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Curbing carbon could help improve air quality
2014-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courier-Journal: With co-authors from Harvard University, the team found air quality in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley potentially stands to gain the most from the proposed EPA action. That's because some of the region's coal-fired power plants could be replaced by natural gas or other cleaner sources, Driscoll said. Kentucky ranked first for potential decreases in average annual and summer peak ozone levels, and ninth in potential reduction in fine particle pollution, or soot, while Indiana ranked 5th and...
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Coal state lawmakers concerned about new carbon rules
2014-06-19 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charlotte Observer: Republican lawmakers from states reliant on coal production and coal-powered energy challenged a top administration official Thursday, questioning the legality and effects of new standards to reduce carbon pollution through the nation's power plants. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce met to hear testimony from Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe on the new Obama administration rule earlier this month, requiring states to reduce carbon emissions by a level...
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2014-06-19 16:02:00| Offshore Technology
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Republican ex-EPA chiefs voice support for new carbon rules
2014-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rising public support for action on climate change bodes well for federal regulations announced this month to limit pollution from power plants, four Republican former chiefs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a subcommittee chairman on the Senate Environment and Public Works panel, arranged for the officials to address a sharply divided committee that frequently clashes over the existence and causes of climate change. "We all feel strongly...
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N.C. companies reduce their carbon footprint
2014-06-17 17:41:26| Energy - Topix.net
As the Obama administration pushes its plan to lower power-plant emissions, some large companies in North Carolina are already changing their business strategies.
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