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Daily Environment Report
September 14, 2017 - Number 177
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Leading the News
Congress
House Votes to Bar Methane Rule, Carb
t in EPA Funding Bill
The EPA would be barred from enforcing limits on methane gas emitted by fossil fuel
operations and from considering in its regulations the costs to society of carbon emissions
under amendments the House passed Sept. 13.
Endangered Species Expanded Gun Rights on Federal Land Approved by House Panel Hunters and gun enthusiasts would face fewer restrictions on using their weapons on federal land under a broad legislative package the House Natural Resources Committee approved Sept. 13, despite unanimous Democratic opposition.
Water Pollution
Power Plants G
ar Reprieve for Parts of Wastewater Rule
Power plants won't have to meet new limits until 2020 on toxic wastewater that comes from
using air pollution control systems and transporting bottom furnace ash, the EPA
announced Sept. 13.
News
Biotechnology Dow Soybeans Opposed in EU; Monsanto Corn Wins in Italy The European Union could stop importing Dow AgroSciences' genetically-modified soybean products because it encourages greater use of hazardous herbicides in non-EU countries, the European Parliament said Sept. 13.
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Climate Change Net Zero Plan for Carbon Sink Emissions Moves Ahead in EU European Union governments and landowners would have to make sure that net greenhouse gas emissions from forests and other carbon sinks remain at or below zero through 2030, under a draft regulation European Parliament approved Sept. 13.
Climate Change UN Says Hurricane Irma Shows Trump Needs to Re-Engage on Climate President Donald Trump or his successor will likely re-engage with the global fight against climate change because of the weight of scientific evidence, the head of the United Nations Environment Program said.
Emissions Trading Carbon Rally Hits Brick Wall as Lawmakers Wrestle Glut Fix After the biggest jump this year, European carbon price gains are unlikely to stick.
Emissions Trading Long Flights' Emissions Exemption Approved in European Parliament The European Union's exemption on emissions trading for intercontinental flights to and from the EU should continue through to the end of 2020, according to a draft regulation European Parliament lawmakers approved Sept. 13.
Energy Enen, / < orat1 Awards Provide $20 Million for Technology Transfer Nearly $20 million awarded across 12 national energy laboratories aims to spur commercialization partnerships with businesses as part of an Energy Department technology transfer effort.
Enforcement Encana Subsidiary Fined for Oil, Gas Spill on Colorado Game Ranch An Encana Corp, subsidiary agreed to pay a $225,000 fine for spilling oil and gas waste on a game ranch in western Colorado.
Enforcement
Prison Sentence Upheld for 3,000 Containers of Paint
i
An Idaho man convicted of storing thousands of paint containers in his yard without a
required hazardous waste permit won't get a new trial, a federal appeals court ruled Sept. 13
(United States v. Spatig, 9th Cir., No. 15-cv-30322, 9/13/17).
Insurance Hurricanes Highlight Failure to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules As the floodwaters of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma recede, they may reveal more than moldy drywall and fetid trash. They could lay bare the federal government's failure to police a basic tenet of its own disaster policy: that properties with -government-backed mortgages in risky areas carry flood insurance. The government has known for decades that homeowners in flood zones often don't have the insurance they should. Just two years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Renewable Energy Ab Inbev Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Be Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, agreed to buy 152.5 megawatts from a wind farm Enel SpA is building in Oklahoma. That's enough power to make 20 billion 12ounce (355-milliliter) bottles of beers a year.
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Renewable Energy China Plans to Expand Ethanol Use in Vehicles Nationwide by 2020 China plans to expand the use of ethanol gasoline for vehicles nationwide by 2020 from only 11 provinces now to improve the environment and accelerate reform in the agricultural sector.
Water Pollution Cities Swimming in Raw Sewage as Hurricanes Overwhelm Systems Hurricane Harvey took aim at one of the nation's most industrial regions, releasing a stream of toxic pollutants from chemical plants, refineries and Superfund sites in Texas. But when its bigger sister Irma slammed into Florida, environmental alarms rang over a different kind of discharge: raw sewage.
Practitioner Insights
Energy Practitioner Insights: ACER and Cross-Border Harmonization How do you realize the goal of a single EU-wide energy market work when the transmission networks within each member state and their interconnections are owned by dozens of operators that are regulated by 28 separate national regulatory authorities (NRAs)? And how do you accommodate new energy-generation patterns or cross-border power flows while dealing with the physical constraints that existing transmission infrastructure imposes?
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