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Daily Environment Report
October 27, 2017 - Number 207
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Leading the News
Air Pollution
Shippers Prepare f
jher Sulfur Pollution Rules
Monitoring of sulfur emissions from ships on one of the world's major commercial
waterways shows the industry can adapt to stricter new global limits on the air pollutant that
take effect in 2020, a Danish shipping official told Bloomberg Environment.
Chemicals Move for Global Ban on `Teflon' Compound Hits Sticking Point Global efforts to ban the "Teflon chemical" have hit a sticking point.
Congress Inhofe's Hold Aims to Draw Votes on EPA Nominations Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) is trying to prevent a Senate floor vote on a Democratic Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominee in an attempt to win floor votes on Environmental Protection Agency nominees facing Democratic opposition.
EPA
Pruitt Sa /
eats to Fam h >mpt Boost in His Security
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency said an increase in his security
detail is the result of an escalation in threats to him and his family.
International Climate Senate Democrats to Attend Bonn Climate Talks to Counter Trump Several Senate Democrats will attend global climate talks in Germany next month to assure the nearly 200 nations in the Paris Agreement that many Americans still support it, despite President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the accord.
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News
Air Pollution
BRP Inc. Fined $783,000 for llleg;
California
The import of all-terrain vehicles not certified to meet California emissions standards will
cost Canada-based Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. $783,000, state officials said.
Biofuels
Oil-State Senat<
np to Remember Them in Ethanol Feud
Senators from oil states asked President Donald Trump to convene negotiations over the
U.S. biofuel mandate, a week after the administration backed off possible changes to the
program at the behest of farm-state politicians.
Climate Change Brazil's Paris Climate Pledge in Doubt as Deforestation Spikes Increased deforestation drove Brazil's annual greenhouse gas emissions up nearly 9 percent in 2016 despite an ongoing recession, casting doubt on the country's ability to meet its international climate goals.
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Merkel Coalition Talks Foi
il as Climate Goal Slips Away
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc in parliament and its potential partners in a new
coalition government are discussing climate policy, increasing doubts about the future of
coal-fired power plants.
Energy
China's Wasted-Energy Probl
?n Moving to New Provinces
Anindya Upadhyay: More Chinese provinces could be grappling with wasted electricity in the
next three years, while plants that run on fossil fuels face risks from China's energy reforms,
according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Energy Connecticut Latest State to Throw Lifeline to Nuclear Connecticut lawmakers took a step toward propping up the state's sole nuclear plant, following in the footsteps of New York and Illinois in seeking to avert closures.
Energy Dynegy Inc. Could Benefit From Illinois Bill to Help Coal Plants Legislation introduced in Illinois could allow Dynegy Inc. and other coal-fired plant owners to lock in electricity sales for three-year terms and charge higher prices in central and southern Illinois.
Energy Puerto Rico Faces Possib^ ' rt Battle Over Utili> ' trol Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello is vowing to fight a federal oversight board's effort to take away his control of the island's government-owned electrical utility, setting up a potential court battle between the commonwealth and the panel over the bankrupt company.
Enforcement Paper Giants Thrive Amici China's Pollution Crackdown China's drive to tackle pollution is proving a boon for the country's top paper and packaging
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companies, as the closure of smaller factories and new restrictions on waste imports drive up product prices.
Environmental Reviews Israeli Beach Closed to Development, Putting 50 Projects on Ice A 100 meter-wide stretch of Israel's Mediterranean beach is off-limits to construction under a court ruling that jeopardizes 50 construction plans that received permits to build in that area.
Hazardous Waste Farmers Face Learning Curve as EPA Emissions Reporting Nears An estimated 100,000 farms could be required to report hazardous air emissions from cow, pig, chicken, and other animal wastes as soon as next month, but many lack the know how---despite the EPA's latest guidance on how to comply.
Insurance
Groups Questic
grass's Will to Overhaul Flood Insurance Program
Concern is growing that Congress may fall into a cycle of extending the troubled National
Flood Insurance Program in short spurts and miss the opportunity to overhaul the program,
according to some environmental, insurance, and other groups.
Mining Trump Taps Indust / ' isultant to Head Interior Surface Mining President Donald Trump picked a mining industry consultant to head the Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, a selection drawing praise from Republicans but opposition from environmental groups.
Renewable Energy BMW Makes Cars Greener by Tapping Own Wind Power, Old Batteries BMW AG is tapping its own wind turbines and recycled batteries to power machines that make cars like its 3 all-electric model, adding a new shade of green to the its production chain.
Renewable Energy
Denmark Signs Wind Energy Agreement wi
np Administration
President Donald Trump's climate-change skeptic administration is turning to Denmark for
advice on how to boost U.S. supplies of green energy from offshore wind.
Renewable Energy Dubai Leads Gulf's Renewable Pivot With IJAE's Solar Gas Stations The gasoline pumped in the future at more than 50 new United Arab Emirates service stations will be the same as the fuel offered now, but solar energy will power their electricity--part of a broader effort to give Dubai the world's smallest city carbon footprint.
Renewable Energy Wind Farms of a Certain Age Aim to Extend Lifespans Even for wind farms, middle age can be a time for replacement surgery.
Review Commission
Murray Energy Head Ordered
Miners They Can Complain to Feds
Bob Murray, chief executive of coal giant Murray Energy Corp., must himself tell miners--in
person or through video conferencing--that they can complain to federal regulators about
safety conditions without notifying company managers, a mine safety panel agreed Oct. 26.
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Toxic Substances
Marathon Can't Quell Motown Contamination Clair
rrected)
Marathon Petroleum will again have to defend contamination claims filed by residents living
near a Detroit oil refinery, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in an
unpublished opinion (Cole v. Marathon Oil Corp., 6th Cir., 16-cv-2660, unpublished 10/26/17),
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