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EC launches legal action against Britain over deadly air pollution
2014-02-20 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK over excessive air pollution. Last May the Supreme Court ruled that the Government was failing in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of nitrogen dioxide and other air-borne contaminants. At the time judges said Britain was facing 'immediate enforcement action' and today the EC announced it would begin legal proceedings. The UK government must now either take action to reduce levels of carcinogenic...
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Supreme Court Could Clarify EPA Authority Regulate Carbon Pollution
2014-02-20 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.S. Supreme Court won't address the Environmental Protection Agency's fundamental authority to regulate greenhouse gases during oral arguments Feb. 24, but lawsuits challenging the permitting requirements could provide an opportunity for the court to clarify the agency's authority. The Supreme Court will hear challenges from some states and industry groups opposed to the EPA's requirement that large industrial sources obtain Clean Air Act permits for their greenhouse gas emissions. The...
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Report a Pollution Spill
2014-02-18 20:29:12| PortlandOnline
Contact the City if you see anything threatening entering or leaving Portland's sewer system. This could be someone pouring paint down a storm drain or a strange looking discharge coming from a pipe or a manhole.
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02.19.14 -- 'Never Ending Race' Documents Four-Decade Battle Against Air Pollution
2014-02-18 14:28:20| pollutiononline Home Page
02/19/14 Pollution Online Newsletter
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Obama to Request New Rules for Cutting Truck Pollution
2014-02-18 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama will direct the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to develop new regulations to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from truck tailpipes by March 2016. United States car and truck manufacturers have lobbied heavily against aggressive increases in federal fuel economy standards, saying that they could increase vehicle prices and diminish safety. The White House said in a statement that the E.P.A. would work closely with the Transportation Department and with truck...
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