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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land. A TMDL also is supposed to give regulators the authority to compel point-source polluters to reduce their foul wastes. . EGLE has not compiled records for manifested waste for 2015. .

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30 Years of U.S. Climate Policy

Legal Planet

EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases, established in litigation in 2007, now seems beyond question. Bush EPA denies waiver to allow California to regulate CO2 emissions from new cars. EPA approves waiver for California to regulate CO2 from new cars. 2012 EPA adopts regulation limiting carbon emissions for new cars.

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HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

Circle of Blue

” These figures have barely budged since 2014, despite billions in federal investment. According to the latest report, these figures have barely budged since 2014, despite billions in federal investment. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — December 13, 2021. A 2004 U.N. “This is a Brian Mulroney problem.

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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

While these data have been available since 2014 from the Climate Accountability Institute, the most recent update of this dataset is now easily accessible and explorable on a new platform hosted by InfluenceMap.

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Climate—and a Cautionary Tale of Three New Hampshire Commissioners

Union of Concerned Scientists

Regulations inhibiting premium increases are blamed as well, though wouldn’t unleashing the free market in this case force thousands of people to abandon and leave their homes?) An even bleaker picture exists in Florida , where a dozen insurance companies have abandoned homeowners.

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Alex Pourbaix: The Big Oil Spindoctor

Enviromental Defense

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry. million in 2015.

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The Recall

Legal Planet

Faulconer has taken credit for the passage of the city’s 2015 Climate Action Plan, which requires the city to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035. Jenner’s views on environmental issues are hazy, but she does say that California “needs less regulation” and has to compete with Texas. Kevin Faulconer. Sam Gallucci.