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Bill targets ‘loopholes’ for fracking pollution
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has introduced a bill to close what he characterized as loopholes for pollution that the oil and natural gas industry uses for hydraulic fracturing. The changes enacted in 1987…
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Anti-Climate Provision Gives Democrats Fresh Reason To Oppose Obama On Trade
A measure that would excuse the U.S. from any trade deal obligations to address climate change adds a fresh wrinkle to the tense debate in the House over President Barack Obama’s trade agenda. House…
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Friends of the Earth welcomes scuttling of trade package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House of Representatives deferred a final decision on a legislative trade package including Trade Adjustment Assistance, Fast Track trade promotion authority, and Cust…
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The carbon elephant in the room
Unwilling to debate opponents like Senator Elizabeth Warren on the substance of trade deals, President Obama has reduced his push to get trade promotion authority to morally righteous declarations and…
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Senate bill would close fracking loophole
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) has introduced the FRESHER Act of 2015, which forces companies to procure permits before they increase stormwater runoff from oil and gas well pads and…
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Friends of the Earth calls for House to reject Trade Promotion Authority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the urging of President Obama, Speaker John Boehner and Congressman Paul Ryan are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to approve “Fast Track” or trade promotion author…
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EPA to Take First Step Toward Regulating U.S. Aircraft Emissions
The Obama administration will take a first step on Wednesday to regulate emissions from airplanes, expanding its reach beyond automobiles and power plants in a campaign to fight climate change. The U…
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Diablo Canyon safety will be focus of 3 upcoming meetings
Safety issues at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will be the subject of three Nuclear Regulatory Commission meetings over the next month. One meeting will take place in San Luis Obispo and is the ag…
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Paul Ryan Adds Amendment to Trade Bill to Block Climate Deals
If House Republicans get their way, President Obama won’t be able to use any trade pact to strike a deal on climate change. Late Tuesday evening, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Rya…
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Customs bill amendment directs USTR to ignore climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night the House Rules Committee ruled on an amendment by House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Ohio) to the customs bill that would modify the negotiating objectives in…