Report on federal spending for extreme weather cleanup released *

USA - May 20 2013
On May 14, the Natural Resources Defense Council released its report Who Pays for Climate Change? U.S. Taxpayers Outspend Private Insurers…

Co-authors: David Leiter, R. Neal Martin, Jean Cornell, Bryan M. Stockton, Jordan M. Collins.

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Presidential memorandum on infrastructure timelines released *

USA - May 20 2013
On May 17, President Obama released a presidential memorandum instructing federal agencies' infrastructure projects to cut aggregate timelines in…

Co-authors: David Leiter, R. Neal Martin, Jean Cornell, Bryan M. Stockton, Jordan M. Collins.

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Reservoir riparian rights ruling released *

USA - May 20 2013
On May 9, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama granted summary judgment for defendant Alabama Power Co. in a case questioning…

Co-authors: David Leiter, R. Neal Martin, Jean Cornell, Bryan M. Stockton, Jordan M. Collins.

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LNG export terminal conditionally approved *

USA - May 20 2013
On May 17, the Department of Energy conditionally approved the second liquefied natural gas export terminal. The Freeport LNG Expansion and FLNG…

Co-authors: David Leiter, R. Neal Martin, Jean Cornell, Bryan M. Stockton, Jordan M. Collins.

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Greenhouse gas ratings defended *

European Union - May 20 2013
On May 14, European Union Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard defended the application of greenhouse gas ratings to fuels used in the…

Co-authors: David Leiter, R. Neal Martin, Jean Cornell, Bryan M. Stockton, Jordan M. Collins.

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