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The Lay of the Landslide A look behind the Senate's thumbs-up on Leavitt	Amanda Griscom	29 Oct 2003	Muckraker
It's no surprise that Mike Leavitt will finally take the helm at the U.S. EPA. But who knew, after all the Democratic resistance to his nomination, that keen political maneuvering on the part of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Jim Connaughton, head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, would usher the Utah governor into the EPA administrator slot by a landslide? L ...
Topics: Muckraker, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

It's My Party, I Can Write If I Want to Former EPA Chief to Call for Moderation in New Book		29 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
It's My Party, I Can Write If I Want to Former EPA Chief to Call for Moderation in New Book Christie Whitman, who seemed none too happy during her conflict-laden stint as head of the U.S. EPA, has found a new vocation: author. Whitman has struck a deal with the Penguin Group to publish a book that will call for political moderation instead of hard-line stands. Presumably, she knows whereof she writes: Whitman ran ...
Topics: climate, politics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Airing Out the Dirty Laundry EPA Official Knew Rule Change Could Hurt Enforcement, GAO Says		27 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Airing Out the Dirty Laundry EPA Official Knew Rule Change Could Hurt Enforcement, GAO Says The top air-quality official at the U.S. EPA was warned repeatedly by agency staffers that changes to the New Source Review rules of the Clean Air Act could undermine enforcement actions against polluting industrial plants, a General Accounting Office report found last week. But still the official, Assistant EPA Administrato ...
Topics: air pollution, energy, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

In the Hot Seat States Sue Federal Government Over Climate Change		24 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
In the Hot Seat States Sue Federal Government Over Climate Change Responding to a U.S. EPA decision earlier this summer that the agency does not have the authority to regulate carbon dioxide from vehicles and power plants, 12 states filed suit against the federal government yesterday to force the Bush administration to do something about global climate change. The suit alleges that the EPA is ignoring federal stud ...
Topics: climate, politics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Sludge Not Lest Ye Be Sludged Bush Administration Won't Regulate Farm Dioxins		20 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Sludge Not Lest Ye Be Sludged Bush Administration Won't Regulate Farm Dioxins Nothing will get in the way of farmers using dioxin-tainted sewage sludge as fertilizer on their crops, thanks to a Bush administration decision announced on Friday. The U.S. EPA declared that it sees no need to regulate dioxins in sewage sludge that is applied to land in the U.S., say ...
Topics: food and agriculture, health, politics, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Holmstead Act EPA Official Gave Misleading Testimony on Clean Air, Say Whistleblowers		10 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Holmstead Act EPA Official Gave Misleading Testimony on Clean Air, Say Whistleblowers Meanwhile, all isn't well inside the U.S. EPA, either. Last year, Assistant Administrator for Air Policy Jeffrey Holmstead testified before Congress that Bush administration efforts to ease clean air enforcement rules wouldn't interfere with pending lawsuits against dirty power plants -- but two former agency official ...
Topics: air pollution, politics, pollution and waste, US EPA (all these topics)

No Heir Apparent Until Air's Apparent Documents Show Sharp Dispute Took Place Over 9/11 Air Quality Information		10 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
No Heir Apparent Until Air's Apparent Documents Show Sharp Dispute Took Place Over 9/11 Air Quality Information Newly released government documents are finally providing Congressional Democrats with what they've been looking for: information about who was responsible for censoring data about Manhattan's air quality following the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, ...
Topics: air pollution, Council on Environmental Quality, New York, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Suit to Kill California and Other States to Sue EPA over Greenhouse Gases		06 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Suit to Kill California and Other States to Sue EPA over Greenhouse Gases California intends to sue the U.S. EPA over the Bush administration's recent decision that the agency doesn't have the authority to regulate emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, Gov. Gray Davis (D) announced on Friday. Nine other states, including I ...
Topics: air pollution, California, climate, Illinois, New York, ozone, politics, Sierra Club, US EPA, Washington (all these topics)

