2012 News and Events
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11 September 2012: U.S., Canada Boost Environmental Protection of Great Lakes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canadian Minister of the Environment Peter Kent signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement at a September 7 ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Washington.
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7 September 2012: United States and Canada Sign Amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canada's Minister of the Environment Peter Kent today signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement at a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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7 September 2012: United States and Canada to Announce Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent will sign an updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement this afternoon.
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12 July 2012: North American Environmental Cooperation Reaffirmed
The top environmental officials from the United States, Canada and Mexico came together in New Orleans July 11 for discussions about regional cooperation in shared environmental issues.
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10 July 2012: U.S., Canada Studying Lake Huron Ecosystem Together
Visitors to Lake Huron this summer may have a unique opportunity to glimpse science in action.
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21 June 2012: United States, Canada Announce Next Phase of U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Environment Canada released the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue (CED) Action Plan II, outlining the next phase of activities the two countries will undertake to jointly advance clean energy technologies.
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1 June 2012: Conserving North American Waterfowl, Wetlands Remains Priority
The signing of the 2012 Revision of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan demonstrates the commitment Mexico, Canada and the United States have to one of the largest and most successful continent-wide conservation initiatives ever undertaken, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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24 February 2012: Commission for Environmental Cooperation Announces Funding to Address Environmental Problems
Last week, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) announced the winners of more than $1.3 million of grants under the CEC's North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) program.
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17 February 2012: Campaign Launches to Cut Methane, Soot and Reduce Climate Change
The United States and a group of international partners launched a new battle in the campaign against climate change February 16, forming a coalition to reduce the release of a subgroup of greenhouse gases (GHG) that have an oversized effect on global warming.
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16 February 2012: Climate and Clean Air Coalition To Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Initiative
Today in Washington, Secretary Clinton welcomed representatives from Canada and four other countries in a new coalition dedicated to taking concrete action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. Fact Sheet »
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15 February 2012: Briefing on Global Climate Change and Clean Air Initiative
"Tomorrow, Secretary Clinton is going to be announcing a new coalition that's dedicated to taking concrete action to reduce pollutants that are sometimes referred to as short-lived climate pollutants."
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18 January 2012: Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline
"This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people."
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18 January 2012: State Department on Keystone XL Pipeline
"We base this decision now on the fact that we don't have time to get that information, information we think is essential for making a well-informed decision."
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18 January 2012: Department of State - Denial of the Keystone XL Pipeline Application
Today, the Department of State recommended to President Obama that the presidential permit for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline be denied and, that at this time, the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline be determined not to serve the national interest.