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  Suzanne Dale Estey chosen to help expand and diversify economy across King County SEATTLE (May 12, 2014) – David Allen, the Board of Directors Chair of the Economic Development Council of Seattle and King County (EDC) announced today that after a thorough search process, the Executive Committee of the EDC has offered the position of […]

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The Obama administration will take the next step today in its multi-year effort to cut emissions and reduce oil use by getting better fuel economy from trucks. In action that does not require congressional approval, Obama aims to build on the first-ever fuel standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that now cover model years 2014-18. […]

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President Barack Obama will ask Congress to set up a $1 billion “Climate Resilience Fund” in his proposed budget next month. Obama is traveling to Fresno, Calif., on Friday to discuss the drought plaguing most of California and the Western U.S. and to announce new administration actions, including the proposed billion-dollar climate fund. The fund, […]

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