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Obama Administration Opens Up Oil and Gas Development and Exploration in Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Arctic

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The strategy will guide the current 2007-2012 offshore oil and gas leasing program, which was written by the previous administration but found by the courts last year to be legally flawed, as well as the new 2012-2017 program that this administration will propose. To fail to recognize this reality would be a mistake.

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Coalition of 11 states sues US EPA over soot rules

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Led by the State of New York, the coalition also includes California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The Court returned the standards back to the agency for reconsideration in light of the Court’s concerns that the standards failed to adequately protect public health.

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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

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You are about to leave the driveway, and your maintenance light pops on at that exact moment. You’ll need even more documentation to legally cross if you plan to travel over international borders, like into Canada or Mexico. Canada or Mexico. EV tires take some extra care. Do a Tire Check.

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More states follow California’s clean car standards

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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. But neither the ship nor the aircraft came to the rescue. The main reason is because the E.U.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay.

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Which states align with California EV mandate in 2024?

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That could draw legal challenges against Youngkin’s move to drop out of the ranks of states following California emissions rules, reports the Virginia Mercury (via Axios ). As of yet, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and D.C.