Caveat Farmer Bush Insulates Pesticide Makers from Lawsuits		06 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Caveat Farmer Bush Insulates Pesticide Makers from Lawsuits The Bush administration is doing a big favor for pesticide manufacturers by instituting a new policy that will curb farmers' ability to sue the companies if their products don't work as promised. In a significant policy reversal, the U.S. EPA has reinterpreted a federal law and now claims that it bars ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, food and agriculture, health, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

New Kid on the Block Democrats Block Vote on Leavitt's Nomination to EPA		02 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
New Kid on the Block Democrats Block Vote on Leavitt's Nomination to EPA As expected, Senate Democrats blocked a committee vote yesterday on President Bush's nominee to head the U.S. EPA, Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R). Though they insisted it was "nothing personal" against Leavitt, Democrats on the Senate Environment Committee, joined by independent Sen. James Jeffords (Vt.), boycotted a committee meeting and thereby denied the quo ...
Topics: politics, US EPA (all these topics)

The Terminator Schwarzenegger Suggests that He Might Shut Down California EPA		30 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
The Terminator Schwarzenegger Suggests that He Might Shut Down California EPA California gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) suggested yesterday that he might terminate the state's environmental protection agency. At a question-and-answer session with voters, Schwarzenegger was asked by a farmer why the state needed Cal/EPA when there was a federal EPA. "What you just ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, politics, state politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Airing It All Out EPA Launches New Daily Air-Quality Forecasts		30 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Airing It All Out EPA Launches New Daily Air-Quality Forecasts If terror threat alerts aren't your thing, maybe you'll be more excited about the U.S. government's newest color-coded warning system -- for air quality. Starting tomorrow, the U.S. EPA will provide daily forecasts on expected levels of particulate pollution, or soot, in 141 cities. Airborne particulates contribute to heart problems, lung cancer, and asthma. The a ...
Topics: air pollution, health, US EPA (all these topics)

Something Stinks EPA, Livestock Farms Seek to Cut Deal on Air Pollution		25 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Something Stinks EPA, Livestock Farms Seek to Cut Deal on Air Pollution Large livestock farms could gain immunity from air-pollution lawsuits by agreeing to monitor their emissions, under a new plan proposed by the U.S. EPA. The agency says the plan would benefit environmental regulators by generating data on how much air pollution is emitted by pork, poultry, dairy, and cattle farms; that ...
Topics: air pollution, food and agriculture, pollution and waste, US EPA (all these topics)

Go, Wes, Young Man Wesley Clark has some good things to say about the environment -- and some things to learn	Amanda Griscom	24 Sep 2003	Muckraker
The man of the hour. Photo: Clark for President. Days after entering the presidential race, Wesley Clark is dominating the public opinion polls -- surpassing not only fellow Democratic candidates but also President Bush in approval ratings. Forty-nine percent of registered voters in the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday said they'd vote for Clark, co ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, elections, Muckraker, politics, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Babes Up in Arms Study Finds Troubling Levels of Flame Retardants in Breast Milk		23 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Babes Up in Arms Study Finds Troubling Levels of Flame Retardants in Breast Milk Fire-retardant chemicals used in household items from furniture to computers to coffee makers have been detected in American women's breast milk at worrying levels, according to the first national study of the issue. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have been linked to developmental difficulties ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Do Good Enviros Call for Citizen Action to Oppose Leavitt's Nomination to EPA		23 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Do Good Enviros Call for Citizen Action to Oppose Leavitt's Nomination to EPA Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R), President Bush's nominee to head the U.S. EPA, is facing tough questions today from members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. And he's stirring up lots of controversy outside Senate chambers, too. Pointing to Leavitt's mixed record on the environment and his history of collecting hefty campaign contributions from po ...
Topics: politics, US EPA (all these topics)

