Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
epa.gov - 3/9/2009
March 9, 2009 Coal Ash Information Request Letter | Industrial Waste | US EPA
—
On March 9, 2009, EPA issued Information Request Letters to electric utilities that have surface impoundments or similar units that contain coal combustion residuals. The letters request information to assist EPA in evaluating the structural integrity of these management units. EPA, working ...
epa.gov - 3/10/2009
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule | Climate Change - Greenhouse Gas Emissions | U.S. EPA
— epa.gov — Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov Fax: (202)566-1741. Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code 6102T, ... (more) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule | Climate Change - ...

Comments vote down Environmental Leader found this 3/10/2009found this
NewYorkTimes: EPA seeks review of Bush smog standards
nytimes.com - 3/12/2009
NewYorkTimes: EPA seeks review of Bush smog standards
— nytimes.com — The Obama administration has asked a federal appeals court to stall proceedings over pollution limits for smog to give U.S. EPA more time to determine whether to revise the controversial Bush-era standards. (more) NewYorkTimes: EPA seeks review of Bush smog standards

Comments vote down Switchboard, from NRDC found this 3/12/2009found this
Leaked EPA document shows greenhouse gas endangerment finding on fast track
nytimes.com - 3/11/2009
Leaked EPA document shows greenhouse gas endangerment finding on fast trac ...
— nytimes.com — The Obama administration is fast-tracking its response to the Supreme Court's 2007 climate decision with plans to issue a mid-April finding that global warming threatens both public health and welfare, according to an internal U.S. EPA document (pdf) ... (more) Leaked EPA document shows greenhouse gas endangerment finding on fast trac ...

Comments vote down Grist - the Latest from Grist found this 3/11/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Grist - the Latest from Grist:  Ash and ye shall receive

Green Inc.:  The Quarrel Over Coal Ash Waste

Comments
Blog Reactions

Ash and ye shall receive
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... in Kingston, Tenn., the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced that it is beginning the process of regulating the waste ponds around the country. ...

The Quarrel Over Coal Ash Waste
Green Inc. — ... of what it called the top 15 “filthy” states where plans to build new coal-fired power plants will lead to the production of 14 million additional tons of coal ash waste each year. The analysis comes in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s promise last week to begin regulating the solid waste produced by coal-fired power plants in the wake of ...

Related Content
Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends May Cause Human Health Risks and Engine Issues
ewg.org 5/18/2009 — May 18th, 2009 In March 2009 corn ethanol producers asked for help from the federal government to expand their industry. Growth Energy, a consortium of ethanol producers, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow ...
Carbon emissions pose danger, EPA finds
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 ...
Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask
grist.org 9/24/2009 — by David Roberts Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority and the obligation to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. At a stroke, the politics of climate change were changed. The choice was no longer ...
New EPA analysis of Waxman-Markey: Consumer electric bills 7% lower in 2020 thanks to efficiency — plus 50 GW of extra coal retirements and no new dirty plants
theenergycollective.com 6/25/2009 — The EPA has posted its detailed analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) here .  The bottom line is that the total cost to consumers is low, just as CBO found — just as all major independent analyses of even strong action show (see “” Intro to climate economics ...
The EPA finds greenhouse gases to be dangerous, but what does that mean?
theenergycollective.com 3/28/2009 — EPA logo In a landmark move , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is about to declare an “endangerment finding” on GHGs, meaning they officially acknowledge them to be a threat to human health, and are therefore required to regulate them under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This is ...
EPA finds greenhouse gases pose a danger to health
news.yahoo.com 4/17/2009 — Associated Press: The EPA on Friday declared that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases sent off by cars and many industrial plants "endanger public health and welfare," setting the stage for regulating them under federal clean air ...
New EPA analysis of Waxman-Markey: Consumer electric bills 7% lower in 2020 thanks to efficiency — plus 50 GW of extra coal retirements and no new dirty plants
climateprogress.org 6/25/2009 — The EPA has posted its detailed analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) here . The bottom line is that the total cost to consumers is low, just as CBO found — just as all major independent analyses of even strong ...
EWG letter to EPA: EPA/DuPont Deal Exposes Thousands to Toxic Teflon Chemical
ewg.org 3/25/2009 — 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 ...
The Razing of Appalachia: Mountaintop Removal Revisited
e360.yale.edu 5/12/2009 — Over the past two decades, mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia has obliterated or severely damaged more than a million acres of forest and buried more than 1,000 miles of streams. Now, the Obama administration is showing signs it plans to crack ...
Mountaintop Removal Blow-Back
theenergycollective.com 3/25/2009 — After yesterday's emotional roller-coaster ride on mountaintop removal , fueled by some bad reporting from the AP and two dueling and somewhat contradictory press releases from the EPA, we're happy to run this post from Appalachian Voices ' Matt Wasson ( originally posted at HuffingtonPost ) ...
Los Angeles tops green building list — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 10 March 2009 at 11:01:00 EPA list places City of Angels at top of 25 top performers Los Angeles is the US city with the largest number of energy efficient buildings created in 2008, according to a ...
BP fined by US environmental regulator — The most recent articles from BusinessGreen
Andrew Donoghue, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 10 March 2009 at 14:54:00 Company is accused of failing to comply with toxic chemical regulations BP has agreed to pay $786,000 (£567,000) in fines imposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency ...
EPA plans new coal-ash rules in wake of devastating accident — Scientific American - Environment
Three months after a massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee utility buried homes and killed scores of fish in over 300 surrounding acres, the feds say they're crafting new rules to ensure coal ash is safely stored. [More]  ...
Bill Chameides: Finally Standards for Coal Ash ... Just in Time? — Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Dr. Bill Chameides is the dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He blogs regularly at theGreenGrok.com . On Monday, while the Environmental Protection Agency sought ...
Carl Pope: The Work Begins — Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Washington, D.C -- What's a poor agency administrator to do? I doubt EPA head Lisa Jackson feels that way most of the time, but lately her plate is a tad overfull. As the New York Times pointed out in an editorial, she has inherited a virtually ...