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Senate Approves Bill Weakening Oversight of Electric Rates
2015-02-07 14:05:14| Energy - Topix.net
A bill that would weaken state oversight of the state's two largest electric utilities' rates is moving through the General Assembly. The Senate voted 32-6 Friday for a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Frank Wagner that would exempt Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power from comprehensive rate reviews for several years.
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8-Year Fracking Moratorium Bill Introduced Maryland as Calif Demand Real Climate Action
2015-02-06 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On his way out of office last November, former Maryland Governor Martin OMalley opened the door to allowing fracking in that state, albeit under heavy regulation. That raised concerns that incoming pro-fracking Republican Governor Larry Hogan would dispense with many of the regulations, allowing extraction companies free reign. Yesterday a group of Maryland legislators introduced a bill to head off that possibility. Forty-eight legislators introduced the Protect Our Health and Communities Act...
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Sen. Murkowski Sees Path Energy Bill That Could Include Climate Provisions
2015-02-06 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: In the wake of a debate over the Keystone XL pipeline that also became a debate about climate change, the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee said Thursday that she is open to considering climate provisions in a broader energy package she intends to work on this year. "When you're talking about energy, I think there is a very legitimate discussion to be had about climate," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who took over as chair last month, told reporters. "How we might factor that...
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Tax Roundup, 2/5/2015: Conformity bill passes Iowa Senate with Sec....
2015-02-06 11:13:13| Trucking - Topix.net
Tax Roundup, 2/5/2015: Conformity bill passes Iowa Senate with Sec. 179, but without Bonus. And: buy Maserati, or pay tax? Iowa Senate passes conformity bill.
Hawaii bill challenges counties' rights to regulate farming
2015-02-06 08:41:10| Agriculture - Topix.net
Kauai County Councilman Gary Hooser testifies before the Hawaii House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Honolulu. Hooser told the committee that counties should have the right to enact their own rules to regulate the agriculture industry.
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