"France Signals 'Breakthrough' in Climate Talks"
"France signalled a 'breakthrough' Tuesday at 46-nation talks in Paris tasked with paving the way for a highly-anticipated climate rescue pact to be inked in December."
Source: AFP, 07/23/2015
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"House Votes To Let States Regulate Coal Ash"
"The U.S. House voted Wednesday to grant states the authority to regulate the disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants and to roll back some of the new federal safety standards scheduled to take effect later this year."
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, 07/23/2015
"Way Cleared for Shell to Start Drilling in Arctic Ocean"
"The Obama administration cleared the way on Wednesday for Shell to start drilling in the Arctic Ocean this summer, but the safety restrictions it is imposing could slow the pace at which rigs strike oil."
Source: NY Times, 07/23/2015
Eagle ‘Hot Spot’ in Virginia Could Be Replaced By Golf Course, Resort
"TAPPAHANNOCK, Va. — The emerald tree canopy on this town’s scenic high cliffs is something of a luxury community for bald eagles. There are gorgeous views of the Rappahannock River, nice fishing and tasty seafood. Best of all, it’s one of the top places in the Chesapeake Bay region to raise their young."
Source: Wash Post, 07/22/2015
Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Rule on Hexavalent Chromium
"The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on emissions of certain toxic air pollutants at manufacturing plants."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
Massachusetts: "State Fails To Meet Guidelines on Lead in Homes"
"Three years after federal health officials cut by half the amount of lead in a child’s blood that they said warrants medical attention, Massachusetts has yet to tighten its standards."
Source: Boston Globe, 07/22/2015
"Health Officials Kill Proposal To Curb Mercury Dental Fillings"
"Senior U.S. health officials have squelched a Food and Drug Administration proposal that for the first time would have curbed dentists’ use of mercury – one of the planet’s nastiest toxins because it attacks the central nervous system – in treating Americans’ decayed teeth."
Source: McClatchy, 07/22/2015
"House GOP Unveils Energy Reform Package"
"House Republicans have unveiled a package of bills aimed at bringing the country’s energy infrastructure, reliability and other energy matters into the modern era."
Source: The Hill, 07/22/2015
UK: Government Cuts Solar Subsidies To Reduce Green Energy Costs
"The government has unveiled sweeping plans to cut subsidies to the renewable energy sector, saying costs are out of control and the consumer must be protected from soaring bills."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2015
"At U.S. Capitol, Arizona Apaches Protest Planned Copper Mine"
"Scores of Native American demonstrators protested at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday against a proposed $6 billion copper mine in Arizona at a site that members of the Apache tribe say is sacred."
Source: Reuters, 07/22/2015
