VOTE EXPECTED TOMORROW ON EPA’S GHG REGULATION
National Association of Manufacturers On January 2, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and modified facilities under the Clean Air Act. While only the largest plants are currently regulated, small to medium-sized facilities soon will be covered by these burdensome rules. As a result, manufacturers are now facing significant uncertainty and potential permitting delays that will hinder their decision-making, competitiveness and ability to create jobs. The EPA also has made it clear that it will continue to use its authority under the Clean Air Act to require GHG emission reductions from existing facilities. The cost to control GHG emissions could be severe and will put more American jobs in jeopardy. Congress must act to stop the EPA from moving forward with these regulations. Senator McConnell (R-KY) has proposed an amendment (No. 183) to small business legislation (S. 493) which would block the EPA's authority to regulate GHG emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act but would keep intact the GHG tailpipe standards for model years 2012-2016. UTAH TO RECEIVE SCHOOL FUNDING
Utah Business US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Utah will receive $2.63 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the SIG program in fiscal year 2010. View Full Article PR Newswire As partisan bickering and posturing continues on Capitol Hill, the failure to pass overdue legislation that provides multi-year federal aid to state highway and transit programs jeopardizes 29,086 jobs in Utah, according to new research. {read more}
UMA MEMBER COMPANIES IN THE NEWS:
ENERGYSOLUTIONS, INC. TO ANNOUNCE 2010 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS Market Wire EnergySolutions, Inc. announced today that it will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 31, 2011, to discuss 2010 fourth quarter and year-end results. {read more} ATK EARNS $65.8-MILLION CONTRACT FOR BREAKTHROUGH MILITARY WEAPON Quick Manufacturing News The U.S. Army assigned a 30-month project for continuing design, integration, production, and testing of the new XM25, a precision, all-purpose rifle. Click to continue ZIMBABWE TO TAKE OVER ALL FOREIGN-OWNED MINING FIRMS (Rio Tinto affected) Quick Manufacturing News 'We are taking over. Listen Britain and America: this is our country. If you have companies which would want to work in our mining sector, they are welcome to come and join us, but we must have our people as the major shareholders,' said Preident Robert Mugabe. Click to continue RIO TINTO SAYS RIVERSDALE OFFER IS UNCONDITIONAL Today in Manufacturing Anglo-Australian mining company declared its $4 billion takeover bid for Riversdale Mining unconditional and extended the offer deadline ... continue GOVERNOR HERBERT TO SIGN BONDING BILL TO FUND STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
After wrestling for weeks since the end of the 2011 General Session of the Utah Legislature, Governor has now announced he will not veto HB-4, the bonding bill for capital improvements, including two projects for Utah College of Applied Technology campuses. The Governor will visit each of the projects in a whirlwind tour tomorrow and perform a ceremonial signing of the bill at each location. The two UCAT projects are at Davis ATC (DATC)and the new Tooele ATC (TATC). UCAT Board of Trustees chairman Tom Bingham, who also chairs the board of director at TATC will be present at the TATC ceremony and give remarks on the program with Governor Herbert. Bingham said of the event, “This is an historic event for Tooele County and the fledgling TATC campus. A stand alone facility in Tooele County has been a long time coming and will serve the residents of Tooele County very well. This project has come to fruition due to an extraordinary coordinated community effort that began several years ago and has been largely lead by TATC Campus President Scott Snelson.” “The work done in this effort by so many is just phenomenal and reward is the realization of this dream after such a long and winding journey,” Bingham said. 0
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