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Northwest leaders: coal export proposal deserves environmental review

Terence Houston Aug 2, 2012 No Comments

Planned Coal Export Terminals

This post contributed by Terence Houston, ESA Science Policy Analyst A proposal to develop new marine coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington, which could ship between 75 million and 175 million tons of Powder River Basin coal annually to Asia, has drawn concern from environmentalists in the region. The National Wildlife Federation and the [...]

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Deregulation of protections against invasive species can have dire long-term economic consequences

Terence Houston Sep 21, 2011 3 Comments

Burmese python

This post contributed by Terence Houston, ESA Science Policy Analyst The debate over the economic consequences of federal regulations intended to curb the prevalence of invasive species continues on Capitol Hill. During a Sept. 14 hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Republican committee leaders released a report entitled “Broken Government: How the [...]

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