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Washington scraps proposed carbon rule, plans new steps on climate

2016-03-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ClimateWire: Washington air regulators last week withdrew their plan to cap large greenhouse gas emitters, promising to present a new proposal in the spring that some observers hope will be more akin to other carbon regulations in the United States. The now-defunct proposal by Gov. Jay Inslee's (D) Department of Ecology would have subjected emitters of more than 100,000 tons per year of carbon to a 5 percent reduction every three years. About 70 facilities were targeted, including refineries, landfills and aerospace...

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HII to support RCOH of aircraft carrier USS George Washington

2016-03-01 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has been contracted by the US Navy to support the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN 73).

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Washington considers nation's first carbon emissions tax

2016-02-28 14:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Washington could become the first state in the nation to impose a direct tax on carbon emissions from fossil fuels such as coal, gasoline and natural gas. A ballot measure before the state Legislature would create a carbon tax of $25 per metric ton of fossil fuel emissions burned in Washington, while reducing taxes. Lawmakers have until the end of the session on March 10, to enact Initiative 732, offer an alternative proposal or automatically pass the carbon-tax measure to voters in November...

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