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Clang of Four
Senators challenge Bush rewrite of mercury-emissions rule |
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09 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Clang of Four Senators challenge Bush rewrite of mercury-emissions rule A cross-party coalition of senators aims to use an obscure legislative tactic in an attempt to block implementation of the Bush administration's proposed regulation on power-plant mercury emissions. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) say the Bush rule rewrite endangers public health e ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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That's Hot
States sue EPA over new mercury rules and the 'hot spots' they'll create |
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19 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| That's Hot States sue EPA over new mercury rules and the "hot spots" they'll create A coalition of 11 states filed suit against the U.S. EPA in federal court yesterday, charging that the agency's recently issued mercury emissions rules, which establish a "cap and trade" system whereby coal-fired power plants can trade pollution credits, pose an unacceptable threat to publi ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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World War CO2
Feds, states, and interest groups face off in court over carbon dioxide |
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11 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| World War CO2 Feds, states, and interest groups face off in court over carbon dioxide An epic environmental case got a day in court on Friday, as a coalition of 12 states, several cities, and 13 nonprofit organizations squared off against the federal government, 11 states, and 19 industry groups before a panel of three judges in a federal appeals court. At issue is the U.S. EPA's authority to regulate carbon ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Hazy Delays of Winter
Clear Skies bill still bottled up in Senate committee |
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04 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Hazy Delays of Winter Clear Skies bill still bottled up in Senate committee Help -- Clear Skies has fallen, and it can't get up! President Bush's "Clear Skies" legislation is stuck in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Committee Chair James Inhofe (R-Okla.) has delayed a vote on the bill three times, most recently yesterday, each time realizing that it's still deadlocked at ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, James Inhofe, news, politics, toxics (all these topics) |
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