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Greens decry 'biomass loophole' ahead of Interior-EPA vote
2016-06-17 14:05:35| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Environmental groups are pre-emptively objecting to the possible inclusion of an "anti-environmental" rider in a fiscal 2017 Senate spending bill that could undercut the treatment of biomass emissions as a carbon source. The bill, which would set budgets for U.S. EPA, the Interior Department and the Forest Service, is scheduled for a Senate Appropriations Committee markup this morning. The panel won't make the legislative text and an accompanying report public until after the markup ends. Attempts...
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State rep looks to close loophole allowing Tesla's storefront auto sales
2016-02-24 23:32:26| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The FBI claims it wants Apple to unlock only one iPhone, but the battle over cell-phone encryption could go far beyond than that. The FBI claims it wants Apple to unlock only one iPhone, but the battle over cell-phone encryption could go far beyond than that.
Belgium's $762 Million Tax Loophole Shut in EU Payback Order
2016-01-12 02:08:33| Appliances - Topix.net
The European Union ordered Belgium to recover about 700 million euros in illegal tax breaks given to at least 35 companies, including Anheuser-Busch InBev NVand BP Plc, as regulators continued a crackdown on overly generous tax schemes throughout the 28-nation bloc. The European Commission told Belgium to recoup the full unpaid tax, saying that excess-profit rulings allowed global corporations to reduce their tax base by as much as 90 percent.
Schumer, Cuomo: Feds should close gun-terror loophole
2015-12-14 15:47:18| Food - Topix.net
United States Senator Charles Schumer and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday announced a push to prevent known or suspected terrorists from purchasing guns in New York State. Photo: Office of the Gov. NEW YORK Top New York officials are asking the federal government to help the state to block people on the terror watch list from legal gun purchases.
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Schumer, Cuomo: Feds should close gun-terror loophole
2015-12-14 15:43:03| Beverages - Topix.net
United States Senator Charles Schumer and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday announced a push to prevent known or suspected terrorists from purchasing guns in New York State. Photo: Office of the Gov. NEW YORK Top New York officials are asking the federal government to help the state to block people on the terror watch list from legal gun purchases.
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