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The article presents suggestions for progressive executive orders and actions to be issued by U.S. President Barack Obama during his second term. Topics include President Obama's environmental policy views on issues such as climate change and greenhouse gas regulation under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); his foreign policy and national security views on issues such as nuclear weapons; and his economic policy views on issues such as the creation of a National Development Bank. Suggestions are also presented for executive action on issues including labor laws, criminal justice administration, immigration law, civil liberties, reproductive rights, and voting rights.

The article discusses the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama as of February 2013, with information on environmental policies and proposed reforms during Obama's second term. Topics include the effect of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Clean Air Act on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions; the Sierra Club grassroots environmental organization to create awareness for the prevention of climate change; and demonstrations by environmental activists to persuade the U.S. government to enact measures to prevent climate change, reduce pollution, and mitigate global warming.

The article explores the enduring legacy of U.S. President Barack Obama. Topics covered include how he saved the country's economy from ruin, his reshaping of the health care and environmental policy, and reforming the financial industry, and how incoming President Donald Trump is set to erase the entire Obama project, including tax policy, climate change policy, and Obamacare.

The article discusses the environmental and climate change policies of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, with a focus on promises that were made by the Obama administration at the beginning of his term and the administration's efforts as of July 2014. Topics include the work of Counselor to the President John Podesta, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) oversight, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, and investments in clean energy.

The article focuses on eco-diplomacy concept to promote conservation of natural resources and sustainability in the U.S. Topics discussed include intergovernmental relations within U.S. states to support environmental policy, initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and integration of sustainable operations and environmental stewardship for building technologies by the Design and Engineering office of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations.

The article focuses on plans by U.S. President Donald Trump to eliminate elements of former President Barack Obama's environmental policy. It states Trump will roll back the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the U.S. rule. It mentions Trump's plans to allow shale, oil, and natural gas exploitation on federal lands and revive the American coal industry while forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to change its focus.

The article highlights the environmental agendas of U.S. President Barack Obama. In his 2013 State of the Union address, Obama said that he will direct his Cabinet for his second term to create ways to reduce pollution in the future, prepare communities for climate change and speed up the adoption of more sustainable sources of energy. According to the author, the U.S. dependence on power plants that runs mostly on coal is one of the holes in Obama's regulatory agenda.

The article discusses environmental policy under the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama as of January 2013, at the beginning of his second term. Topics include President Obama's views on climate change, his efforts to address global warming through political action such as raising national fuel standards for automobiles, and the opposing views of the U.S. Republican Party regarding the climate crisis.

The article presents a speech by U.S. Representative Bill Johnson delivered on the House floor in a debate over the Stop the War on Coal Act on September 20, 2012, in which he discussed U.S. President Barack Obama's energy and environmental policies, proposed changes to the Stream Buffer Zone rule on coal mining near streams, and employment in the U.S. coal industry.

The article presents a speech by U.S. Representative Rush Holt delivered on the House floor in a debate over the Stop the War on Coal Act on September 20, 2012, in which he discussed U.S. President Barack Obama's environmental policies, proposed changes to a U.S. regulation on mining waste in streams, and the environmental record of Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The article looks at U.S. president Barack Obama, focusing on how his pledge to protect the environment can be fulfilled without having to rely on legislature from U.S. Congress. Topics discussed include the construction of an oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada, the prevention of oil spills, and the regulation of carbon emissions. The author also feels that Obama needs to come to an agreement with China regarding the reduction of their carbon pollution.

The article presents an overview of environmental problems which are being seen across the United States as a result of coal ash which is produced by coal burning power plants. A discussion of an environmental disaster which occurred in 2008 when a dam at a coal waste storage pond near Kingston, Tennessee collapsed is presented. The impact that U.S. President Barack Obama's environmental policies may have on the coal industry is discussed.

The article reports on the impact that various policies adopted by the United States have had on Canada's social and economic well-being. The author cites protectionist American trade rules and environmental regulations as being detrimental to the Canadian economy. Also examined is the relationship between Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper and U.S. president Barack Obama.

The article focuses on the problems associated with the stimulus package of U.S. President Barack Obama, and discusses the remedies for the current economic crisis. It describes how credit card debt has increased sevenfold since 1975, home equity loans mushroomed and automobile loans have rocketed upward. It discusses the impact of growing economy on the environment, the importance of a stable, sustainable economy and the social control of investment.

This article discusses environmental policy strategies that U.S. President Barack Obama can pass domestically while negotiating an international agreement on global warming. Questions about who will administer the regulation of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are raised. Issues associated with the coordination of federal and state initiatives on the subject by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is described. INSET: Easy wins: Some early victories could kick off the climate....

The author argues that the annual U.S. Earth Day celebration on April 22 has been co-opted by politicians and polluting corporations. He disagrees with environmentalists who want to abolish Earth Day, instead calling for a renewed effort to build a widespread grassroots campaign for environmental goals such as reducing carbon emissions. The history of Earth Day is outlined and the environmental policies of U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Barack Obama are discussed.

The article discuses the environmental policy of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama in 2011. Topics include the lack of job creation from the green energy initiatives in the stimulus bill of 2009, the clean-energy campaign funds for Democrats, the setbacks of air pollution regulation, and the responses of Democrats to criticism of the energy policy.

