Topic: Barack Obama
LINCOLN, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to reroute a controversial proposed U.S.-to-Canada oil pipeline away from an ecologically-sensitive region in the state, and the governor quickly signed the measure into law.Governor Dave Heineman signed bills to reroute TransCanada ...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline.President Barack Obama's administration last week put off a decision on Keystone XL project after ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public health and environmental groups sued the Obama administration on Tuesday to overturn a decision that scrapped tougher standards on smog pollution which causes lung and heart problems.Earthjustice, the American Lung Association, the Environmental Defense Fund and others sued ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to block regulations that force industry to reduce unhealthy air emissions, such as mercury from coal-fired power plants, but the White House has promised to veto the measure and keep ...
US President Barack Obama on Friday shelved new anti-smog standards, dismaying supporters with his latest concession to the Republican agenda enforced by the jobs crisis and sickly economy.Obama, who will next week unveil a major plan designed to create jobs, is facing ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health experts lamented a move by U.S. President Barack Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decision could endanger many people already susceptible to respiratory problems.Under pressure from businesses and Republican lawmakers, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.Obama said the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unexpectedly asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw a plan to limit smog pollution, handing a big win to business and Republicans who have argued the initiative was a job killer in uncertain times.Obama ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw a plan that would tighten national air-quality standards.Obama said the request was made a part of a broader government effort to reduce regulatory burdens and uncertainty, especially ...
GOP presidential candidates battle clean air, water by attacking EPAIndustrial growth and the popularity of automobiles transformed America from an agrarian society to a rapidly modernized country that became the envy of the world. But modernization came with a heavy price, as ...
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