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Supreme Court ruling is far from a death sentence for Obama's Clean Power Plant rules
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made its first-ever rule limiting toxic air pollution like mercury from power plants, it failed to adequately take into account the costs of reducing emissions early enough in the rule-making process. Stock of Peabody Energy, a major coal company (and one of the many petitioners in the case), shot up Monday morning shortly after the ruling, and news articles said the court decision threw out and struck...
US supreme court strikes down Obama's EPA limits air pollution
2015-06-29 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US supreme court struck down new rules for Americas biggest air polluters on Monday, dealing a blow to the Obama administrations efforts to set limits on the amount of mercury, arsenic and other toxins coal-fired power plants can spew into the air, lakes and rivers. The 5-4 decision was a major setback to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and could leave the agency more vulnerable to legal challenges from industry and Republican-led states to its other new carbon pollution rules....
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On climate, Obama's legacy a work in progress
2015-06-20 08:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Seven years ago this month, Barack Obama stood on a stage in St. Paul, Minnesota, and claimed victory in the Democratic presidential primaries. Hillary Clinton hadn't conceded, but the numbers told the story. Obama had clinched the nomination. He made some bold predictions that night. Among them: Future generations would tell their children that "this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." With four-fifths of Obama's presidency now behind him,...
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USDA Secretary Vilsack defends Obama's record on ethanol
2015-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star Tribune: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed back hard Tuesday against complaints from some in the ethanol industry that the Obama administration has weakened its commitment to the alternative fuel. In an interview with the Star Tribune, Vilsack said a new $100 million USDA program to build more blender pumps to distribute multiple grades of ethanol is just the latest proof of White House advocacy. There are 17 million flexible fuel vehicles on the road, Vilsack said. Getting them much...
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The 10 billion tons of coal could erase Obama's progress on climate change
2015-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: Some 10.2 billion tons of coal, sitting on 106,00 acres of public land, have been authorized for sale by the Obama administration today. The Department of the Interior has released its Regional Management Plan for the Wyoming Powder River Basin, and in terms of the climate, it's ugly news. The region is home to the nation's largest coal field, and these 28 new coal leases mean a trully massive stock of pure carbon is about to be mined, for cheap. An analysis from Greenpeace notes that there are...
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