Topic – Environment
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H-GAC accepting TERP funding applications
Regionally-focused program
H-GAC has available $5 million in Texas Emission Reduction Plan funding for a regional grant program to help local governments reduce harmful diesel emissions.
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Big growth in green home building
NAHP programs in 40 states
Rapidly growing interest from home builders and consumers is bringing the green home industry into the mainstream market.
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US carbon emission drop largest since 1982
Causes: gas prices, recession
Emissions fell 2.8 percent, primarily due to a steep drop in driving resulting from record gas prices and the recession.
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New auto standards would reduce greenhouse emissions
40 percent more efficient
The regulations would increase fuel efficiency by almost 40 percent while lowering automotive greenhouse gas emissions by one-third by 2016.
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Expert: US carbon emissions may have peaked in 2007
Climate legislation expected
Joseph Romm bases his analysis on a recent EIA report, which did not factor in peak oil or any climate change legislation.
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Obama issues executive order for Chesapeake Bay cleanup
EPA given lead role
Water pollution remains dangerously high in Chesapeake Bay, and the new plan will use several federal agencies to coordinate and monitor state efforts.
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Transit-oriented cities are key to solving climate change
Must "roll back" sprawl
Cities must become walkable and transit-oriented while restoring nature and nearby farmlands, using tools such as transfers of development rights.
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Climate bill nears compromise in committee
Would ease some targets
The revised Wasman-Markey bill would call for a 17% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2020 and create certain free cap-and-trade allowances for 10-15 years.
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