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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/1ndHeXOwie8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/11/12/environment/obama-victory-resurrects-climate-issue-carbon-tax-face-uphill-battle/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/11/12/environment/obama-victory-resurrects-climate-issue-carbon-tax-face-uphill-battle/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Senate Passes Bill to Shield U.S. Airlines From EU Emissions Trading Program</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/W2PAa8w5YkY/</link><category>Environment</category><category>carbon emissions trading</category><category>federal environmental legislation</category><category>non-U.S. environmental regulation</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:19:19 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4604</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The Senate has passed by unanimous consent a bill to bar the European Union from including U.S. airlines in a carbon dioxide emissions trading system...<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/W2PAa8w5YkY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/09/25/environment/senate-passes-bill-shield-airlines-eu-emissions-trading-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/09/25/environment/senate-passes-bill-shield-airlines-eu-emissions-trading-program/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>BNA INSIGHTS: Congress Missing in Action as Courts Back Clean Air Act Curbs on Emissions</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/tCyCAUutyc4/</link><category>Environment</category><category>EPA Authority</category><category>Litigation</category><category>Mitigation</category><category>Motor Vehicles</category><category>Utilities</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:49:40 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4567</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Federal rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions are likely here to stay. That, the authors of this article say, is the unambiguous message of the June 26 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/tCyCAUutyc4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/08/20/environment/bna-insights-congress-missing-action-courts-clean-air-act-curbs-emissions/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/08/20/environment/bna-insights-congress-missing-action-courts-clean-air-act-curbs-emissions/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposal Would Provide More Flexibility for Non-Utility Transmission Developers</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/oOqlkfxPGKc/</link><category>Environment</category><category>Electricity Transmission</category><category>Renewable Energy</category><category>Wind Power</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:19:57 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4537</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[The FERC July 19 called for public comment on a proposed policy statement intended to provide more flexibility for non-utility developers of transmission projects to negotiate with potential...<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/oOqlkfxPGKc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/26/environment/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-proposal-provide-flexibility-nonutility-transmission-developers/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/26/environment/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-proposal-provide-flexibility-nonutility-transmission-developers/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>New York Sets Stricter Limits on Power Plants’ Carbon Emissions Than EPA Proposes</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/Lib2-Ihe1oU/</link><category>Environment</category><category>Mitigation</category><category>Utilities</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:01:34 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4515</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[ALBANY, N.Y.—Electric power plants in New York state will face stricter limits on carbon dioxide emissions from new and expanded generating facilities under a regulation (6 NYCRR Part 251) announced...<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/Lib2-Ihe1oU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/02/environment/york-sets-stricter-limits-power-plants-carbon-emissions-epa-proposes/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/02/environment/york-sets-stricter-limits-power-plants-carbon-emissions-epa-proposes/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations Upheld in Entirety by Federal Appeals Court Decision</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/puQcSEa1Zcc/</link><category>Environment</category><category>Mitigation</category><category>Motor Vehicles</category><category>Operating Permits</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:58:23 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4513</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.—A federal appeals court June 26 dismissed all challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas regulations in an unsigned opinion that reaffirmed the rules in their...<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/puQcSEa1Zcc" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/02/environment/epa-greenhouse-gas-regulations-upheld-entirety-federal-appeals-court-decision/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/07/02/environment/epa-greenhouse-gas-regulations-upheld-entirety-federal-appeals-court-decision/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>California Toughens Energy Efficiency Standards for New Homes, Commercial Buildings</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/jbxf6cVfs4Y/</link><category>Environment</category><category>Energy Efficiency</category><category>Green Building</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:03:54 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4448</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES—The California Energy Commission has adopted stricter energy efficiency standards for new and remodeled homes and commercial buildings.<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/jbxf6cVfs4Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/06/07/environment/california-toughens-energy-efficiency-standards-homes-commercial-buildings/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/06/07/environment/california-toughens-energy-efficiency-standards-homes-commercial-buildings/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>EPA Issues Second Greenhouse Gas Permit in Texas, Allows Four Natural Gas Plants</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/a_N-EyyODBw/</link><category>Environment</category><category>EPA Authority</category><category>Natural Gas</category><category>Operating Permits</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 04:55:13 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4437</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency approved a greenhouse gas emissions permit May 24 for a natural gas facility in Texas, the second permit it has approved in the state.<br/>
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[ Visit USLawWatch for more information ]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~4/a_N-EyyODBw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/05/28/environment/epa-issues-greenhouse-gas-permit-texas-natural-gas-plants/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments><feedburner:origLink>http://www.uslawwatch.com/2012/05/28/environment/epa-issues-greenhouse-gas-permit-texas-natural-gas-plants/</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>House Passes Bill That Would Put Limits on Biofuel Purchases by Defense Department</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/USLawWatch/Environment/~3/vyFzBCcFPU0/</link><category>Environment</category><category>Biofuels</category><category>Budget</category><category>Legislation</category><category>Renewable Energy</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">admin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 01:59:29 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.uslawwatch.com/?p=4415</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House approved legislation May 18 that would sharply limit the Department of Defense's ability to procure alternative fuels, sending a fight over the military's use of biofuels...<br/>
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