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California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously voluntary green building ordinance has become mandatory.The new standards take effect Jan. 1, reports the San Jose Mercury News. They had been voluntary for more tha ...

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EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delivered draft rules for new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships to the White House for review, reports the New York Times.The draft rule (PDF) requires vessels with large diesel engines to significantly cut their nitrogen-ox ...

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Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Following California’s decision earlier this week to require elevated energy efficiency standards for TVs, the Canadian province of Ontario is considering a similar move.On Nov. 18, California became the first state in the country to institute its own standards on energy efficiency of telev ...

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Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it will regulate emissions before they regulate their own greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this week, New Zealand made a similar announcement. There also appears to ...

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Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

As the U.S. House of Representatives considers how far the EPA should go in regulating chemicals used in everyday products, trade groups are cautioning against over-regulation.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection took comments on the EPA’s proposed overhaul the 1976 T ...

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