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Animal Agriculture: Current Implications of RCRA and the Clean Air Act
2015-08-03 21:02:00| National Hog Farmer
This year has seen interesting development in legal issues related to livestock production. In January, a federal district judge ruled that manure (stored or applied to a field) could become a solid waste under federal environmental laws. At the same time, a consortium of environmental and animal welfare groups filed a lawsuit against the EPA for failure to act on their petition to regulate ammonia gas releases from animal feeding operations. The law as it relates to these operations is currently in a state of flux. Location Oklahoma State University United States See map: Google Maps Shannon Ferrell, associate professor of agricultural economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, will discuss the implications of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Clean Air Act on animal agriculture, recent litigation and other legal issues. read more
National Farmers Union Statement on Clean Power Plan
2015-08-03 20:44:27| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (August 3, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement today regarding the Obama administrations release of the Clean Power Plan: Climate disruption, linked to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), poses severe threats to family farmers, ranchers, and
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Arizona utility, state officials quiet ahead of Obama release of Clean Power Plan
2015-08-03 20:28:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
Shortly after noon Arizona time, regulatory experts at Salt River Project, Arizona Public Service, Department of Environmental Quality are going to be pouring over 1,500 pages of new regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designed to curb carbon emissions.
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Obama to unveil clean energy plan
2015-08-03 08:54:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama is set to unveil what he calls "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change.
Obama to unveil clean energy plan
2015-08-03 05:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change. The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years. The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources. However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan. They say Mr Obama has declared "a war on coal",...
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