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EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Clarify Protection for Nation's Streams and Wetlands
2014-03-25 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released proposed rule to clarify protection under Clean Water Act for streams and wetlands that form foundation of nation’s water resources. Specifically, proposed rule clarifies that: most seasonal and rain dependent streams are protected; wetlands near rivers and streams are protected; and other types of waters may have more uncertain connections with downstream water and protection will be evaluated through case specific analysis. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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US will keep pushing nations like Australia on climate change action, says former adviser
2014-03-23 17:35:57| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: The Obama administration will closely monitor how nations such as Australia tackle climate change, as the US President makes greenhouse gas emission cuts one of his signature policies, according to the White House's former top climate adviser. Heather Zichal, who worked with Barack Obama from his 2008 election campaign until late last year when she resigned as chief climate and energy adviser, said the president viewed action to curb global warming as ''key to his legacy in his second term''....
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iOS tops Android for Web browsing in U.S. and other developed nations
2014-03-21 22:17:30| InfoWorld: Top News
Android smartphones from all manufacturers make up nearly 80 percent of all smartphones recently sold worldwide, but Apple's iPhone and iPad still dominate when it comes to Web browsing in the U.S. and other highly developed countries. In the U.S., about 62 percent of all mobile Web browsing in the last year came from iOS smartphones and tablets, according to dotMobi, a Web consulting and Web data measurement firm. The company measured billions of Web sites visited by smartphones and tablets in 101 countries, including the most developed ones.
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Rich nations to start fund to help cut methane emissions abroad
2014-03-21 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Nations including the United States and Sweden are advancing plans to launch a new fund this year to pay for methane emission reduction projects in the developing world. The countries are aiming to set up a so-called Methane Abatement Facility with pledges of $100 million under the auspices of the World Bank to buy and cancel carbon credits, initially from projects that cut emissions at landfill waste sites. The aim is to deliver fast-acting cuts to greenhouse gas output blamed for climate...
Winter weather delayed a third of the nation's flights in January
2014-03-18 23:16:01| Airlines - Topix.net
Snowstorms across the U.S. delayed many flights in January as only two-thirds of domestic flights got to their destinations on time, a government report said Tuesday.
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