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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...

Government Refuses to Act on Cancer-Causing Insulation

Paul Kitagaki Jr., Seattle Post-Intelligencer

This is Part 1 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer that lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes. WASHINGTON (Nov. 29) -- Americans living in millions of homes will soon crawl into their attics to collect their holiday decorations. With those colorful lights and...

How Big of a Splash Did International Blog Action Day Make?

(Oct. 15) -- The word "blog" and "action" might not seem like a natural fit, especially given Malcom Gladwell's notoriously pessimistic new piece on the Web's ability to affect social change. But today is change.org's International Blog Action Day, where blogs across the country are meant to be highlighting water issues in...

Gulf Drilling Moratorium May Be Lifted Early

WASHINGTON (Sept. 27) -- The Interior Department plans to issue two new oil drilling regulations later this week, signaling that a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium for the Gulf of Mexico may be lifted early, a presidential panel was told here Monday. But Michael Bromwich, director of the newly organized Bureau of...

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New York Times Calls on Lisa Jackson to Tackle "the Risk From Chemical Plants"

The New York Times today called on EPA administrator Lisa Jackson to use her authority under the Clean Air Act to require dangerous chemical facilities to use safer processes, instead of storing large quantities of poison gases.

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In '72, EPA battled pollution; now it's politics

WASHINGTON -A polluted drainage ditch that once flowed with industrial waste from Lake Charles, La., petrochemical plants teems with overgrown, wild plants today.

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05/26/12 America's Real Climate and Environmental Crisis Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson says we face serious threats to human health, welfare and justice.
05/25/12 Federal delegates pressure EPA over nitrogen limits Source: Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth NH Two weeks after requesting a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Great Bay Coalition Communities have yet to receive a response.
05/22/12 Ann Arbor teen a finalist to be contestant on... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Lauren Satterwhite , 18, a graduating senior at Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, is one of the 30 possible contestants for a slot on the show.
05/21/12 Chesapeake Building Sand Hill Area Station Source: The Intelligencer As a sign the company plans to soon begin pumping large amounts of natural gas through the Ohio Valley, Chesapeake Energy is building another compressor station in the Sand Hill area.
05/16/12 New EPA Initiative to Boost Green Jobs & Environmental... Source: Clean Technica The EPA this week launched a new initiative to boost U.S. jobs and increase environmental tech exports.