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Landmark Ruling Rejects Disastrous Water Diversion Project in Nevada and Utah
2013-12-12 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a landmark decision released yesterday, Senior Judge Robert Estes of the Seventh Judicial District Court of Nevada rejected the Nevada state engineers 2011 allocation of approximately 84,000 acre-feet of ancient groundwater a year to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for export to Las Vegas. The decision is a huge blow to the Water Authoritys plan to suck massive amounts of water out of the Nevada-Utah desert to feed urban sprawl in and around Las Vegas. Cave Lake State Park in White Pine...
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Appeals court upholds ruling for Neb. railroad
2013-12-12 22:29:57| Railroads - Topix.net
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision that said U.S. border officials exceeded their authority by imposing multimillion-dollar fines against Union Pacific Corp. for failing to discover illegal drugs in railcars that crossed into the country from Mexico.
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Judge Gives Insurer More Time Before Ruling on Vegas Hotel Demo
2013-12-11 17:35:50| ENR.com: Headline News
Owners of much-disputed Harmon Hotel claim its unsafe and should be razed; contractor Tutor Perini opposes demolition.
GM wins ruling over $450M retiree health dispute
2013-12-11 01:56:33| Automakers - Topix.net
A judge on Tuesday said that automaker General Motors has no legal obligation to make a $450 million payment for medical benefits for certain blue-collar retirees.
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As Keystone ruling nears, Canada short on time for climate plan
2013-12-08 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Canada is running out of time to offer U.S. President Barack Obama a climate change concession that might clinch the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, as the country's energy industry continues to resist costly curbs on greenhouse gas emissions. Two years of negotiations between the Canadian government and the energy sector to curtail carbon pollution have not produced an agreement. Oil producers have balked at anything more than the 10-cents-a-barrel carbon tax imposed by the province of...
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