E.P.-Eh? The Environmental Protection Agency just isn't like it was in the good old (Nixon) days	Russell Train	22 Sep 2003	Soapbox
Mike Leavitt -- how long will he be smiling? Photo: Utah governor's office. There has been considerable adverse comment from the environmental community about President Bush's nomination of Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt (R) to head the U.S. EPA. Most of that criticism has focused on the governor's environmental record in Utah, a record that appears to have both positive and n ...
Topics: politics, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

E.P.-Eh? The EPA Just Isn't Like It Was in the Good Old (Nixon) Days		22 Sep 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: politics, US EPA (all these topics)

You Can Ring Myron Ebell, Ebell, Ebell White House Tries to Undermine Government Research on Climate Change		22 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
You Can Ring Myron Ebell, Ebell, Ebell White House Tries to Undermine Government Research on Climate Change The Bush White House seems to have teamed up with a conservative think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to undermine the credibility of government scientists doing research on climate change. Myron Ebell, a director of CEI, which has received more than $1 million in funding from ...
Topics: climate, Council on Environmental Quality, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Monroe Spin Doctorin' Bush pushes his Clear Skies plan -- and his electoral prospects -- at a notoriously dirty power plant	Amanda Griscom	17 Sep 2003	Muckraker
Bush talks to the masses in Michigan. Photo: White House. When President Bush set out on Monday to defend his recent New Source Review rollback and promote his energy bill and Clear Skies program, it was hard not to notice the peculiar setting he chose. Wearing a hardhat and safety glasses, the commander in chief mingled with a crowd of begoggl ...
Topics: air pollution, elections, Michigan, Muckraker, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

The Ties That Blind Ties to Polluters Could Compromise Leavitt at EPA, Say Critics		17 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
The Ties That Blind Ties to Polluters Could Compromise Leavitt at EPA, Say Critics Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R), President Bush's nominee to head the U.S. EPA, has strong financial ties to polluters, which critics say cast doubt on his ability to do the job fairly and effectively. Nearly 10 percent of the campaign funds Leavitt raised over the last 10 years came from oil re ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, politics, pollution and waste, US EPA, Utah (all these topics)

A Boy Named 'Sue' Four States Sue EPA for Failing to Protect Kids from Pesticides		16 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
A Boy Named "Sue" Four States Sue EPA for Failing to Protect Kids from Pesticides Four state attorneys general filed suit against the U.S. EPA yesterday, charging that the agency is endangering kids by failing to carry out a 1996 law intended to protect children from the risks of eating pesticide-laden food. "Parents reasonably expect that every effort has been made by the federal government to ...
Topics: food and agriculture, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Block Party Edwards Will Block Bush's Choice to Head EPA		16 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Block Party Edwards Will Block Bush's Choice to Head EPA North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (D), a presidential contender, is now the third senator threatening to hold up the nomination of President Bush's choice to head the U.S. EPA, Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R). "The nomination will not go forward until this administration commits to giving us the truth about how Clean Air Act rollbacks are going to affect our kids with a ...
Topics: John Edwards, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Take It or Leavitt Hillary Clinton threatens to block Bush's EPA nominee	Amanda Griscom	10 Sep 2003	Muckraker
As the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks looms, the Bush administration is facing opprobrium for having deceived the American public about possible air-quality concerns at Ground Zero. Behind the scenes, the issue has become somewhat bizarrely entwined with another hot topic: the confirmation of Republican Gov. Michael Leavitt of Utah as the new U.S. EPA administrator. What's ...
Topics: Greenpeace, Hillary Clinton, Muckraker, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Muddy Water EPA Analysis Finds Clean Water Act Changes Would Cause Major Setback		05 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Muddy Water EPA Analysis Finds Clean Water Act Changes Would Cause Major Setback An internal analysis conducted by the U.S. EPA has found that a Bush administration plan to alter clean water rules could result in more than half of the mid-Atlantic's streams and one-third of its wetlands losing protection under the federal Clean Water Act. That, in turn, would leave more than 3 million pe ...
Topics: politics, rivers and watersheds, US EPA, water pollution, wetlands (all these topics)

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