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 Stories About: air pollution AND US EPA AND West
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Dust Breathe
EPA seeks to rescind clean-air protections for rural areas |
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19 Jan 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dust Breathe EPA seeks to rescind clean-air protections for rural areas A new Bush administration proposal would strip significant clean-air protections from rural areas. The U.S. EPA would exempt these areas from meeting federal standards for coarse particulate matter -- essentially, windblown clouds of dust -- and end federal monitoring of particulate levels in those locales. The weakened regulations would have a parti ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, US EPA, West (all these topics) |
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Hazed and Confused
Appeals court rejects five-state plan for clean park air |
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24 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Hazed and Confused Appeals court rejects five-state plan for clean park air A market-based program used by five Western states to control haze in national parks and wilderness areas was rejected by a federal appeals court Friday. Brought to court in a challenge by a coal and utilities industry group, the states' efforts to cut sulfur-dioxide pollution and improve air quality and visibility in the parks w ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, news, US EPA, West (all these topics) |
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Pop Goes the Diesel
Partnership formed to fight diesel fumes |
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30 Sep 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Pop Goes the Diesel Partnership formed to fight diesel fumes The U.S. EPA this week announced the formation of a partnership to undertake voluntary, cooperative measures to reduce the impact of diesel fumes on Western states. (Diesel fumes, for those of you tuning in late, kill people. Lots of people.) Most of the money funding the measures will come from the federal government; the EPA hopes to secure $100 million over five ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, US EPA, West (all these topics) |
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Zinc Positive
Supreme Court Sides With EPA in Clean Air Case |
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22 Jan 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Zinc Positive Supreme Court Sides With EPA in Clean Air Case A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the U.S. EPA has the authority to override state government decisions on what constitutes the "best available" anti-pollution technology. Enviros hailed the decision as a victory for clean air, while libertarian think tanks, a coali ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Alaska, environmental justice, politics, pollution and waste, US EPA, West (all these topics) |
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