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Supreme Court rejects Obama drive to cut power plant emissions
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an Environmental Protection Agency regulation limiting mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, undermining the Obama administration's drive to cut pollution from electricity generators. The case looked at the EPA's regulation of mercury and other emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act, which Republicans have attacked as a "war on coal" and an example of presidential overreach. The EPA interpreted the law "unreasonably" when...
High Court Upholds Obama Health Care Law
2015-06-25 21:38:06| ENR.com: Headline News
But contractor groups say reforming or repealing the law is a priority.
Obama Victory on Trade Powers Is Also a Win for Nike, GE
2015-06-25 04:16:30| Trucking - Topix.net
Companies from Nike Inc. to UPS stand to benefit as the U.S. edges closer to the most sweeping trade accord in two decades. The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would broaden cooperation on Pacific trade and boost U.S. influence in Asian markets, may move forward now that the Senate voted Wednesday to grant President Barack Obama so-called fast-track authority to pursue trade deals.
Indiana will defy Obama on climate change plan
2015-06-25 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Indiana will not comply with President Barack Obamas plan to battle climate change by requiring reductions in emissions from coal-fired power plants, Republican Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday. The proposal as currently written, known as the Clean Power Plan, will make Indiana electricity more expensive and less reliable and hurt economic growth in Indiana and across the nation, Pence wrote in a letter to Obama. The plan targets pollution from the coal-fired power plants that Indiana relies on....
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Senate approves TPA bill; now on to Obama
2015-06-24 22:46:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council With todays passage by the Senate of legislation granting the president authority to enter and finalize free-trade agreements, the National Pork Producers Council called on U.S. trade negotiators to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an Asia-Pacific regional trade deal. read more
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