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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Writing Ant-Environmental Legislation? You Betcha!

January 20, 2010

Today, the Senate will consider an outrageous proposal, written with fossil fuel lobbyists, that undermines the Clean Air Act’s ability to limit harmful carbon pollution.

Make a Video – Win $2,500.00: Reduce-ReUse-Recycle Competition

December 29, 2009

The U.S. EPA is sponsoring a video contest that challenges people to produce short, creative videos that highlight the “Three Rs” of individual consumption.

EPA Orders Employees to Remove YouTube Climate Video

November 11, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two of its attorneys to remove a video they posted on YouTube about problems with climate change legislation.

Big Coals Effects on Your Families Air – Indoor Air Quality

November 6, 2009

130,000 people in the U.S. die every year from fine particulate matter from Coal burning power plants. How does it effect your families indoor air quality?

West Virginians Come to DC to Protest Mountaintop Removal at the EPA

October 30, 2009

I had the distinct honor of meeting and speaking with Bo Webb, Mountain Top Removal Protester and Activist, outside the EPA offices in Washington DC today.

Childrens Health Month Tips – Protect Children from Environmental Risks

October 2, 2009

October is Children’s Health Month and the EPA is providing parents simple tips they can use to help protect children.

Top 10 Corporate Renewable Energy Purchasers

September 22, 2009

Here is a list of the top 10 green energy purchasers compiled by the EPA’s Green Power Partnership.

The EPA Places New Limits on Pesticides to Protect Salmon

September 12, 2009

The EPA has announced plans to place additional limitations on the use of three organophosphate pesticides — chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion.

EPA Finds Hydraulic Fracturing Contaminates Drinking Water Wells

September 10, 2009

The EPA reports that drinking water wells near oil and gas developments using hydraulic fracturing have been found to be contaminated by toxic compounds used in the process.
“Our families and neighbors are experiencing everything from miscarriages and rare cancers to central nervous system disorders, seizures, and liver disease.” – John Fenton, Pavillion Area Concerned Citizens

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.

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