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EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards For New Power Plants
2013-09-23 05:37:26| pollutiononline News Articles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants in order to combat climate change and improve public health
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Obama moves to cut pollution with carbon emission edict
2013-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Des Moines Register: Environmentalists applauded the Obama administrations move Friday requiring new power plants to cut carbon pollution, but some business groups warned the action could push consumer prices higher and make U.S. manufacturers less competitive. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first standards that cut carbon pollution emissions from future coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. The federal agency also said Friday it will work with utilities, businesses, environmental groups...
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Pollution rule hurts coal, helps other sources
2013-09-21 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Tough new limits on the amount of heat-trapping emissions new power plants can emit will likely accelerate a shift away from coal-fired power and toward electricity generated with natural gas, wind, and sunshine. Power prices for homes, businesses and factories may eventually rise, and nuclear power could return to fashion. The rule proposed by the Obama administration Friday will have little effect on the mix of power sources and electricity prices anytime soon because it only applies to new power...
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Obama moves to limit power-plant carbon pollution
2013-09-21 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and Republicans that it would dim coal's future. The proposal, which would set the first national limits on heat-trapping pollution from future power plants, is intended to help reshape where Americans get electricity, moving from a coal-dependent past into a future fired by cleaner...
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Air Pollution Destroys Health of Texas Fracking Communities
2013-09-20 23:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In the five years since the shale boom hit, the once-beautiful hills of south Texas have been transformed into a scarred, industrial landscape. The residents` health is part of the collateral damage, according to the environmental watchdog group Earthworks. Their new study documents hazardous chemicals in the air and serious ailments reported by families living in close proximity to drilling operations. The Earthworks report is the latest in a series of publications exposing potential health risks...
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