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Court tosses out federal rule to reduce energy use
2014-05-23 22:27:16| Energy - Topix.net
The court ruled 2-1 that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directive encroaches on states' authority to regulate the retail power market, a position taken by utilities, which also oppose the regulation on grounds that it is too generous to major energy users.
Federal court dismisses lawsuit from Microsoft-, Google-backed patent troll
2014-04-21 19:04:44| InfoWorld: Top News
Credit: Wikimedia Patent troll Intellectual Ventures (IV) is wiping egg off its face in the aftermath of its lawsuit against Capital One Financial.
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Federal Appeals Court: EPA Can Force Power Plants to Cut Mercury Emissions
2014-04-16 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency to cut mercury and other emissions from large power plants, a setback for states and energy trade groups that have been challenging Clean Air Act regulations during the Obama administration. The decision by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit means that coal- and oil-fired plants must purchase scrubbers and other equipment to prevent 91 percent...
U.S. court finds fault with federal water transfer regulation
2014-03-29 06:10:21| Footwear - Topix.net
A U.S. judge on Friday threw out a federal regulation that allowed government agencies to transfer water between different water bodies, such as rivers and lakes, without needing to safeguard for pollution.
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Legal Lode: Federal Appeals Court Sustains Dismissal of Hauler Charge
2014-03-12 20:35:00| Waste Age
A county waste management program that includes flow control to public facilities is a quintessential exercise of local police power, which courts are loathe to overturn by substituting their judgment for that of local elected officials, according to a ruling by a federal appeals court. read more
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