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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Environmental Protection Agency stories: 83 news summaries

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Obama to Back Strict New Fuel Standards Today

Prez plans to grant California rules stalled by Bush

Jan 26, 09 4:41 AM CST
(Newser) - In a dramatic reversal of his predecessor's policies, President Obama will ask federal regulators to approve an application from California and 13 other states to impose fuel efficiency standards stricter than those required by federal law, reports the New York Times. The measure will force the auto industry to adapt... More »

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Barack Obama • Environmental Protection Agency • auto industry • emissions standards • George W. Bush • California Air Resources Board

 W. Virginia Torn 
 Over Coal Mining 

Small town split on pros and cons of clearing mountains

Jan 14, 09 7:37 AM CST
(Newser) - As the mining industry clears mountains in Appalachia, a nearby town finds itself in a conundrum over the future of coal, writes John McQuaid in Smithsonian magazine. With prices and energy demands soaring, mining sites are multiplying—and while some  residents see the state’s oldest and most profitable industry... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • coal mining • Appalachian State • forests • contaminated water • clean coal • ecosystem

 Court Reinstates 
 Bush Clean Air Rule 

Federal judges reverse position on clean air rule, giving Obama time to replace it

Dec 24, 08 6:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal appeals court has decided that a flawed clean air law is better than no clean air law, the New York Times reports. Reversing an earlier judgment, the court ruled to temporarily reinstate the Clean Air Interstate Rule—which limits emissions from coal-fired power plants in 28 states—while... More »

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Bush administration • pollution • coal • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • coal power • EPA

Obama Unveils Energy Team

Green leaders will help America kick the oil habit, fight global warming, he says

Dec 15, 08 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Promising to end America's oil addiction and combat global warming, Barack Obama rolled out his environment and energy team today, the Boston Globe reports. He chose Nobel laureate Steven Chu for energy secretary; New Jersey official Lisa Jackson for EPA; Los Angeles deputy mayor Nancy Sutley to lead a White... More »

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Barack Obama • Environmental Protection Agency • green energy • energy policy • Obama Cabinet

EPA Pick Has Toxic Record, Critics Charge

Jackson promised NJ cleanup effort, then didn't follow through

Dec 15, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Lisa Jackson, Barack Obama’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, will bring some controversy with her, ProPublica reports. Critics say that after promising to speed efforts to clean up toxic waste sites as New Jersey’s top environmental official, Jackson failed to follow through. A defender says Jackson... More »

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pollution • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Environmental Protection Agency • superfund • Obama administration • Lisa Jackson

Obama to Pick Corzine Aide
as EPA Chief

Many tout Jackson's record; others say pick too industry-friendly

Dec 11, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is a trained scientist praised as open-minded, though her history of accommodating business gives some environmentalists pause, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Lisa Jackson, who would be the first African American in the job, is currently chief of staff to New... More »

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pollution • environmentalism • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • business • Environmental Protection Agency • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Lisa P. Jackson

Gore-Obama Meeting Fuels Job Rumors

But former veep says he wants to keep working from 'outside'

Dec 9, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Joe Biden will meet today with Al Gore just as the transition team is set to choose the key environmental appointments of energy secretary and EPA chief, CNN reports. The meeting in Chicago has triggered speculation that Obama may be considering Gore for a slot in his... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Al Gore • Environmental Protection Agency • Nobel Peace Prize • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • energy secretary

Farmers Raise a Stink Over Fees for Flatulence

EPA brands livestock odor air pollution

Dec 5, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Farmers' noses are out of joint over proposed regulations that would fine them for their  livestock's flatulence, reports AP. Operations with herds over a certain size would be charged per animal to offset the amount of greenhouse gasses contained in their rather voluminous belching and farting, according to the EPA... More »

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greenhouse gases • farms • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution • carbon emissions

Obama Plans to Erase
Bush's Environmental Mark

EPA, Interior Dept. to be put to work fighting climate change

Nov 28, 08 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Whoever Barack Obama picks for the top posts at the EPA and the Interior Department will likely be put straight to work reversing the course those agencies have been on for eight years, the Washington Post reports. Obama has made it plain that he plans to undo many of the... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of the Interior • Environmental Protection Agency • George W. Bush • EPA • Obama administration • President Obama

EPA to Loosen Clean-Air Rules in National Parks

Bush moves to allow coal-fired plants nearer US land preserves

Nov 19, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Polluting facilities like coal-fired power plants could soon be allowed to operate closer to national parks, according to documents obtained by the Washington Post. Rules being finalized by the EPA—against strong objections from several officials—will weaken Clean Air Act protections by averaging out emission counts over a year,... More »

