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States, cities, environmental groups demand EPA emission rules
WASHINGTON -- A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. On...
Tags: Washington, DC, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Conservation
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Iraqi immigrant wins Goldman Environmental Prize
During his 30-year reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein repeatedly plunged the country into war, even transforming an ancestral marshland some say is the "historical" Garden of Eden into a battleground. To punish political enemies, Hussein built canals with...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Iraq, Environmental Politics, Conservation
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Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland
Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Iraq, Environmental Politics, Conservation
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Taking Earth Day one step further
As we approach the 43rd annual Earth Day, the celebration of our many gains is tempered by our recognition of their fragility. On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, thousands of people came together to protest the degradation of our environment....Tags: Adele (music artist), Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Global Warming
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Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy
WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Barack Obama, Mining, Metal and Mineral, Mitch McConnell
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China pollution may hold silver lining for California
BEIJING — As Gov. Jerry Brown tours some of China's economic hubs this week, he is breathing the kind of heavy, soiled air that blanketed Los Angeles decades ago. The soot and smog that are byproducts of this country's industrial progress are...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Jerry Brown, Water Supply, China
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EPA nominee a champion for public health
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate will hold a confirmation hearing on Gina McCarthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Over her decades of public service, Ms. McCarthy has demonstrated a strong commitment to...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Gina McCarthy, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Barack Obama
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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years, raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Farms, Private Health Care, Unemployment, Metal and Mineral, Agriculture
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Simple ways to save energy at home in just minutes
BPTHome is where the heart is. But it's also a place where families can be more conscious of their energy use. While conserving energy helps save the planet, it also helps homeowners save money. According to Christine Ackerson, sustainability manager at LG...Tags: Cell Phones, U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Electronics
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PennDOT's construction-debris site: Is it really a standard model?
Q: As a former compost-site operator, I think PennDOT's storage area for construction debris at the Tilghman Street interchange of Route 309 is in violation of state Department of Environmental Protection guidelines. From what I gather through Google's...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Environmental Politics, Allentown, Google Inc.
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Fracking foes play with a stacked deck, and DEP knows 'when to run'
Somebody is not telling the truth. At issue is whether deliberate actions by state officials are letting Texas gas industry robber barons do more damage to the environment than was done by coal industry robber barons in the last century, and are...
Tags: Jesse White, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Mining, Metal and Mineral
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Meyersdale authority members believe they have solution to sewage overflows
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacMEYERSDALE — Sewer overflows into Flaugherty Creek continue as the Meyersdale Municipal Authority waits on the borough council to decide its fate. Council members voted to dissolve the authority in August after giving the authority the sewer system...Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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