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Huangpu river in Zhejiang province, and the total number was expected to increase, the Shanghai Songjiang District Environmental Protection Bureau said. The Shanghai government said it was closely monitoring the water quality although no pollution has been found so far, Reuters reports.Draft carbon tax legislation affecting heavy polluters such as electricity generators and petroleum refineries would direct the Treasury Department to collect the fees based on emissions data from the EPA. The new bill is not likely to progress in the House or Senate, and is one of several proposal initiated in Congress as climate change awareness grows.

The bill comes from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse DR.I., House Energy and Commerce ranking member Rep. Henry Waxman DCalif., Rep. Earl Blumenauer DOre. and Sen. Brian Schatz DHawaii, The Hill said.US Coast Guard have signed a memorandum of Tajikistan Email List understandingThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the to cooperate with each other on the development of hydrokinetic projects – projects that generate power from waves, tides, ocean currents, and the flow of rivers. The MOU will advance interagency cooperation in protecting navigation safety, maritime security, and environmental resources when considering license proposals for hydrokinetic energy development, the FERC said.



The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy will hold a hearing Thursday on “The Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards CFATS Program A Progress Update” to review facilities’ implementation of security plans to protect against terrorists threats. Witnesses include representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, the Government Accountability Office, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and Greenpeace.Groeller Painting of St. Louis, Mo., has agreed to pay a , civil penalty to settle allegations that it failed to use proper leadsafe work practices during the renovation of a pre multifamily unit property, in violation of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule.