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MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Conduct an initial Quadrennial Energy Review (QER).

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APRIL 13, 2012

President Obama has issued an Executive Order establishing an interagency working group to coordinate Administration policy efforts to support “safe and responsible” development of unconventional domestic natural gas and associated infrastructure. This would include coordination of policies on fracking.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Obama Administration will delay a decision on approving the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada until sometime in 2013—i.e., after the US elections in November 2012.

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JANUARY 31, 2014

The Obama Administration released the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region , itself released in May 2013.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. A Federal Quadrennial Energy Review. Earlier post.). Energy Efficiency.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2016, TCSA was amended by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (signed into law by President Obama). In February 2022, EPA launched a new effort—the New Chemicals Program—under TSCA to modernize the process further and to bring innovative science to the review of new chemicals before they can enter the marketplace.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

President Obama said he will make an official recommendation to Congress to enact the plan. While the Service is not soliciting further public comment on the revised plan/EIS, it will be available to the public for review for 30 days, after which, the record of decision (ROD) will be published. The proposed plan.

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MARCH 31, 2010

The Obama Administration will expand oil and gas development and exploration on the US Outer Continental Shelf, while protecting fisheries, tourism, and places off US coasts that it says are not appropriate for development. President Obama is withdrawing Bristol Bay from consideration for oil and gas development through 2017.

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MAY 9, 2013

The Obama Administration is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies: Defense, Energy, Commerce, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. Earlier post.). Winning teams will be selected and announced later this year.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 26, 2018

Sixteen states joined an effort this week to petition courts to review a rollback of an Obama-era regulation that capped the number of "glider" trucks, Transport Topics reported. Glider trucks are new bodies fitted with older diesel engines that predate emissions controls.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 30, 2018

First, according to a Bloomberg report, is Pruitt's decision to freeze fuel economy standards and eliminate increases that had been approved during the Obama Administration. The EPA's Science Advisory Board, tasked with agency oversight, is taking issue with at least three of EPA Administrator Scott Priutt's signature decisions.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 9, 2010

President Obama announced the award of $2.3 The projects were competitively selected through a merit review process. The projects were competitively selected through a merit review process. billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

In a 4-1 vote, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found NRC staff’s review adequate to make necessary regulatory safety and environmental findings on Southern Nuclear Operating Company’s (SNC) application for two Combined Licenses (COL) at the Vogtle site in Georgia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

59 ) which President Obama signed into law. Relevant agencies on both sides of the boundary will review all plans for the development of transboundary reservoirs, and additional requirements may be set before development activities are allowed to begin. As a result of the agreement, nearly 1.5 Source: Richard McLaughlin.

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DECEMBER 29, 2011

NDEQ has been reviewing available information and has selected a map of ecoregions which was finalized in 2001 as best depicting the Sandhills region. The legislation assigns NDEQ to work with the US Department of State throughout the review. Obviously, the applicant cannot propose the route without knowing the area to be avoided.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

As a result of this Transboundary Agreement—which Presidents Obama and Calderon had committed in 2010 to reaching—nearly 1.5 Subsequent to the 2010 Joint Statement by Presidents Obama and Calderon, both governments had agreed to extend a moratorium on drilling and exploitation in the Western Gap.

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MARCH 22, 2012

DOE has also supported the Vogtle project and the development of the next generation of nuclear reactors by providing more than $200 million through a cost-share agreement to support the licensing reviews for Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design certification.

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JANUARY 30, 2010

As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to restarting the US nuclear industry, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future to provide recommendations for developing a safe, long-term solution to managing used nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. Obama’s EPA cut the Midterm Evaluation process short with politically charged expediency, made assumptions about the standards that didn’t comport with reality, and set the standards too high. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

NRC’s technical review of the amendment request focused on ensuring the agency’s safety requirements have been met. The NRC is currently reviewing six Combined License applications that reference the amended AP1000 design. In February 2010, the Obama Administration announced the offer of a conditional commitment for a $8.33

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MAY 7, 2009

The Obama administration has confirmed its committment to meet the 2007 ‘Renewable Fuels Standard’ yet has added caps on the use of grain-based ethanol to address concerns over negative impact associated with their use such as greenhouse emissions, increased food prices and land clearing.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

While EPA cannot consider costs in selecting a standard under the Clean Air Act, those costs are estimated as part of the analysis undertaken for all significant regulations, as required by Executive Order 13563 issued by President Obama in January 2011. Final Rule.

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

The new center will focus on developing the next generation of computational tools, databases and experimental techniques to enable “Materials by Design,” one of the primary goals of the Obama administration’s Materials Genome Initiative (MGI). NIST may, at its discretion, extend the award for an additional 5 years after a performance review.

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APRIL 2, 2012

The action follows a technical review required by law. To enable widespread use of E15, the Obama Administration has set a goal to help fueling station owners install 10,000 blender pumps over the next 5 years. All individual fuel and fuel additive manufacturers involved in manufacturing E15 must register.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

President Obama agrees with this determination and the eight federal agencies consulted under Executive Order 13337 have accepted it. ”. Several days ago, TransCanada had requested suspension of the permit process, a request denied by the US.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

President Obama agrees with this determination and the eight federal agencies consulted under Executive Order 13337 have accepted it. ”. Several days ago, TransCanada had requested suspension of the permit process, a request denied by the US.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who replaced then-Governor Janet Napolitano when she moved to become Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration, may rescind Arizona’s Clean Cars rule that adopts the California standards before they come into effect.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

On 26 January 2009, President Barack Obama requested that EPA revisit the matter of the denial. EPA has now set in motion an impartial review of the California waiver decision. The waiver request was made by California on 21 December 2005, to allow the state the right to control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

President Barack Obama last week ordered the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the EPA’s earlier denial of the waiver to California to implement its greenhouse gas reduction standards for vehicles sold in the state.

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JUNE 15, 2012

EPA is proposing to grandfather pre-construction permitting applications that have made substantial progress through the review process at the time the final standards are issued. hour standard of 150 µg/m 3 , which has been in place since 1987. The agency is also proposing updates and improvements to the PM 2.5

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

In his State of the Union (SOTU) address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama announced the launch of talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union.

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JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.

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JUNE 30, 2009

Shortly after taking office in January, President Barack Obama directed EPA to assess the appropriateness of denying the waiver. EPA received a letter from California on January 21, 2009, raising several issues for Administrator Jackson to review regarding the denial. This decision puts the law and science first.

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JULY 29, 2016

The Obama Administration has released the Federal Alternative Jet Fuels Research and Development (R&D) Strategy (FAJFS), which maps out a unified federal plan to advance R&D as well as science and technology solutions to support deployment of alternative jet fuels (AJFs) in both civil and military aviation. —FAJFS.

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DECEMBER 26, 2021

In 2010, the Obama administration announced its intent to cancel NASA’s Constellation program for returning people to the moon, citing rising costs and delays. Federal Aviation Administration to perform that orbital launch, and that license, in turn, depends on an ongoing environmental review of Starship launches from Boca Chica.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Under the Congressional Review Act of 1996 (CRA), Congress has 60 legislative days to review a major rule under expedited legislative procedures and consider a resolution to disapprove of the rulemaking. US Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) earlier introduced an identical resolution, S.J. Earlier post.).

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