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The US Supreme Court has voted - to reverse a th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that active logging roads need Clean Water Act permits to help control their runoff, the Oregonian reports. SCOTUS ruled on a lawsuit by the Oregon-based Northwest Environmental Defense Center. Last year the EPA issued a rule stating that it would not regulate these roads as it does industrial “point” sources, such as factories, but said states need plans to handle pollution from non-point sources.
Leaders of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians said they have found evidence that from to , NV Energy wrote “phony” reports to Nevada about airborne pollution CG Leads levels near its Reid Gardner Generating Station. The tribe said NV Energy wasn’t even measuring the pollution, the AP reports. NV chief executive Michael Yackira that irregularities were found in a contractor’s measurements from July , but said reports of falsification are “patently false.”
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed the Water Resources Development Act, which would make low-interest loans available for water infrastructure projects across the US. The American Water Works Association said the passage was a “pivotal moment” in addressing the country’s water infrastructure challenge, WaterWorld reported.
China has imposed stringent fuel economy standards, cutting passenger cars’ average fuel use to . litres per kilometers (. mpg) by , and litres per km (. mpg) by , the Indian Express reports. Reuters said the change would be especially difficult for smaller automakers.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected, -, an amendment that would divert about $ million away from the military’s biofuel testing program. Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) had sought to attach the amendment to the Senate’s budget bill to keep the federal government operating through September , DomesticFuel reports.
Bipartisan talks have shown that measures on energy efficiency, hydropower and nuclear waste management could pass both chambers of Congress, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said, according to The Hill. There are still some disagreements on methods. For example, Democrats want to encourage efficiency through tax credits and standards, but Republicans want to avoid mandates and measure that would widen the deficit.
Leaders of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians said they have found evidence that from to , NV Energy wrote “phony” reports to Nevada about airborne pollution CG Leads levels near its Reid Gardner Generating Station. The tribe said NV Energy wasn’t even measuring the pollution, the AP reports. NV chief executive Michael Yackira that irregularities were found in a contractor’s measurements from July , but said reports of falsification are “patently false.”
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed the Water Resources Development Act, which would make low-interest loans available for water infrastructure projects across the US. The American Water Works Association said the passage was a “pivotal moment” in addressing the country’s water infrastructure challenge, WaterWorld reported.
China has imposed stringent fuel economy standards, cutting passenger cars’ average fuel use to . litres per kilometers (. mpg) by , and litres per km (. mpg) by , the Indian Express reports. Reuters said the change would be especially difficult for smaller automakers.
The Senate on Wednesday rejected, -, an amendment that would divert about $ million away from the military’s biofuel testing program. Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) had sought to attach the amendment to the Senate’s budget bill to keep the federal government operating through September , DomesticFuel reports.
Bipartisan talks have shown that measures on energy efficiency, hydropower and nuclear waste management could pass both chambers of Congress, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said, according to The Hill. There are still some disagreements on methods. For example, Democrats want to encourage efficiency through tax credits and standards, but Republicans want to avoid mandates and measure that would widen the deficit.
