Today, in Montreal, Canada, 191 countries decided to adopt a global market-based measure to reduce carbon emissions from international aviation at the 39th Assembly meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Today’s action builds on last year’s historic Paris…
Archive: October 6, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: L. Wayne Brasure – Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection, Department of Homeland Security Peter Van Dyck Emerson – Member, President’s Commission…
Secretary of State John Kerry and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, to promote U.S. climate and environmental goals at the upcoming Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. As head of the U.S.…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period of September…
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Georgia and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Matthew beginning on October 4, 2016, and continuing. The…
