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Obama declares state of emergency in South Carolina over flooding: White House
2015-10-03 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama on Saturday declared a state of emergency in South Carolina after severe storms caused widespread flooding, the White House said in a statement. Obama ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts, and he authorized federal agencies to coordinate disaster relief efforts, the statement said.
Obama signs mandatory price reauthorization legislation
2015-10-02 18:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Hog Farmer President Obama signed the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act into law that requires meat packers to report to the USDA the prices they pay for cattle, hogs and lambs and other information. read more
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Obama administration tightens smog limits but satisfies few
2015-10-02 15:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The Obama administration tightened limits Thursday on a key air pollutant that causes urban smog, a move that officials say will alleviate suffering for millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and other respiratory illnesses. The new restrictions announced by the Environmental Protection Agency will require scores of cities and counties to take steps to reduce levels of ground-level ozone, a byproduct of fossil-fuel burning responsible for hazy skies over many U.S. cities, especially in the...
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Judge blocks Obama administration rules on fracking
2015-10-01 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Obama administrations first major regulations on hydraulic fracturing, a technique for oil and gas drilling that has led to a boom in American energy production but has also raised concerns about health and safety risks. The United States District Court for Wyoming issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Interior Department from carrying out the rules, which were issued in March by the departments Bureau of Land Management. The ruling, however, stops...
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Shell retreat clouds Obama admin's future exploration policy
2015-09-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: Royal Dutch Shell PLC's announcement today that it is putting an indefinite pause on its Arctic exploration activities could play a major role in the Obama administration's decision whether to hold additional oil and gas lease sales in the region. Shell today announced it was shelving its Arctic exploration campaign "for the foreseeable future" after its first fully drilled well in the Chukchi Sea in decades turned up "disappointing" results (EnergyWire, Sept. 28). The company's decision offered...
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