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Court Ruling May Reverberate on Social Cost Carbon

2014-07-23 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Greenhouse gas emissions from burning and extracting coal, oil and natural gas drive climate change, and as communities feel the effects of a warming world -- rising seas, burning forests and withering crops -- communities' pocketbooks take a hit, too. That's called the social cost of carbon. And if a recent federal court decision stands, the U.S. government may have to calculate those climate-related costs from any new fossil fuels development on public lands before a new project can be approved....

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NW&RA Backs Supreme Court Landfill Ruling Against EPA

2014-07-03 15:58:00| Waste Age

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would have intensified regulations on landfill emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). read more

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After High Court Ruling, NLRB Reviews Many 2012-2013 Decisions

2014-07-02 18:20:47| ENR.com: Headline News

List could include several non-construction decisions viewed as potentially having a significant impact on construction firms.

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High Court ruling a victory for EPA authority

2014-06-27 15:41:39| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Dallas Morning News: The U.S. Supreme Court got it right this week when it upheld the Environmental Protection Agencys authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. In two well-balanced rulings, a split court made clear that the EPA has broad, but not unlimited, authority and the court pointedly warned that it will take a dim view if the EPA intrudes into the power of Congress or interprets its powers too aggressively. The court says the EPA can regulate plants from spewing unacceptable levels of pollutants and...

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