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ewg.org - 3/25/2009
EWG letter to EPA: EPA/DuPont Deal Exposes Thousands to Toxic Teflon Chemical
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March 20th, 2009 Click to download this letter (PDF). The Honorable Lisa Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Jackson: In a March 10 consent agreement ...
yosemite.epa.gov - 3/24/2009
03/24/2009: EPA Acts to Reduce Harmful Impacts from Coal Mining
— yosemite.epa.gov — Release date: 03/24/2009 Contact Information: Enesta Jones, 202-564-4355 / 7873 / jones.enesta@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – March 24, 2009) The United States Environmental Protection Agency has sent two letters to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... (more) 03/24/2009: EPA Acts to Reduce Harmful Impacts from Coal ...

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Photo Project | Earth Day | US EPA
epa.gov - 3/23/2009
Photo Project | Earth Day | US EPA
— epa.gov — Choose your best photo for each category you want to enter. If you don't have a free Flickr account, create one Link to EPA's External Link Disclaimer . Upload your photo to your account. For each category you want to enter, join the appropriate group ... (more) Photo Project | Earth Day | US EPA

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climateprogress.org - 3/24/2009
EPA makes landmark finding: Global warming threatens public health and welfare
— climateprogress.org — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made its long-awaited “ endangerment finding ,” which will allow the agency, finally, to put a stop on greenhouse gases. In Massachusetts [vs. EPA], the Supreme Court found that ... (more) EPA makes landmark finding: Global warming threatens ...

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Enviroblog:  PFOA: science update

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PFOA: science update
Enviroblog — ... Widespread PFOA contamination in water urgently requires establishment of a national drinking water standard for this probable carcinogen and reproductive system toxin, wrote EWG in a letter to the EPA last week. The weight of the evidence argues for a stringent guidance value for PFOA in drinking water, along the lines of the 0.04 ppb standard established in New Jersey, or even lower. This is a much needed step forward in tackling the problem of pernicious PFOA environmental pollution. ...

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