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pollution • Clean Air Act • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution • emissions standards • national park • National Park Service • EPA

ANALYSIS

Bush's EPA Gutted Toxic Chemical Protections

Military-use substances were deemed less toxic, key reviews stalled

Nov 11, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency program that rates the toxicity of chemicals used in the US, and around the world, has been manipulated in favor of industry and the military under the Bush administration, Rebecca Claren reports in Salon. Budget-cutting directives from the White House have allowed outside organizations, including the... More »

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chemicals • toxic chemicals • budget • Environmental Protection Agency • Department of Defense • George W. Bush • EPA • Integrated Risk Information System

 Biofuels' 
 Green Cred 
 in Dispute 

Some say producing more of the greener fuel makes world less green overall

Nov 11, 08 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Biofuels, once hailed as a planet-saving alternative to gasoline, are now savaged as much the opposite, the Wall Street Journal reports, with critics charging the “ripple effect” on land use globally actually adds climate-harming carbon. The EPA has signaled plans to modify biofuel emissions measurements to reflect that, but... More »

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environment • biofuel • Environmental Protection Agency • lobbyists

EPA Won't Limit Rocket-Fuel Ingredient in Water

Contaminant perchlorate is linked to thyroid problems

Sep 23, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA has decided not to set limits for a component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water, according to an agency document reviewed by the AP. Perchlorate, linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and babies, enters the water supply through improper disposal by rocket test sites and chemical... More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • drinking water • contaminated water • EPA • contaminants

(Newser) - A German prosecutor is investigating allegations that chemical giant Bayer CropScience knowingly sold a pesticide that kills honeybees, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The investigation follows complaints from German beekeepers and environmentalists that the company covered up incriminating data on chlothianidine. In the US, meanwhile, an environmental group sued... More »

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colony collapse disorder • honeybees • Environmental Protection Agency • Natural Resources Defense Council • Bayer • pesticide • chlothianidine

Safety of US
Tap Water Remains Murky

Consumers, experts worry over effect of drugs present in supply

Aug 19, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - As critics pan bottled water as wasteful and frivolous, many Americans are turning back to tap water—only to find a debate of equal concern waiting at their kitchen sinks. The Wall Street Journal examines the controversy over tap-water purity, and why many argue the federal government isn’t doing... More »

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water • chemicals • Environmental Protection Agency • impurities

 Calif. Sues EPA
 for 'Wantonly'
 Ignoring Earth

Suit seeks to force EPA action on emissions from ships, planes, industry

Jul 31, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - California is suing the EPA for "wantonly" shirking its duty to protect the environment, reports Reuters. The lawsuit is aimed at forcing the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ships, planes, and industrial equipment, said Attorney General Jerry Brown. He said previous efforts to get the agency to... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • lawsuit • Jerry Brown • EPA

EPA Staffers Told to Keep Quiet in Memo

Environmental experts suspect politically charged 'gag order'

Jul 29, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what some officials fear is a sign of secrecy and political meddling, an email to Environmental Protection Agency staff asked that they not answer questions from journalists, the Government Accountability Office, or its own inspector general, CNN reports. In the email, which an environmental workers’ group called a “... More »

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email • Environmental Protection Agency • secrecy • Barbara Boxer • Stephen Johnson

Corn-Hungry Texas Calls for  Cuts in Biofuel Mandates

Ethanol future in balance as governor pleads for livestock corn

Jul 23, 08 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EPA is considering a proposal from the governor of Texas to slash the amount of ethanol that oil companies are required to blend into gasoline to meet quotas, the New York Times reports. Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the EPA to cut the ethanol mandate in half, from... More »

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ethanol • livestock • corn • biofuel • Environmental Protection Agency • gas prices • oil companies

EPA Forecasts Longer, Smoggier Summers for US

Agency warns of effects from global warming

Jul 17, 08 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change will bring longer, hotter, smoggier summers in the coming decades across the US, a new EPA reports says. Expect more wildfires and hurricanes, too, along with water problems in the West, the Washington Post reports. The federal report is noteworthy because it refutes the Bush administration's rosier outlook... More »

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climate change • Bush administration • environment • global warming • Environmental Protection Agency • heat wave • scientists

UPDATED

 Bush, EPA 
 Won't Touch 
 Emissions 

Decision flouts Supreme Court, top government officials

Jul 11, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will have to wait until President Bush is out of office, the EPA announced today. Instead, the agency will say it needs months of further public comment to make any decision. The statement is the end result of a protracted White House effort to tone... More »

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Bush administration • greenhouse gases • Environmental Protection Agency • US Supreme Court • EPA • greenhouse-gas emissions

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