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EPA Proposes Emissions Rule For Existing Coal Power Plants
2014-06-04 21:25:13| ENR.com: Headline News
A proposed EPA rule calls for a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2030.
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EPA Settles with Parties on Puerto Rico Landfill Issues
2014-06-04 15:07:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with private and public officials to resolve air pollution issues at the landfill in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. read more
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Texas attorney general plans to fight new EPA rule
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A federal mandate to slash carbon emissions nationwide could result in another lengthy legal battle in Texas after the front-runner to become the state's next governor said Monday he will fight the effort. Greg Abbott, the Texas attorney general and Republican nominee for governor, said requirements to cut emissions by 39 percent in Texas would further a federal agenda that has threatened to cut jobs in a booming state energy industry. The comments put into question how the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Massachusetts ahead of emissions cut goals in EPA plan
2014-06-03 15:41:24| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBUR: Massachusetts, one of nine states participating in a seven-year-old regional emissions cap and trade program, is well ahead of the proposed greenhouse gas reduction goals rolled out Monday by the Obama administration in an attempt to curb pollutants blamed for climate change nationwide. The Environmental Protection Agency, helmed by Massachusetts native Gina McCarthy, on Monday released a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels over the next 15 years....
US EPA to seek 30 percent CO2 cut in power plant emissions within next 16 years
2014-06-03 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellona: Taking a historic step to fight climate change, the Obama administration proposed a plan Monday that aims to slash carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants by 30 percent by 2030, in a design to accelerate the nation`s shift away from coal dependency. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan which is President Obama`s largest climate effort so far could help the United States prod other countries like China to pledge similar emissions cuts as part of a new international treaty...
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