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Will Congress Slam the Brakes on the Proliferation of Non-Traditional REITs?
2014-08-22 19:39:00| National Real Estate Investor
In spite of lawmakers efforts to stem the tide of corporations seeking REIT status for niche properties, the non-traditional REIT party may go on for some time. read more
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EPA to Congress: Toxic Air Pollution Has Dropped Dramatically
2014-08-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Environmental Protection Agency has made substantial progress in reducing toxic air pollution since 1990, reducing many pollutants by more than half, regulators told Congress Thursday. On a national basis, reductions include a 66 percent drop in benzene, a nearly 60 percent reduction in mercury from man-made sources and an 84 percent drop in lead. The Thursday report is the second and final update required under the 1990 updates to the Clean Air Act, which mandated that the EPA work to...
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Congress Leaves for Summer Recess
2014-08-04 15:52:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. There will be a number of items for Congress to consider when it returns on Sept. 8, including fiscal year 2015 appropriations. read more
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NAFA Urges Congress to Develop Long-Term Solution to Highway Funding
2014-08-03 20:24:23| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
NAFA Members fleets are major users of the American highway system. They face congestion, poor road conditions, closed bridges, and other obstacles that have a direct impact on their efficiency and their employers bottom lines. The U.S. Congress recently passed a short-term fix to provide funding for the Highway Trust Fund, but their work is not done yet, according to NAFA Fleet Management Association. Congress must develop a long-term solution to this significant issue that has been plaguing the United States for more than a decade, said NAFA Chief Executive Officer Phillip E. Russo, CAE. We applaud Congress for taking action to provide a short-term patch, but they have once again kicked the can down the road and have not resolved the root issue. READ MORE The Article NAFA Urges Congress to Develop Long-Term Solution to Highway Funding appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Congress punts wildfire money decision until fall
2014-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Congress took a five-week summer break without deciding whether to provide $615 million in additional money to fight wildfires this year, punting the debate into the fall. Senate Democrats were unable late Thursday to secure 60 votes to advance a $3.6 billion emergency spending bill for a vote. The bulk of that money was for the Obama administration to handle the influx of unaccompanied minors along the Southwestern border but it also had $615 million for the U.S. Forest Service and the Interior...
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