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Supreme Court rejects Asarco challenge to EPA rule

2013-01-22 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal by Asarco LLC over how much authority a top federal environmental regulator should have in setting air quality standards. Without comment, the Supreme Court decided not to hear the appeal of Asarco, a unit of Grupo Mexico SAB that operates one of the three main U.S. copper smelters. Asarco had been appealing a July decision by the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's new national...

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to L.A. Clean Truck Program

2013-01-22 12:13:55| Trucking - Topix.net

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a trucking industry challenge to rules that Los Angeles adopted five years ago designed to curb truck emissions at the nation's busiest port.

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Chemical weapon or just poison? Supreme Court takes case

2013-01-19 00:47:12| Chemicals - Topix.net

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a new appeal by a woman convicted under a federal law intended to combat chemical weapons in a case where she admitted trying to poison a former friend who had an affair with her husband.

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