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- The Environmental Protection Agency's RelevanceThe Environmental Protection Agency is a good agency and should not be demonized for the work they do to protect people and the environment after the BP spill.
- EPA Study Trounces FrackingThe EPA has its favorite things to attack. Fracking is high on the list. Unfounded claims arise once again, this time in Wyoming, perhaps coming soon against the energy supplier in your state too.
- EPA Expansion First Step Toward Worst-Case ScenariosThe EPA is considering expanding upon how it is able to regulate businesses. This expansion sets up for worse case scenarios.
- EPA Rule Will Force Shutdown of Power PlantsNew rules aimed at cutting toxic pollution could cause loss of power plant jobs, higher utility costs.
- EPA Grants Joplin, Mo., $500,000 for Lead Contamination CleanupThe EPA is awarding Jopling, Missouri a $500,000 grant through the Superfund program in order to support clean up efforts aimed at lead contamination following the tornado in May.
- Illinois Coal Plants Ahead of EPA's Proposed Mercury StandardsThrough a stricter state rule, Illinois coal plants are ahead of the EPA's proposed standards for mercury emissions by reducing emissions 44 percent between 2008 and 2010.
- EPA Inspector General Concludes EPA Allowed Unsafe Handling of AsbestosAn EPA inspector general has found that the EPA allowed employees and contracted workers to be exposed to asbestos while testing a removal method.
- Encana Criticizes EPA's Link Between Fracking, Groundwater ContaminationEncana Corp. is disputing the claims made by the EPA that a small Wyoming town's groundwater was contaminated by hydraulic fracturing practices.
- Ohioans React to EPA Fracking Safety ReportYesterday the EPA released a report officially stating that fracking may be causing groundwater pollution in Wyoming. Ohio shale drilling was halted in Wayne National Forest when the Obama administration ordered the EPA to complete an impact study.
- EPA's Looming Utility RegulationsCounting the costs and the benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency's utility rules.
- EPA Relaxes Industrial Boiler Emissions StandardsIn an attempt to reconcile the concerns of industry groups and Republicans, the EPA is reducing its standards on boiler emissions.
- EPA Proposes New Ballast Water StandardsFollowing years of lawsuits, the EPA is beefing up its rules to combat the spread of invasive species brought to the U.S. through ballast water.
- Stopping an EPA Regulation that Will Destroy 340,000 Jobs - Senator Lamar AlexanderStopping an EPA Regulation That Will Destroy 340,000 Jobs - Senator Lamar Alexander
Time to Get Rid of the EPAThere's a time for everything, and now is it for ridding the nation of the destructive overreach of the EPA. Like other corrupt federal agencies, the EPA has been caught in a cover-up. The EPA has got to go.- How to Respond to Possible Stringent Measure on Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI): A Case for Affected Small BusinessesEPA is set to work on its final agency review on the toxicity of oral exposures to hexavalent chromium (CrVI). The SBA Office of Advocacy is calling on for its postponement in the absence of current conclusive study on the matter.
- What the EPA Did to John PozsgaiJohn Pozsgai was a Freedom Fighter who saved thousands of lives in Hungary before coming to America to live the American Dream. The EPA turned Mr. Pozsgai's dream into a nightmare. This past week at the age of 79, he left our midst.
EPA Forces Luminant ClosureThe coincidence of EPA forcing closure of a Texas energy producer with a stunning show of the nation's support for a Texas hopeful for president makes one wonder: Is the federal government after Rick Perry?- Fish Oil Helps, Heart, Brain, Joints and Your MoodFish and fish oil contain two omega- 3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid or EPA and docosahexaenoic acid or DHA. EPA and DHA may also help to improve brain function, ease joint pain and uplift your mood.
Obama's EPA Hits Much-Needed RoadblockObama's controversial smog rule tightening regulation gets halted in the face of poor job growth. Too little too late for central Appalachia, but we will keep on fighting for our right to make a living how we choose!
