 file photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler speaks during new conference in Washington. Whose Internet is it anyway? Wheeler says heA a a s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications industry since 1996, when people still used noisy modems and referred to the A a A"information superhighwayA a A as a fun way to buy books or check the weather.
Obama directs agencies to prepare federal projects for rising sea levels
2015-01-31 14:03:46| Waste Management - Topix.net
In a climate change push, Obama issued an executive order on Friday establishing a flood standard aimed at reducing risk and cutting costs of future flood disasters brought on by climate change. "It is the policy of the United States to improve the resilience of communities and Federal assets against the impacts of flooding.
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Obama Orders Higher Flood Risk Standard for Federal Projects
2015-01-30 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Considering the risk of rising sea levels due to climate change, President Barack Obama today issued the nation`s first Federal Flood Risk Management Standard for taxpayer-funded projects. He described the Standard as "a flexible framework to increase resilience against flooding and help preserve the natural values of floodplains." The new flood standard will apply when federal funds are used to build, retrofit or repair structures and facilities in and around floodplains to ensure that those...
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