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Chesapeake To Assist EPA In Water-Quality Study
2013-01-29 10:15:00| OGI
Chesapeake has nothing to lose by showing its cards, legal expert says.
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Court rules EPA ethanol mandate "unreasonable"
2013-01-26 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: A federal court delivered a defeat to the biofuels industry Friday, ruling the U.S. government exceeded its authority by requiring refiners to purchase cellulosic biofuel despite the fact the next-generation fuel is not commercially available. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia decided in favor of the American Petroleum Institute when it ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency's process for estimating cellulosic biofuel output "did not take neutral aim at accuracy" and...
Court says EPA overestimates biofuels production
2013-01-25 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating the amount of fuel that can be produced from grasses, wood and other nonfood plants in an effort to promote a fledgling biofuels industry. At issue is a 2007 renewable fuels law that requires a certain amount of those types of fuels, called cellulosic biofuels, to be mixed in with gasoline each year. Despite annual EPA projections that the industry would produce small amounts of the biofuels, none of that...
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Obama's climate volley sets oil industry's focus on EPA
2013-01-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: Oil and gas companies -- with their broad spectrum of interests in Washington, D.C. -- tend to steer clear of brawls over presidential appointments. Presidents are usually able to fill high-level positions, even during periods of intense partisanship. Still, political and energy analysts say this year could bring some surprises during the confirmation process, including push-back from the oil and gas industry. There are oil and gas-related issues to consider, particularly the regulation of hydraulic...
EPA Releases New Report on Children's Health and the Environment in America
2013-01-25 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA has released "America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition," a comprehensive compilation of information from variety of sources. Report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food, and soil that may affect children; concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age; and childhood illnesses and health conditions. Report also incorporates revisions to address peer review and public comments on draft materials released in 2011. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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