Wednesday, June 26, 2024
IECA supports Senate Joint Resolution disapproving of Clean Power Plan

The Clean Power Plan would regulate carbon emissions from new and existing fossil fuel fired power plants.
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NJ to receive $28 million for repairs to seawall damaged in Superstorm Sandy

The grant, which will go to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will provide 90 percent of the funding to complete the seawall project.
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CA Gov. Brown celebrates Under 2 MOU growth

The Under 2 MOU is an agreement amongst cities, states and countries that seeks to limit the average increase in global temperature to less than 2 degrees Celcius.
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Biodiesel leaders urge tax incentive for domestic biodiesel production

Approximately 100 leaders from the biodiesel industry pushed for Congress to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive this week.
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Okinawan delegation travels to U.S. to protest military base development impacting local endangered species

A delegation of political and community leaders from Okinawa, Japan oppose a new military base in Henoko and Oura Bay, a key habitat for endangered species.
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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Nov. 19

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 19

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Nov. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Idaho DEQ seeks public comment on air quality permit for Northwest Pipeline LLC

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comments on a permit renewal for Northwest Pipeline LLC’s Pegram facility that would extend the department’s regulation of the company’s emissions.
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Merkley bill calls for end to federal leasing of fossil fuel extraction on public lands

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently introduced a bill called the Keep It in the Ground Act to prevent federal leases for fossil fuel extraction from public lands.
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Great Western Malting requests air quality permit modification from Idaho DEQ

Great Western Malting has requested modifications to its air quality permit to construct (PTC) for its barley and wheat malt and feed facility in Pocatello, Idaho
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Georgia EPD schedules stakeholder meeting on Clean Energy Incentive Program

The Air Protection Branch of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has scheduled a meeting on January 7 for stakeholders to discuss the Clean Power Plan’s Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP).
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EPA proposes changes to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed revisions to its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to lessen the impact of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions on downwind states.
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What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Nov. 20?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Proposed rule published on Nov. 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA hosts graduation ceremony for Superfund Job Training initiative in Columbus, MS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently marked the graduation of 17 Superfund Job Training Initiative (SuperJTI) particpants from the area surrounding Mississippi‘s Kerr McGee Chemical Superfund Site.
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Ohio EPA drafts rule amendments to comply with EPA Revised Total Coliform Rule

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) recently announced that its Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) has drafted revisions to several rules in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC)
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Texas Gov. Abbott makes appointments for Coastal Water Authority Board

Texas Gov.Greg Abbott recently appointed Thomas Reiser and Douglas Walker to the board of directors for the Coastal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation district encompassing Harris, Chambers and Liberty counties.
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EPA runs workshop on Camp Minden sampling for local residents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently hosted an informal workshop for residents living near Camp Minden, Louisiana, to share and explain the results of the latest air and soil samplings.
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Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Department awards grants for invasive species education

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) recently awarded two grants to promote outreach and education about invasive species that could harm the state’s forests.
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PPIC wins $1 million grant to study affects of drought and climate change

The Public Policy Institute of California recently won a $1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the affects of drought and climate change on water resources.
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