EPA Faults SF Transit Agency for Diesel Spill
ABC News
Federal environmental regulators want to fine the Municipal Transit Authority for spilling thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into the San Francisco Bay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal judge to order the local...
H1N1 Influenza Shield: Photo-Catalytic Oxidation Technology
PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 08, 2009 – Green Earth Nano Science, Inc., (GENS) Canadian environmental and green technology solutions developer, winner of the 2008 Green Log Award announced that EPA recommendation for PCO technology has helpe...
Mining protesters sit four hours in EPA headquarters
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Thirteen activists demanding the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia staged a nearly four-hour sit-in at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., but left the building without incide...
The You Docs: Myths about mercury
Houston Chronicle
epa.gov/waterscience/fish/ . • Myth: Silver fillings “leach” toxic mercury into your mouth. • Truth: Amalgam fillings contain minute amounts of mercury, but once they're in, little mercury vapor is released. The big risk is not having them ...
Simpson Motion to Help America's Farmers
KIVI-TV
House of Representatives to protect farmers from greenhouse gas reporting requirements put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Simpson's motion instructs conferees who are working out the differences between the House and...
EPA air rules could impact AZ water rates
Denver Post
PHOENIX—The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station supplies a fraction of Arizona's electricity demands, but it plays a critical role in moving water to the state's largest cities. Federal regulators have proposed rules that would require the...
Pro-Con | Should the EPA increase the ethanol content of gasoline?
Kansas City Star
America is increasingly committed to being a nation fueled by clean, renewable, domestic energy. And with good reason. This undertaking bolsters our nation’s security, shields our economy from dependence on foreign energy sources, achieves ...
Agency reports drop in pollutants
Irish Times
There were significant decreases in the emission of several significant pollutants from Irish industrial and waste facilities in 2007, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), writes Tim O’Brien . The Pollut...
For Don Henley, no easy peaceful feeling
Boston Herald
Alfredo Armendariz to the post of EPA Regional Administrator, Region 6. This region encompasses Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and six tribal nations. Dr. Armendariz is an associate professor at Southern Methodist Universi...