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Wasting Away - The Center for Public Integrity
projects.publicintegrity.org - 12/15/2008
Wasting Away - The Center for Public Integrity
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Superfund By Anupama Narayanswamy Data analysis by Jeff Porter at NICAR WASHINGTON, May 10, 2007 — At least three companies linked by the Environmental Protection Agency to hazardous waste sites are being paid by the government to clean up their own sites, according to an investigation by the ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/17/2008
Lisa Jackson, EPA Chief Pick, Has A Record That Raises Eyebrows
— huffingtonpost.com — Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection... Agency, is already being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and ... (more) Lisa Jackson, EPA Chief Pick, Has A Record That Raises ...

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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Homepage
peer.org - 12/16/2008
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Homepage
— peer.org — Home About/Contact Campaigns Publications State Watch Federal Beat News Chapters Take Action Join Us Join PEER &... protect our environment Stay in the loop with PEERmail Subscribe today! Donate Now to defend public employees Go undercover and visit ... (more) Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Homepage

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politico.com - 12/15/2008
EPA pick hit for Jersey record - Joaquin Sapien - ProPublica
— politico.com — Lisa Jackson, who President-elect Barack Obama named Monday evening to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is already... being hailed as a historic choice. The former head of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and transition team ... (more) EPA pick hit for Jersey record - Joaquin Sapien - ...

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Jeers for Jackson
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... As part of its 2007 investigation, the Center for Public Integrity found that this practice, which already occurs with federal contracts doled out by the EPA, allows polluters to profit from their own pollution by obtaining contracts to clean up Superfund sites they may have helped create years before. Opponents of Corzine's proposal charge that it would allow the same to happen with New Jersey contracts. This reporter contributed to that project while working until early this year at CPI. ...

Likely EPA pick hit for Jersey record
Ecoearth.info Blog — ... for the conflict of interest it would create. As part of its 2007 investigation, the Center for Public Integrity found that this practice, which already occurs with federal contracts doled out by the EPA, allows polluters to profit from their own pollution by obtaining contracts to clean up Superfund sites they may have helped create years before. Opponents of Corzine's proposal charge that it would allow the same to happen with New Jersey contracts. This reporter contributed to that project while working until early this year at CPI. Critics of Jackson's approach have also ...

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