US supreme court to rule on EPA's powers to enforce air pollution limits
Hearing begins on key case challenging Environment Protection Agency's authority to compel power plants to cut emissions Barack Obama's authority to compel power plants in the US midwest to reduce the...
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Chinese Newspaper: Air Pollution Is Good For National Security
Chinese Newspaper: Air Pollution Is Good For National Security Environment As record air pollution has children and the elderly in Shanghai under house arrest and prompts the cancellation of flights,...
View ArticleNew York's new mayor must build on Michael Bloomberg's green legacy
The city has set a sustainability template for the rest of America, but it must continue 'to lead from the front' on climate change During his 12 years as mayor of New York city, billionaire...
View ArticleCourt Looks at EPA Rule on Cross-State Pollution
Supreme Court could revive EPA rule limiting air pollution from neighboring states Reported by ABCNews.com 1 day ago.
View ArticleJustices Hear Arguments on Cross-State Air Pollution Rules
The Supreme Court has been asked to overturn the E.P.A.’s pollution credit trading plan,which is aimed at the problem of downwind pollution. Reported by NYTimes.com 1 day ago.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In EPA Air Pollution Case
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices offered President Barack Obama's administration some encouragement on Tuesday as it weighed the lawfulness of a major...
View ArticleJustices Express Sympathy for EPA's Tack on Cross-State Pollution
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed sympathy for the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to air pollution that crosses state lines. Reported by Wall Street Journal 1 day ago.
View ArticleSupreme Court examines rule on cross-border pollution: Did EPA overreach?
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about an EPA rule that aims to curb cross-border air pollution. A lower court struck down the rule, saying the EPA exceeded its authority. Reported by...
View ArticleEPA rules on interstate air pollution get warm Supreme Court reception
Supreme Court justices seemed inclined Tuesday to resurrect Environmental Protection Agency rules targeting air pollution that drifts across state borders, one of the Obama administration’s major...
View ArticleCross-State Pollution Rule Before the Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed sympathy for the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to air pollution that crosses state lines. Reported by Wall Street Journal 9 hours ago.
View ArticleSupreme Court hears arguments on cross-state air pollution rules
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a knotty environmental case over how to hold states responsible for air pollution that drifts across their borders and causes harm in downwind...
View ArticleAir pollution battle pits administration against GOP-led states
The Supreme Court seems receptive to the call for tougher environmental rules to reduce cross-border air pollution from Midwestern and Southern states. Reported by L.A. Times 21 hours ago.
View ArticleGlobal Climate Change Primarily Impacting Fresh Water Supply says Climatologist
DeWayne Cecil, PhD, on Sharon Kleyne Hour Radio Show, Predicts Global Climate Change to Impact Water Wars, Water Supplies for Drinking and Agriculture, and Human Health (PRWEB) December 11, 2013 The...
View ArticleFrontrunning: December 11
· Wall Street Exhales as Volcker Rule Seen Sparing Market-Making (Reuters) · GM to End Manufacturing Down Under, Citing Costs (WSJ) · U.S. budget deal could usher in new era of cooperation (Reuters) ·...
View ArticleSingapore Migrants Riot, Websites Chill, but Yale-in-Singapore Keeps Warm
Yesterday a South China Morning Post account of a riot by Indian and Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore noted that "Singapore is persisting with a four-year campaign to reduce its reliance on...
View Article12 Sayings Only People From California Will Understand
California is known by many as the land of beautiful celebrities, packed freeways, and perpetual summer. But the nation's third-largest state also has a huge variety of people with very distinct ways...
View ArticleJapanese Automakers Struggle To Realize The 'China Dream'
To most of the world, not least the residents of Beijing and Shanghai, China’s off-the-charts levels of air pollution would seem a Reported by Forbes.com 5 hours ago.
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Smog Is Good, Chinese State Media Says
It turns out that the Chinese state media is a firm believer in the old saying that one must always look for the silver lining, regardless of how bad things seem. Thus, both state-controlled...
View ArticleLife in a Toxic City
What is it like living in Ulaanbaatar? What is the word? Smoky. Let me start with that. If reading this article as someone who has never experienced poor air quality, here is some simple imagery to...
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Chinese State-Run Media Embarrasses Itself By Proclaiming "Unexpected...
Submitted by Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, In case you weren’t aware, several of China’s major cities have experienced record-breaking, extremely dangerous levels of smog in recent days....
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