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One GOP lawmaker suggests sequester alternative
WASHINGTON – With Washington stalemated over the coming “sequester,” one Republican lawmaker suggested swapping the steep budget cuts for a rollback of President Obama’s regulatory agenda as a way around the impasse. The idea is...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Republican Party, Politics, White House, Crime, Law and Justice
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Coronado sailors clean up imperiled birds' nesting areas
CORONADO —On most days, a three-mile stretch of Silver Strand beach here is used for training Navy SEALs, sailors and Marines. Thursday was not a usual day. Dozens of sailors spent the morning in a slow, head-down walk along the restricted...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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State Sen. Michael Rubio resigns to work for Chevron
State Sen. Michael J. Rubio (D–Shafter) abruptly announced Friday that he is resigning his office to spend more time with his family and accept a government affairs job with Chevron Corp. The departure of Rubio, who was leading the charge to...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Michael Rubio, Politics, Darrell Steinberg, Environmental Issues
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Senate leader proposes modest changes in state's environmental law
The leader of the state Senate proposed modest changes to California’s environmental laws Friday, just hours after the resignation of a legislator who had called for a more dramatic revision. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-...
Tags: Michael Rubio, Darrell Steinberg, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues
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Obama calls for 'smarter' government in State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Declaring that the nation is stronger “after years of grueling recession,” President Obama advocated an array of modest second-term initiatives Tuesday night that he said wouldn’t bust the federal budget. There...
Tags: European Union, Hurricane Sandy (2012), 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Gun Control, Energy Resources
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Obama's State of the Union: Topic by topic
Climate change: By Neela Banerjee WASHINGTON -- In his State of the Union address, President Obama articulated a subtle but noticeable shift away from his longstanding discussion of climate change in almost entirely economic terms to making a moral...
Tags: Early Learning, State of the Union Address, Gun Control, Poverty, Head Start
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Environmentalists and unions band together to fight CEQA changes
PolitiCalEnvironmentalists and labor unions are banding together to fight efforts to overhaul California's landmark environmental law. Organizers said the new coalition, made up of dozens of advocacy groups and dubbed "CEQA Works," was formed to counter an... -
Ex-governors call for changes to environmental law
PolitiCalThree of California's former governors have banded together to urge an overhaul of the state's landmark environmental law, saying the 40-year-old measure needs to be "modernized" to help speed the Golden State's economic recovery. The message echoes... -
Turbocharged cars' gas mileage may be lackluster after all
While electric vehicles continue to grab the green-car spotlight, an older technology has quietly emerged as a player in the fuel economy wars: turbocharging. Once the province of performance cars, turbochargers now power economy cars, family sedans and...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Ford, Volkswagen, Services and Shopping, Customs and Tradition
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Consumer Reports: Turbocharged cars' gas mileage not as advertised
Consumer Reports is blasting the new slate of turbocharged cars, saying they fail to live up to fuel economy claims. Ford Motor Co. comes in for particularly harsh grading. The newly released tests revealing that two turbo versions of its bread-and-...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Ford, Volkswagen, Manufacturing and Engineering, Consumers
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Assembly race will split key Jerry Brown allies
PolitiCalThe battle for the Bay Area Assembly seat being vacated by Joan Buchanan next year will be a typical Capitol struggle, with labor-backed candidates squaring off against more business-friendly moderates. What will make next year’s race a bit... -
EPA bans d-Con rodent poison, citing safety concerns for children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned 12 rodent poisons made by the United Kingdom-based Reckitt Benckiser Inc. because the products failed to abide by safety regulations, the agency announced Wednesday. The agency said in a statement it has...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Reckitt Benckiser, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Standards, Environmental Issues
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