The article examines the climate change mitigation policies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada. An advantage possessed by Obama in reaching targets he and Harper have set for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions is examined in which possible regulations on coal-fueled power plants in the U.S. are relatively easier and less economically costly to impose than would be restrictions on Canada's shale oil and gas industries.

The article focuses on U.S. President Barack Obama, climate change, and his policies and actions regarding environmental issues as of 2013. Details related to the fossil-fuel industry, domestic emissions, global warming, green technology, oil drilling, coal mining, hydraulic fracturing, and the oil pipeline system Keystone XL that stretches south from Canada are included.

The article offers developments related to environmental law and its application on estate and property trusts in the U.S. The National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) details that the 55% of the country's stream and river miles could not support healthy aquatic life since it is polluted with nitrogen and phosphorus. Moreover, President Barack Obama nominated Gina McCarthy as the next EPA administrator.

Corrections to articles regarding the controversial remarks made by top Environmental Protection Agency official Al Armenndariz on June 7, 2012, President Barack Obama pending visit to Iowa on May 21, 2012, and the "Obama for America" website.

The article offers world news briefs related to environmental policy. President Barack Obama administration moves to forward regulation with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce the level of emission. An article by Naomi Klein of Rolling Stone stressed the climate reparation in the U.S. for the alleged environmental crime resulting to global warming. United Nation (UN) officer quoted the GMA News report that women in the Philippines are forced in prostitution due to global warming.

The article discusses United States President Barack Obama's environmental policies. The author claims that the Obama administration is using the theory of global warming as justification for taxing American businesses based on their carbon dioxide emissions. The ramifications of this policy and its potential effects on the United States economy are examined.

The article reports on the development of green industry in the U.S. The author notes that to pursue the green industry development, industrial policy and environmental policy should abide the procedures to attain its objective. He mentions that fuel-efficient car might an answer where executives keep their efforts to produce high-efficiency cars for the future. In this regard, President Barack Obama announces the $7,500 tax credit for the buyers of hybrid car but this would only waste of money, which divine intervention is needed for energy reduction schemes due to the friction of atmosphere and personal transportation.

The article comments on the achievements of U.S. President Barack Obama, discusses his uneasy relationship with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and describes a proposal by Clinton for the U.S. Treasury Department to make available $9 billion for retrofitting buildings to become more energy-efficient. In the author's view Obama should embrace Clinton's plan.

In this article the author discusses aspects of a national electricity grid in the U.S. colloquially referred to as a smart grid. The author presents a brief overview of what a smart grid is and what it will enable the U.S. to do, such as integrate alternative energy sources. She suggests why the way in which the idea, as envisaged by U.S President Barack Obama, is dangerous, noting a lack of U.S. cybersecurity. She discusses the necessity of building security into the smart grid system.

The article discusses the author's opinion that U.S. President Barack Obama has produced little in the way of substantive results in the areas of containing Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions, advancing health care and environmental policy and getting the Democratic Party to support his policy of sending more troops to Afghanistan.

The article discusses losses in 2008 in the stock value of companies in the U.S. renewable energy industry. These companies, particularly those involved in solar energy, performed well when venture capital was available, but the loss of such resources will make 2009 a so-called "shakeout year." Financial analyst Ethan Zindler believes a recovery in the U.S. renewable energy sector will depend on the environmental policies of U.S. President Barack Obama and his Administration.

The article comments on a draft rule introduced by of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse a 2015 rule on wetlands and ephemeral streams issued by the administration of President Barack Obama. The draft rule would protect 18 percent of streams and 51 percent of wetlands. President Donald Trump has made a promise to farmers as part of the rollback. The EPA's rationale for the rule change is discussed.

The article offers updates related to environmental protection initiatives in the U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration has expressed their intention to strengthen air pollution and mercury policies for the optimization of environmental enforcement. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed implementation of the 1997 8-Hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality standards. The McIlvaine Co. reveals that the $6 billion stimulus package for water industry is expected to improve and expand water infrastructure projects which includes clean and purified water.

The article focuses on the science program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is said that the program gives data that help shape the pollution control regulations. It is also said that science program at EPA encounters tight budgets which will leave the agency ill-equipped to address future environmental problems. It is suggested that president Barack Obama administration can do to better EPA science by increasing its transparency.

The article ponders on how the environmental policies of U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will affect the aerospace and defense industries. Senator Obama's record on aviation issues is thin, and industry worries that his well-known environmental advocacy could mean trouble. The environmental issue about which airlines are most alarmed is the possibility of an emissions cap-and-trade system in the U.S., similar to one operating in the European Union since 2005.

The article discusses the issuance of a memorandum by U.S. President Barack Obama directing federal agencies to develop policies for using mitigation banks to address unavoidable adverse effects from development on federal lands and lands regulated by the agencies. The directive has been praised by representatives of the mitigation banking industry due to its environmental and the economic benefits. The memorandum also represents a major moment in the environmental policy of the U.S.

The article looks at energy and environmental policy in the U.S., focusing on the responses of different states to U.S. President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan requiring reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. It discusses the choice of several states including Oklahoma to oppose the policy by suing the federal government and cites factors including petroleum industry locations and electoral politics affecting each state's policies.