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Bridge work resumes today; names of injured not released

The Sun Herald
June 19, 2007 - The condition of the other seven workers is not known.The deaths of Beltran and Pennamn bring the total body count to three since bridge construction began in June 2006. ...
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Challenge to California emissions rules dropped / House committee abandons effort to pre-empt states

San Francisco Chronicle
June 19, 2007 - The Senate is debating its version of the energy bill, whose centerpiece is a major increase in federal fuel economy standards. O'Donnell said the proposal was cooked up by the auto industry, which has been fighting California's vehicle emissions rules in court in three states. Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, said the decision to shelve the proposal will help protect the rights of states to clean up their air. ...
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS -- (Senate - June 19, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 19, 2007 - ...of the Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1628 proposed to H.R. 6, a bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.......
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EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT -- (Senate - June 19, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 19, 2007 - Prior to 1935, there was little if any federal worker protection laws. One of them is SMACNA, the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association. They have taken advantage of the Wagner Act. We must preserve a system that protects workers. ...
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2641, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (House of Representatives - June 19, 2007)

Congressional Record
June 19, 2007 - Speaker, this rule permits the House to consider the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2008. We are now investing in renewable energy research. We are finally protecting our national energy security. ...
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Grassley Advances Alternative Energy Production Tax Priorities

Senate Committee on Finance
June 19, 2007 - For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Grassley Advances Alternative Energy Production Tax Priorities WASHINGTON – Iowa Sen. “It reflects continuing energy needs for the 21st century. In addition, Grassley was a leading proponent of the Renewable Fuels Standard that is in the 2005 energy bill. ...
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Town built on lead weighs the fallout

Los Angeles Times
June 18, 2007 - But its emissions are said to cause illnesses and harm children's development. Few homes in the Old Town, founded to house smelter workers, have indoor plumbing. Louis remains one of the few in the U.S. where lead levels exceed federal Clean Air Act standards. ...
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Progress on preventing blackouts

Christian Science Monitor
June 18, 2007 - Though the US Department of Energy endorsed mandatory reliability standards back in 1997, it took the 2003 blackout to push Congress into passing the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Loehr, the worry is that national standards will mean the bar is set too low. Aug. 8, 2005: Congress passes the Energy Policy Act, which authorizes creation of an "electric reliability organization" for North America and requires that utility compliance with reliability standards be mandatory. ...
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Changing of the NYSERDA guard: Energy authority president to step down at month's end to make way for Assemblyman Paul Tonko

Times Union
June 18, 2007 - He recused himself from the review because of his local ties.NYSERDA was created in 1975 and gained staff and responsibilities in 1995, when Pataki eliminated the Energy Office. ...
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Take 5 with Ashley Kaplan, compliance attorney

Lansing State Journal
June 18, 2007 - Michigan adds the state Fair Employment, minimum wage, safety, child labor, unemployment insurance, whistle-blower protection and the right to know, which is about hazardous materials. There were 100 mandatory changes (requiring new signage) in the nation last year. ...
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