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news.yahoo.com - 46 hours ago
EPA: More engine tests needed on ethanol blends
— news.yahoo.com — Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it wants more tests to determine if car engines... can handle higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline before it decides whether to increase the maximum blend from 10 to 15 percent. ... (more) EPA: More engine tests needed on ethanol blends

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Top Official: 'The EPA Is Back On The Job' : NPR
7gen.com - 5 days ago
Top Official: 'The EPA Is Back On The Job' : NPR
— 7gen.com — The Environmental Protection Agency released a long-secret document last week that reveals the agency's conclusions on global... warming while President Bush was in office. The December 2007 document says greenhouse gases are dangerous and need to be regulated under the Clean Air Act. "The Bush ... (more) Top Official: 'The EPA Is Back On The Job' : NPR

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Environmental Protection Agency Latest Blog Posts

Managing user expectation - NHW11
7 hours ago at EcoModder.com
EPA Forbidden From Protecting Public
10 hours ago at Discovery News - Earth News
Byrd calls tactics of ‘fear mongering’ coal industry ‘morally indefensible’
12 hours ago at Grist - the Latest from Grist
Polar Bears Poisoned by Pesticide Pollution: Lawsuit Filed Against EPA to Protect Arctic From Pesticide Contamination
16 hours ago at Commondreams.org Newswire
EPA Lauds Coors, Kodak, Gap, 5 Others for GHG Reductions
20 hours ago at Environmental Leader
Cap and Trade Programs
epa.gov - 6 days ago
Cap and Trade Programs
— epa.gov — Cap and Trade EPA s cap and trade programs to date have been primarily focused on the... electricity generating sector. Power generation is a significant source of pollutants that can impair human health and the environment. These pollutants include ... (more) Cap and Trade Programs

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Cap and Trade Markets
epa.gov - 6 days ago
Cap and Trade Markets
— epa.gov — Cap and Trade Allowance trading is the centerpiece of EPA's Acid Rain Program, and allowances are the... currency with which compliance with the SO 2 emissions cap is achieved. The SO 2 allowance trading component of the Acid Rain Program imposes a firm ... (more) Cap and Trade Markets

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epa.gov - 6 days ago
Programs and Regulations
— epa.gov — NO x Trading Programs All NO x trading programs have the same goal: reduce the transport of... ground-level ozone across large distances. However, the programs have developed through different mechanisms, which has led to differences in the number of ... (more) Programs and Regulations

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savetheworldbook.com - 8 days ago
Top 10 Sustainable Retailers
— savetheworldbook.com — Kohl’s Kohl’s holds the #1 retail spot on EPA’s quarterly rankings of green power purchasers. Throughout 2009,... Kohl’s has purchased more than 851 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) in renewable energy credits. This purchase is enough to meet 71 percent of ... (more) Top 10 Sustainable Retailers

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epa.gov - 13 days ago
International Programs
— epa.gov — International Features New! EPA Signs Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with China to strengthen capacities in order to... address climate change . The MOC outlines cooperative activities including technical assistance and expertise sharing to help develop ... (more) International Programs

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energycommerce.house.gov - 15 days ago
Prioritizing Chemicals for Safety Determination
— energycommerce.house.gov — Steve Owens, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency Eric Sampson, Director,... Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease ... (more) Prioritizing Chemicals for Safety Determination

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epa.gov - 16 days ago
Air & Radiation
— epa.gov — Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) is one of a group of highly reactive gasses known as oxides... of sulfur. The largest sources of SO 2 emissions are from fossil fuel combustion at power plants (66%) and other industrial facilities (29%). Smaller sources of SO 2 ... (more) Air & Radiation

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epa.gov - 19 days ago
Emission Facts: Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
— epa.gov — Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel EPA420-F-05-001 February 2005 Download a PDF version... of this document formatted for print. (3 pp, 29K, About PDF Files ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed ... (more) Emission Facts: Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions ...

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bloomberg.com - 20 days ago
Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. Mountaintops
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Mayflies may seal the fate of mountaintop mining in the Appalachian hills of... the eastern U.S. Companies such as Massey Energy Co. that mine coal there by stripping mountain peaks and dumping debris in streams are being asked by ... (more) Mayfly May Thwart $3 Billion in Coal Mined in U.S. ...

Comments vote down The Understory : Understory.RAN.org found this 20 days agofound this
US Pulls the Plug On Copenhagen
treehugger.com - 22 days ago
US Pulls the Plug On Copenhagen
— treehugger.com — Todd Stern and Hillary Clinton (Photo: EPA) The head US climate negotiator, Todd Stern, and Sen. John... Kerry have announced that they are giving up hope of reaching a deal for a new climate change pact at next month's meeting in Copenhagen. The ... (more) US Pulls the Plug On Copenhagen

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grist.org - 23 days ago
Can EPA regulations on CO2 be blocked?
— grist.org — by David Roberts It’s widely assumed that if Congress fails to pass a clean energy bill, the... EPA will step in with regulations on CO2 under the Clean Air Act . The Supreme Court ruled in 2007’s Mass. v EPA that it must do so if it finds ... (more) Can EPA regulations on CO2 be blocked?

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saferchemicals.org - 24 days ago
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
— saferchemicals.org — Take immediate action on the most dangerous chemicals Current laws aren't protecting us from chemicals that are... building up in our bodies and threatening our health. These persistent, bioaccumulative toxic chemicals should be phased out of commerce. ... (more) Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families

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EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional authorization
examiner.com - 24 days ago
EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional authorization
— examiner.com —                    (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to implement strenuous new regulations... regarding carbon d... (more) EPA to regulate CO2 with or without congressional ...

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reuters.com - 24 days ago
EPA C02 endangerment finding to White House
— reuters.com — Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 ... (more) EPA C02 endangerment finding to White House

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latimes.com - 25 days ago
Climate change bill is in troubles
— latimes.com — LA Times: If you think the partisan divide over healthcare reform is ugly, take a look at... the animus in the Senate as debate continues on a key climate change bill. So wide is the gulf that long-held Senate traditions on decorum are breaking down. And ... (more) Climate change bill is in troubles

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forbes.com - 25 days ago
America's Dirtiest Vehicles
— forbes.com — Methodology To determine the dirtiest cars on America's roads, we used air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions... data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA rates air pollution on a scale of 0 to 10; the score reflects the amount of ... (more) America's Dirtiest Vehicles

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climateprogress.org - 28 days ago
The Audacity of Nope: The GOP obstructs the clean energy bill
— climateprogress.org — How lame are the GOP’s delaying tactics on the climate bill? Even the Washington Post’s editors —... no friend of climate action or clean energy — criticized them today in piece titled, “ Unhelpful atmosphere ,” ... (more) The Audacity of Nope: The GOP obstructs the clean energy ...

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stats.org - 28 days ago
Breaking news: New independent study by EPA refutes BPA risk
— stats.org — HOME > ABOUT STATS STATS ARTICLES 2009 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |... 2004 | 2003 Breaking news: New independent study by EPA refutes BPA risk Trevor Butterworth, October 30, 2009 A major independently-funded study by the EPA fails to find ... (more) Breaking news: New independent study by EPA refutes BPA risk

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npr.org - 29 days ago
GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change
— npr.org — National Public Radio: MICHELE NORRIS, host: And over in the Senate, a feud over climate change legislation... prompted a rare move by Republicans. They boycotted the final drafting of a major bill on global warming. Two Republicans were needed for a ... (more) GOP Boycotts Senate Panel On Climate Change

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