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usnews.com - 4/13/2009
A Revived EPA Takes on Climate Change and More
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U.S. News and World Report: Over the past 10 weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency has been pumping out proposals and directives on everything from climate change to pollution from ships. In one high-profile move last month, the EPA said it will launch detailed reviews of permits for ...
EPA finds carbon pollution a serious danger to Americans’ health and welfare requiring regulation
climateprogress.org - 4/18/2009
EPA finds carbon pollution a serious danger to Americans’ health and welfare requiring regulation
— climateprogress.org — In a landmark finding for America and humanity, the EPA “issued a proposed finding Friday that greenhouse... gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare.” The ruling sounds the death knell for new dirty coal ... (more) EPA finds carbon pollution a serious danger to ...

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forbes.com - 4/13/2009
Don't Expect Much From The Next Kyoto
— forbes.com — Forbes: The Copenhagen Climate Convention is still eight months off, but it already looks likely that the... follow-up to the Kyoto Climate Protocol will end without agreement on dramatic new action to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. The reason? ... (more) Don't Expect Much From The Next Kyoto

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 4/17/2009
After Years Of Delay, EPA Recognizes Global Warming Pollution Endangers ‘Health And Welfare’ Of ...
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson is officially confirming today that greenhouse gas pollution endangers the health... and welfare of the American public, finally obeying the mandate set down by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 2, ... (more) After Years Of Delay, EPA Recognizes Global Warming ...

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Climate Progress — Top Stories A Revived EPA Takes on Climate Change and More Over the past 10 weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency has been pumping out proposals and directives on everything from climate change to pollution from ships. In one high-profile move last month, the EPA said it will launch detailed reviews of permits for mountaintop coal mining operations, which can have profound effects on nearby waterways. By moving so quickly, ...

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