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Climate top item for Obama sit-down with Brazil leader
2015-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The issue of climate change and steps to slow its progress are expected to dominate the agenda when President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meet at the White House, but the leaders will also be striving to show they've smoothed things over following revelations that Brazil was a target of American spy programs. Rousseff arrives at the White House on Monday for dinner with Obama. They meet again Tuesday for more formal talks and a joint White House news conference. "I would...
U.S. Steel's CEO commends Obama for strengthening trade enforcement laws
2015-06-29 21:34:50| Steel - Topix.net
United States Steel Corp. President and CEO Mario Longhi issued a statement Monday commending President Barack Obama for signing Trade Promotion Authority and Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation into law.
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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Administration Plan On Power Plant Emissions
2015-06-29 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Supreme court has ruled against an Obama administration effort to limit toxic mercury emissions from power plants, saying the costs of compliance with regulation should be taken into account. In a 5-4 decision, the court sided with industry and 23 states that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency over the rules for oil- and coal-fired utilities, which the EPA estimated would cost $9.6 billion dollars annually. The states and industry groups said the cost estimate far outweighed the...
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Supreme Court invalidates Obama administration mercury air pollution rule
2015-06-29 16:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled the Obama administration should have considered compliance cost when it decided to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants, a setback for the government that leaves the legal status of the regulation in limbo. The court ruled in a 5-4 decision, with its five conservative justices in the majority, against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The rule stays in effect for the time being, with...
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Supreme Court Blocks Obama Limits on Power Plants
2015-06-29 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday blocked one of the Obama administrations most ambitious environmental initiatives, one meant to limit emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion in the 5-to-4 decision, joined by the courts more conservative members. Industry groups and some 20 states challenged the Environmental Protection Agencys decision to regulate the emissions, saying the agency had failed to take into account...
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