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EPA scrutiny could be linchpin to Keystone review process
2014-02-02 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's critical assessment of the proposed northern leg of the Keystone pipeline could have outsized influence on the final decision of whether to approve the project, experts familiar with the process said. Friday's State Department report contained the EPA's evaluation that crude produced from Canada's oil sands, which the pipeline would carry, are 17 percent more greenhouse gas intensive than average oil used in the United States. The EPA also said oil sands...
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House committee advances bill to curb EPA power plant rules
2014-02-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation Jan. 28 that would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to complete greenhouse gas emission regulations for power plants. The committee also approved a bill that would promote energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The Electricity Security and Affordability Act (H.R. 3826), sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) to limit EPA's rulemaking authority on greenhouse gases, advanced on a 29-19 committee vote. The Better...
EPA Sets Date to Implement Coal Ash Waste Disposal Rule Revision
2014-01-31 15:47:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a date for this year to make final disposal rules for coal ash as a nonhazardous waste material. read more
EPA Releases Climate Assessment Update To National Stormwater Calculator
2014-01-31 05:05:03| pollutiononline Home Page
Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released phase II of the National Stormwater Calculator and Climate Assessment Tool package. The updated calculator includes future climate vulnerability scenarios.
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14 Groups: EPA Should Close Loophole Allowing Nearly 400 Oil & Gas Sites In Six States To Avoid Public Reporting Of Millions Of Pounds Of Toxic Pollution Annually
2014-01-31 02:47:05| oilandgasonline News Articles
Hundreds of large oil and gas facilities in six energy boom states --Colorado,Louisiana,North Dakota,Pennsylvania,Texas, andWyoming– are emitting a combined 8.5 million tons of toxic chemicals each year, according to new data compiled by the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project (EIP).
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