EPA and OSHA Actions Impact Exide Technologies in Frisco, TexasThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues an administrative order and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) imposes a $77,000 penalty on the Exide Technologies battery recycling facility in Frisco, Texas.- (Bad) Business as UsualWashington keeps doing the same old thing; and it's a bad old thing and must be stopped!
- EPA Proposes New Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Gas DrillingThe EPA released a new proposal that would reduce the amount of emissions from oil and gas drilling, especially from that of fracking operations.
- The Mysteries of the Debt Ceiling TrickWhil all yeys are on the Debt Ceiling free for all, there is lots of government goings on out of the light of day that may be a big problem for a lot of Ameicans
- Fracking in the HouseA new plot is underway to all but eliminate the Federal EPA's role in protecting America's drinking water supplies.
- Environmental Protection Agency Report Details Issues at Exide Technologies Facility in FriscoThe Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Frisco, Texas, provides an unsettling example of how difficult it is to protect the public from industrial pollutants, like lead.
- Steps to Getting Lead Abatement TrainingPreviously, lead was used in paint and other products before it was found to be a hazardous substance. These days, specialists with training in lead abatement remove lead from houses and other buildings for safety purposes.
5 Reasons to Dissolve the EPA5 Reasons to Dissolve the EPA.- EPA Exempts Milk Spills from Oil Spill RegulationThe EPA announced that it has officially exempted milk and milk products from falling under the same regulation as oil spills.
- Kyle's Corner (FYI) Extra Extra '" Read All About It: the 10 Most Fuel Efficient (non-hybrid) CarsArticle reports on the 10 most fuel efficient cars (non hybrid).
- Is EPA Region 5 Stuck on Internet Fossil Fuels?In the ever changing world of social media, the EPA seems highly disconnected. Where is the synergy Ms. Jackson?
- Frisco Lead Soil Survey Results Released by EPAThe EPA released lead soil survey results for samples taken near the Exide Technologies facility in Frisco, Texas. Some soil shows lead contamination at concentrations below EPA screening levels.
- EPA Requested to Take Active Role in Greenhouse Gas RegulationUnited States Environmental Protection Agency asked by environmental entities at their February 2011 workshop to not delay setting standards for greenhouse gas.
- Africa EU Trade Relations Under Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)Is Africa-EU trade under EPA a challenge to the continent? This article will show the implications and challenges ahead for Africa.
- EPA to Regulate Milk Spills the Same as Oil SpillsOfficials at the Environmental Protection Agency have decided that milk spills need to be regulated as oil spills. It is stuff like this that leads to calls to abolish, or at least seriously reduce, the power of the EPA.
- EPA to Regulate Milk Spills Just like Oil SpillsIt appears the Environmental Protection Agency, in a story too weird to be fiction, has decided to regulate milk in the same way it does oil. In effect, milk spills will be considered just as hazardous as oil spills.
- EPA Announces Winners of Game Day College Challenge for Waste ReductionThe results have been announced for the Game Day Challenge, a competition among colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at football games, sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as an initiative of the WasteWise program.
Out with the EPA, Says Newt GingrichNewt Gingrich announced in Iowa that he favors ridding the nation of the EPA. What a great idea! Maybe some of us would get our clean dishes back, rid our personal lives of "green" shenanigans, maybe even make a living again.- EPA and Chrysler Join Forces to Adapt Hydraulic Hybrid Technology to MinivansEPA and Chrysler are forming a partnership to research the possibility of bringing the EPA-developed hydraulic hybrid system to passenger vehicles, starting with minivans.
- Superfund at Work in VirginiaPollution and contamination is everywhere these days. Superfund is in charge of cleaning up some of the more worse off areas.
Republicans to Curtail EPA's Ability to Mitigate Climate Change?In a series of stunning opening salvos the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is doing all it can to stop effective responses to human-caused global warming.
