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EPA Moves Unilaterally to Curb Greenhouse Gases

WASHINGTON - Stymied in Congress, the Obama administration is moving unilaterally to clamp down on power plant and oil refinery greenhouse emissions, announcing plans for developing new standards over the next year. In a statement posted on the agency's website late Thursday, Environmental Protection Agency administrator...

The 5 Best Things for Planet Since Earth Day Started

(April 22) -- From climate change to increased global air pollution, numerous challenges face the planet. But on the 40th anniversary Earth Day, AOL News asked two leading voices on the environment to reflect on the greatest triumphs of the past few decades. Five events over the last 40 years stuck out as being the most...

Lead Poisoning Still a Threat as New Rules Take Effect

(April 21) -- While federal officials had hoped to eradicate childhood lead poisoning by 2010, health experts now say it could be years before American kids are completely risk-free. Lead continues to pose a threat in poorer urban areas, where older homes are coated in lead-based paint that's now deteriorating, exposing...

Ticked-Off Pet Owners to Benefit From New Labels

(March 17) -- With more pets dying from overdoses of pest-prevention products, the federal agency that oversees the pesticides is mandating tighter regulations on labeling and dosage recommendations. The Environmental Protection Agency started looking into allegations of inadequate or confusing labels on flea and tick...

Opinion: Paper, Plastic, or Neither?

(Feb. 15) -- This year, grocery shoppers in the District of Columbia -- which has a poverty rate that surpasses 19 percent and an unemployment rate that approaches 12 percent -- found themselves faced with a new tax: 5 cents on every plastic or paper bag they carry out of the store. The District Department of the...