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Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Seeks Comments on Greener Site Cleanups

September 9, 2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on a new strategy that would make cleanups at hazardous waste sites greener.

Busted! Bailin & Associates Fined for Clean Water Violations

June 8, 2009

Bailin & Associates faces up to $157,000 in penalties of for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act.

Landmark Statement, EPA Finds Greenhouse Gases Pose Threat to Public Health, Welfare

April 20, 2009

EPA issued a finding Friday that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare.

U.S. EPA Invokes Clean Water Act to Evaluate Ocean Acidification

April 14, 2009

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is calling for information and data on ocean acidification to evaluate water quality criteria under the nation’s Clean Water Act in the first such use of the Act to address the issue.
The action by the EPA is in response to a petition from the [...]

Lisa Jackson, EPA Head, Says Environmental Protection Agency is “Back On the Job”

March 26, 2009

In a keynote presentation kicking off the 2009 Aspen Environmental Forum, Lisa Jackson, the new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, told the audience “The EPA is back on the job for the American people.” The idea implied in that statement is that the EPA has not been on the job for some time [...]

EPA Hiding The Truth About Bees?

August 27, 2008

Written by Adam Shake
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is refusing to disclose records about a new class of pesticides that could be playing a role in the disappearance of millions of bees in the United States, a lawsuit filed Monday charges.
The Natural Resources Defense Council wants to see the studies that the EPA required [...]