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How the Clean Air Act helped Atlanta's rainfall rebound
2013-07-02 18:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Science: Anti-pollution measures enacted in the United States in 1970 likely led to a rebound in rainfall over the city of Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s, new research shows. Weather stations' measurements showed that average annual rainfall in the city's core increased 10 percent after the Clean Air Act, which focuses on airborne pollutants that pose a risk to human health, passed in 1970. "It suddenly just changed dramatically in the '70s. It wasn't a gradual change. It was pretty abrupt," said Jeremy...
07.03.13 -- Offshore Energy And Jobs Act: Swift Enactment Urged
2013-07-02 08:19:23| oilandgasonline News Articles
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Senators Call on House to Act Quickly on Farm Bill
2013-07-01 18:27:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Congressmen Dave Loebsack (D-IA), Bruce Braley (D-IA) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) have introduced the Senate-passed farm bill (H.R. 2498) in the House of Representatives. Loebasck said, After voting down the farm bill last week, the House must act quickly to move the farm bill process forward. read more
API Urges Swift Enactment Of The Offshore Energy And Jobs Act
2013-07-01 12:01:10| oilandgasonline Home Page
API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito hailed the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act for opening areas of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to offshore energy development and allowing all coastal states to share in the revenue it generates. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the bill, H.R. 2231.
Obama: Act on climate change "before it's too late"
2013-06-29 20:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS News: On Tuesday, President Obama unveiled a national plan to reduce carbon emissions and combat the effects of climate change by restricting pollution from power plants, improving the resiliency of America's infrastructure to guard against extreme weather, and leading a global effort to transition to clean energy. On Saturday, he again touted that plan and stressed the need for action in his weekly address, warning, "The question is not whether we need to act - the question is whether we will have the...
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