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EPA hearings: Activists fight for health of planet

2014-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

WDTV: Heavily concerned about the future of the planet, environmentalists and public health officials were in Pittsburgh to testify at the EPA's public hearings. Though the harmful affects of CO2 emissions are among the reasons why they support the Clean Power Plan, there's more to it then that. They used phrases like "moral imperative," calling this the most important issue of our time. "We have a common calling to care for Creation and care for the most vulnerable people, and those things come together...

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Tensions Stir At EPA Hearings New Emission Rules

2014-08-01 11:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The coal industry made its presence known in Pittsburgh this week for public hearings on President Obama's controversial plan to address climate change. A key element is rules the Environmental Protection Agency proposed in June. They would cut greenhouse gas emissions - chiefly carbon dioxide - from existing power plants. The national goal is 30 percent by 2030, based on 2005 levels. Coal has much to lose under the rules. The EPA says power plants make up about a third of the greenhouse gas emissions...

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EPA hearings put Pittsburgh in the crosshairs of climate war

2014-07-31 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held hearings today in Pittsburgh on a proposed rule to slash greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The plan is up against serious opposition from the coal industry, but environmental groups say it doesnt go far enough. Competing rallies for and against the EPAs proposed carbon rules crossed paths in Downtown Pittsburgh today. No planet, no jobs! shouted those who supported the EPA proposal. U-M-W-A! chanted the United Mineworkers of America...

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U.S. EPA kicks off hearings on power plant emissions rules

2014-07-30 00:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Environmental Protection Agency launched public hearings on Tuesday on its proposal to slash carbon emissions from the country's power plants, and interested groups ranging from coal miners to senators made their views known. The agency is holding two-day hearings in Atlanta, Denver, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. and expects oral comments from more than 1,600 people, on top of more than 300,000 written comments already received on the 645-page Clean Power Plan. The plan, unveiled on June...

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