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White House unequivocal on Keystone XL bill: 'The president wouldn't sign it'
2015-01-07 02:49:15| Energy - Topix.net
It took less than a day to dent the hopes of Canadian oilsands proponents that a new, Republican-dominated U.S. Congress might finally carry their coveted Keystone XL pipeline project to completion. A bill that would force the project to go ahead was introduced by the new Republican majority as the 2015-16 Congress took office Tuesday and, immediately, U.S. President Barack Obama signalled his plan to veto it.
White House issues veto threat over Keystone pipeline bill
2015-01-06 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto fresh legislation approving the controversial Keystone pipeline, setting up a likely showdown between President Obama and the new GOP-controlled Congress over one of Republicans' top agenda items. "If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn't sign it," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday, stressing that the president wants to wait for a State Department review process to finish. Republicans, with several Democratic...
White House Updates Draft Guidance on Climate Change Considerations in NEPA Review
2014-12-30 19:30:50| Waste Management - Topix.net
On December 18, 2014, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released revised draft guidance on the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change in National Environmental Policy Act review. [1] The CEQ previously issued this guidance in draft form in February 2010.
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White House Wants Fed Agencies to Consider Climate Impact
2014-12-20 00:18:00| Waste Management - Topix.net
The White House wants federal agencies to consider the climate impact of any action that would significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions a move that came under immediate attack by Republicans for having the potential to thwart energy production. The draft guidance, released Wednesday, outlines how agencies should consider the impact of federal projects on climate change during reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, updating a 2010 draft from the Council on Environmental Quality.
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White House Issues FInal Part of Water-Resources Policy Rewrite
2014-12-19 20:18:00| ENR.com: Headline News
But Congress bars Corps from using the new project-evaluation guidelines through fiscal 2015.
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