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Gov. Brown signs bill adding fresh troops to California's climate fight
2015-10-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The California Air Resources Board will gain two additional members to represent communities suffering from pollution, a victory for advocates and lawmakers who have sought a bigger voice in the state's environmental policies. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Thursday to expand the board, a regulatory agency that plays a leading role in the state's battle against smog and climate change. "Approximately 8 million Californians live in areas that are considered to be highly impacted by environmental...
NY Gov: Denying Global Warming Isn't a Survival Plan
2015-10-09 02:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday joined government leaders worldwide in signing an agreement to help combat global warming and keep the Earth's average temperature from rising dangerously. The Under Two MOU, a memorandum of understanding signed by more than three dozen government leaders, affirmed New York's commitment to helping keep the Earth's average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius and committed the state to working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions about 40 percent...
Gov. Brown signs bill opening door to tax increase for L.A. County transit
2015-10-08 00:26:31| Railroads - Topix.net
Los Angeles County voters may be asked to approve a half-cent increase in the sales tax for transportation projects to ease traffic gridlock as a result of a measure signed Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill allows the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to seek approval from voters for a tax increase to continue work done after the approval of Measure R in 2008 by 67% of voters.
Gov. Haley: South Carolina Rainfall Is Worst in a Thousand Years
2015-10-05 15:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: "We haven't seen this level of rain in the low country in a thousand years," Gov. Nikki Haley told reporters Sunday afternoon. "That's how big this is." In just the last 12 hours before her 3 p.m. press conference, she said, there had been 754 calls for assistance and 320 collisions. At least eight people have died in the Carolinas. "It is literally changing by the minute," she said of the number of incidents and amount of rainfall. More than 20 inches of rain have fallen in parts of the...
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Gov. Cuomo Investing in Plans for Brewery to Stay in CNY
2015-10-01 15:59:47| Beverages - Topix.net
Gov. Cuomo has announced that Anheuser Busch brewery in Baldwinsville will invest $62 Million in it's plant and retain more than 400 jobs. The Governor says the state has offered the company $2 Million in tax credits recently and says retaining jobs is a key goal of his administration.
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