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US: Apparel group queries sleepwear flammability rules
2013-09-20 14:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A group representing US apparel importers and retailers is calling for a stronger stance in enforcing the children's sleepwear flammability standard - as well as seeking more information on non-compliant products.
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U.S. industry sees carbon-capture as legal chink in EPA rules
2013-09-20 12:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Faced with the Obama administration's new crackdown on power plant emissions, the coal and electric utility industry is honing a legal strategy it believes could derail the measures. New rules governing the construction of fossil fuel power plants, unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, have closed one of the largest legal loopholes of the initial regulations put forward in 2012, by providing separate standards for gas- and coal-fired plants. Now, opponents have another...
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EPA's new rules for coal accelerate Obama's agenda on climate change
2013-09-20 11:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: Three months after President Obama vowed to get tough on climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday begins that mission by announcing long-awaited rules for new power plants that, while slightly watered down, will be tough on the beleaguered coal industry. The regulations, under development for two years and recently finalized, set harsh limits on carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power-generation facilities and could, critics argue, eventually spell doom for American fossil...
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California free to impose carbon fuel cap, court rules
2013-09-20 10:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: California won an appeal this week that will allow it to impose a cap on carbon emissions in fuel sold in the state. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to cut carbon in transportation fuels sold in California. The standard, implemented by Executive Order S-1-07 in 2007, took effect in 2011, and imposed a 10 per cent cut in fuel carbon emissions by 2020, using a 2010 baseline. The LCFS considers the entire lifecycle of a fuel, including emissions...
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Panel rules for Chevron in Ecuador Amazon case
2013-09-20 05:34:45| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Plaintiffs' hopes for collecting a $19 billion judgment awarded by an Ecuadorean court against Chevron Corp. for oil contamination in the Amazon have suffered another potential setback.
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