By late 2015, the United States plans to start a pilot aimed at making it cheaper and quicker for U.S. employers to employ foreign workers. This has particular importance to the Canada‑U.S. bilateral relationship–which realized “$632 billion in total (two ways) goods trade during 2013.” All that trade means a significant number of Canadian workers […]
Archives for March 14, 2015
SHRM: “DHS Considering Cross-Border Trusted Employer Program with Canada”
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EIA: 13 Gigawatts of Coal Capacity to Retire in 2015 Due to EPA Regulation
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From data reports provided to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), about 16 gigawatts of generating capacity will be retired in 2015, of which nearly 13 gigawatts is coal-fired. The coal-fired capacity will be retired primarily because of EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which requires coal- and oil-fired electric generators to meet stricter emissions […]
Backyard burger and wiener roasts targeted by EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency has its eyes on pollution from backyard barbecues. The agency announced that it is funding a University of California project to limit emissions resulting in grease drippings with a special tray to catch them and a “catalytic” filtration system. The $15,000 project has the “potential for global application,” said the school. […]
