Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Fracturing Responsibility & Awareness of Chemicals Act

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or FRAC Act Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009 (Introduced in House) HR 2766 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session To ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Climate/Energy Legislation Pending In Congress

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I. HOUSE CLIMATE & ENERGY BILL (" ACES Act " / "Waxman-Markey bill") Key Date: Passed June 2009 by House (219 to 21...

Judge Gives EPA More Time on Coal Mine Permit Review

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U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers granted a Department of Justice request on Thursday that gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...

Mines Not Installing Communications Equipment

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According to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, only about 8% of required underground coal mines in the United States has added...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Changes at EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards

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EPA Girding For Climate Combat? EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) recently announced several management changes...

Letter to Kerry Graham Lieberman on Forest Sequestration

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The Center supports the goals in this letter. The Honorable John Kerry 218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable...

Kerry, Graham and Lieberman (KGL) Climate? Legislation

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A business contact group has been meeting with Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman (KGL) and staff to discuss the developing climate change...

South Africa, Coal and Future Electricity Delivery

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It appears that coal will be king in South Africa for the foreseeable future due to its abundance and convenience. The South African economy...

EPA Outlines New Vision for Clean, Safe Drinking Water

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In a speech today at the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) annual conference in Washington, D.C., U.S. EPA Administrator Li...

Historic Health Care Legislation Signed Into Law

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Signing of Laws Update 3/25/10: The Senate passed the reconciliation package by a vote of 56 to 43. The reconciliation bill was then passed...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

States Oppose EPA on Climate Change Regulations

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To date, 13 states have filed motions in federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. challenging an EPA decision in December that greenhouse g...
Friday, March 19, 2010

EPA Establishes "Integrated Cleanup Initiative"

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Cynthia Giles Mathy Stanislaus The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new “ Integrated Cleanup Initiative ” (ICI) is a three-year...

EPA Initiates Hydraulic Fracturing Study

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Agency Seeks Input from Science Advisory Board Hydraulic fracturing is a process that drills vertical and horizontal cracks underground that...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

CBO Estimates $940 Billion for Health Care Reform

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER By Norris McDonald The Center and I support the health care plan the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just estimated...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

EPA Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference

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The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference will take place May 4-6, 2010 in Washington, DC and will bring together union members, e...

NARUC Opposes DOE Plan To Abandon Yucca Mountain

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The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), a 120-year-old organization that represents state regulators, has join...

Chamber Petitions EPA To Stop GHG Regulations

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its finding that greenhouse gases ...
Monday, March 15, 2010

M. Allyn Brooks-LaSure

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Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Public Affairs United States Environmental Protection Agency M. Allyn Brooks-LaSure, left, joined E...

Earth Day 2010

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This is the 40th Anniversary of the Original Earth Day in 1970. The Earth Day Network is coordinating activities to commemorate the anniver...

Earth Day Revolution

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Center Promotes Revolutionary Green Capitalism: Cap-and-Trade Via Carbon Mercantile Exchange Some environmental and other groups signed a ...

Plum TV Features National Wildlife Federation Ed Program

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Plum TV , the 24-hour television and internet lifestyle network, is launching a new four-part documentary series capturing the spirit of civ...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Center President Delivers Keynote at Medgar Evers College

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Center President Norris McDonald delivered the keynote address at the 15th Annual Conference on Environmental Issues today in the Founder...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Green High Power Transmission Line To L.A. Cancelled

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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has dropped plans to build an $800 million 85-mile-long Green Path North Transmission ...

EPA Considers How States Can Address Ocean Acidification

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a legal settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity to address a framework fo...

NGSA Opposes EPA's Proposed GHG Rules

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The Natural Gas Supply Association ( NGSA ) has announced its opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's planned rules to curb ...

Senate Commerce Committee Hearing: Comcast/NBC Merger

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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full committee hearing on Consumers, Competition, and the Propose...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

EPW Committee Approves 10 Nominations

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Approves 10 Nominations March 4, 2010 The Committee approved nominees for positions at several...

Tracking Dual Congressional Jobs Bills

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The Senate approved a $140 billion package of tax breaks and aid to the unemployed Wednesday. Six Republicans joined 56 Democrats to pass th...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Virginia Passes Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Legislation

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The Center opposes expanded oil and gas drilling off the East and West coasts of the United States. No amount of offshore reserves are worth...

Friends of the Earth Opposing New Nuke In South Carolina

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The Center supports construction of new nuclear power plants and supports the plans by South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCEG) to construct t...