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10 Officials Who Left the Obama Administration Amid Controversy
2015-07-10 21:36:22| Waste Management - Topix.net
Katherine Archuleta, who has been the director of the Office of Personnel Management since November 2013, resigned on July 10 amid a scandal of her handling a massive cyber breach of federal employee data. Van Jones was an adviser to the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions
2015-06-29 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Supreme court has ruled against an Obama administration effort to limit toxic mercury emissions from power plants, saying the costs of compliance with regulation should be taken into account. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with industry and 23 states that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency over the rules for oil- and coal-fired utilities, which the EPA estimated would cost $9.6 billion dollars annually. The states and industry groups said the cost estimate far outweighed the...
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Supreme Court invalidates Obama administration mercury air pollution rule
2015-06-29 16:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Obama administration should have considered compliance cost when it decided to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants, a setback for the government that leaves the legal status of the regulation in limbo. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision, with its five conservative justices in the majority, against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule stays in effect for the time being, with...
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Administration Proposes New Truck Emissions Rules To Reduce CO2
2015-06-19 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Obama administration announced new rules today that would require tighter emissions guidelines for medium and heavy-duty trucks in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases. The rules, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), were expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by one-quarter by the year 2027. The proposed standards affect semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans,...
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UPDATE 1-Obama administration to propose truck emission rules Friday -WSJ
2015-06-19 06:05:45| Trucking - Topix.net
The Obama administration will propose on Friday new standards for big trucks designed to cut carbon emissions and lower fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. Citing an unnamed person familiar with the proposal, the newspaper said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department would announce draft standards for big trucks, including garbage trucks, 18-wheelers and heavy-duty pickup trucks.
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