From environmentalleader.com
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The Environmental Protection Agency, as it promised it would do, is moving ahead to regulate carbon dioxide emissions in the absence of Congressional action, Reuters reports.
When the EPA came out with its endangerment finding on CO2 and the Clean Air Act, the Obama Administration signaled to Congress that it should adopt emissions-limiting legislation, in order [...]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent its final proposal on whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health and welfare to the White House for review, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told Reuters on Monday. The EPA's final finding, if it follows the agency's earlier assessment and is approved by the Office of Management and Budget, would allow the EPA to issue rules later to regulate...
From blogger.com
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- EPA Sends Final CO2 Endangerment Finding to Obama as Climate Debate Heats Up... (lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu)
- EPA sends CO2 endangerment finding to the White House (wattsupwiththat.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency found mercury — a pollutant primarily released from coal-fired power plants — and polychlorinated biphenyls in all fish samples it collected from 500 lakes and reservoirs from 2000-2003. At 49 percent of those...
From ktvb.com
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- Nature assails BBC over report on lack of global warming (news.google.com)
- We've taken steps to conserve the environment, President says (news.google.com)
While climate-change legislation continues its political roller coaster ride through Congress, another effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is underfoot. The Environmental Protection Agency has sent its final finding on whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to human health and welfare, Reuters reported. The EPA sent its final endangerment finding to the White House Office of Management and Budget, where...
From feedburner.com
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- EPA sends greenhouse gases finding to White House (voices.washingtonpost.com)
Al Armendariz, an associate professor of environmental and civil engineering at SMU, is soon to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6.
As a regional EPA administrator, Armendariz will be advocating environmental protection efforts on both a state and local level.
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From smudailycampus.com
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(11/5/2009 -- SAN FRANCISCO) Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced President Barack Obamas selection of Jared Blumenfeld to be the Agencys Regional Administrator for EPAs Region 9. This region encompasses California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations.
From media-newswire.com
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- EPA's draft strategy for bay a mixed bag (eveningsun.com)
- EPA calls, S.F. czar answers (sfgate.com)
- Blumenfeld Selected as Regional Administrator for EPA’s Region 9 (feedburner.com)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a 230-page report on coal ash that comes 10 months after a spill of 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash slurry at the [...]
From environmentalleader.com
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- EPA to impose standards on PVC plant emissions (personalinjurylawnews.com)
Washington—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out proposed guidance for new pesticide labeling to reduce off-target spray and dust drift.
The new instructions, when implemented, will improve the clarity and consistency of pesticide labels and help prevent harm from spray drift.
The agency is also requesting comment on a petition to evaluate children’s exposure to pesticide drift.
“The new label statements will...
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From grainnet.com
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has fined a California company nearly $100,000 for 21 alleged violations of federal pesticide laws.
The agency says Wilber-Ellis Co., a national distributor of agricultural products, has...
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From yourwestvalley.com
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Creative Loafing TampaParticipate in 'No Impact Week' to lighten your carbon footprintCreative Loafing TampaThey've even created a day-by-day guide to help you go greener gradually and learn practices that make less of an impact on the environment. ...and more »
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