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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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US/South Korea: Obama Should Raise North Korea Rights Issues

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 16/11/2009

(New York) - President Barack Obama should take a strong stance on North Korean human rights issues during talks in South Korea on November 18 and 19, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama is scheduled to visit to discuss North Korea's nuclear capabilities and the US-South Korea Free Trad ...

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Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 06/11/2009

(New York) - A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems ...

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Chesapeake Energy Changes Natural Gas Drilling Over Water Concerns

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

Due to environmental concerns over safe drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed not to drill for natural gas within the New York City watershed, a small area within the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve, which includes some of the Appalachian regions of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, ...

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