epa.gov - 2/10/2009
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Regulations & Standards EPA creates regulations as required and authorized by the Clean Air Act (see Laws & Statutes for Clean Air Act requirements). NSR permits have been required by regulations since the 1970's. EPA is working to update and improve the NSR regulations. This page presents the ...
action.sierraclub.org - 2/17/2009
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2009 CONTACT:Virginia Cramer,
804-225-9113 x 102 Josh Dorner, 202.675.2384 Obama EPA to
Act on Global Warming Emissions from New Coal Plants Decision Will Overturn Unlawful, Last-Minute Bush Administration Effort to ...
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Email - BREAKING: Obama EPA to Act on CO2 Emissions ...
features.csmonitor.com - 2/17/2009
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With one foot planted in a pile of
corn cobs, Mark Stowers explains how agricultural waste, transformed
into ethanol, will turbocharge the US economy, boost its energy security, and help save the planet, too. This holy grail of biofuels, called ...
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The ‘holy grail’ of biofuels now in sight
yosemite.epa.gov - 2/6/2009
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Release date: 02/06/2009 Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, 202-564-4355
/ milbourn.cathy@epa.gov; Contacto en español: Lina Younes, 202-564-4355 /
younes.lina@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – Feb. 6, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will ...
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02/06/2009: EPA Revisits California Waiver Decision
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EPA Plugs Loophole to Stop Industrial Polluters and Reduce Smog
Commondreams.org Newswire —
... to polluters, despite protests by EPA's professional staff and bi-partisan state officials. The loophole would have allowed industrial polluters, like oil refineries and chemical plants, to increase dangerous air pollution and escape clean-up responsibilities. Following this welcome change of direction by the EPA, NRDC is confident that the Obama administration will drop this harmful rule change completely, giving Americans a breath of fresh air." Link to EPA action and petition: http://www.epa.gov/nsr/actions.html ### Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Links: ...
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... "aggregation" rule to May 18, 2009. The Bush-era rules, issued on January 12, revised the agency's policy on "aggregation" to allow emitting facilities and permitting authorities to group emissions from all plant modifications as long as the projects are related. The EPA is also taking a look at the decision to allow major emitters to use "flexible air permits" when they make changes at facilities without further review and approval from the permitting authorities. More on NSR here. ...
EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting Program
Environmental Leader —
April 28, 2009 EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting Program epalogo4 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering portions of the three rules under its New Source Review ( NSR ) clean permitting program for industrial facilities. These rules determine when and how facilities are required to: Environmental groups said the Obama administration is moving to reverse several loopholes created by the EPA under the Bush administration that affected how coal-fired power plants accounted for their air emissions, reports ...
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features.csmonitor.com 4/17/2009 — In deciding that carbon dioxide poses a danger to human health and the environment, the Environmental Protection Agency has laid the groundwork for new and expansive federal oversight of carmakers, utilities, and a host of other large emitters of the ...
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