Unites States opts out of international anti-pollution plan
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Russia officially ratified the United Nations&#39; Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, setting in motion an ambitious international effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
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Â· US softens on deal to halt rising temperature Â· Race against time to rescue talks before summit
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A Bush administration decision to eliminate the possibility of removing dams to save endangered U.S. Pacific Northwest salmon species is a huge blow to protection efforts, an environmental group said on Wednesday.
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In what opponents say is a first, a Kansas regulator has turned down a permit for a large coal-fired power plant solely because of the global warming gases it would emit.
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued stringent new rules yesterday curbing harmful emissions from diesel locomotive and marine engines.
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The United States has been ordered to withdraw some of its support programs for producers of cotton and other commodities, according to a World Trade Organization report made public Wednesday.
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BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon conceded Wednesday that the United States had succeeded in achieving one of its key objectives at the climate conference here, blocking a proposal that called on industrialized nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40...
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ALBANY - New York State is ordering the same emissions restrictions on its power plants that were struck down by a court in May, saying the emissions blamed for acid rain threaten public health, a state official said.
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The European Union has reversed a plan that would have required Britain and Ireland to phase out imperial measurements in favor of the metric system.
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US plan for global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dismissed as stalling tactic lacking concrete details.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- European officials decided yesterday to disregard proposals to declare huge stretches of ocean off-limits for trawlers if viable alternatives can be worked out to safeguard such threatened fish as the once-common cod.
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The UN conference envoys of President Bushâs Administration along with some developing countries and oil producing nations have blocked a more resolute and committed effort to cap fossil fuel emissions such as coal and oil after reductions already
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By DAVID STRINGER LONDON - The United States is preparing to reject new targets on climate change at a Group of Eight summit next month, dashing German and British hopes for a new global pact on carbon emissions, according to a document released by environmentalists.
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The United States rejected Saturday a proposal by developing nations to clarify their responsibilities on controlling greenhouse gas emissions, further blocking agreement on a plan to launch negotiations for a new global warming pact.
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A federal judge in Vermont yesterday rejected an attempt by automakers to block individual states from adopting their own standards for limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
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The United States is preparing to reject new targets on climate change at a Group of Eight summit next month, dashing German and British hopes for a new global pact on carbon emissions, according to comments on a document released by the environmental group Greenpeace.
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The Kyoto treaty on global climate change is set to be enacted next year over the opposition of the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.