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US top court denies bid to block mercury air pollution rule

2016-03-04 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Obama administration on Thursday in rebuffing a bid by 20 states to halt an Environmental Protection Agency rule to curb emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. The action came about a month after the high court put on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's strategy to combat climate change. Chief Justice John Roberts denied a petition...

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Washington scraps proposed carbon rule, plans new steps on climate

2016-03-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: Washington air regulators last week withdrew their plan to cap large greenhouse gas emitters, promising to present a new proposal in the spring that some observers hope will be more akin to other carbon regulations in the United States. The now-defunct proposal by Gov. Jay Inslee's (D) Department of Ecology would have subjected emitters of more than 100,000 tons per year of carbon to a 5 percent reduction every three years. About 70 facilities were targeted, including refineries, landfills and aerospace...

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34-hour truckers' rule seen at peril

2016-02-24 14:31:41| Trucking - Topix.net

Language in the 2016 Appropriations Act signed into law in December could have an unintentional consequence for the trucking industry, eliminating an hours-of-service rule for drivers, said Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association.

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