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The EPA finds greenhouse gases to be dangerous, but what does that mean?
theenergycollective.com - 3/28/2009
The EPA finds greenhouse gases to be dangerous, but what does that mean?
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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 ...
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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Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - » Mountaintop removal moratorium — NOT!
blogs.wvgazette.com - 3/25/2009
Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - » Mountaintop removal moratorium — NOT!
— blogs.wvgazette.com — large_ljackson.JPG The National Mining Association blasted EPA for “halting mining permits.” West Virginia Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito warned the Obama administration about not to “block mining permits.” Coalfield environmentalists praised the ... (more) Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - » Mountaintop ...

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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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