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And I'll Blow Your Case Down
U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case |
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02 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| And I'll Blow Your Case Down U.S. Supreme Court hears opening arguments in Clean Air Act case Fans of respiration held their collective breath yesterday as the Supreme Court began hearing a case about Clean Air Act violations. The case addresses claims by Duke Energy and other companies that the U.S. EPA got lawsuit-happy in the Clinton era, trying to force poor, helpless utilities to add poll ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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A Ploy Named Sue
With feds asleep at the wheel, states sue to protect air and water |
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28 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| A Ploy Named Sue With feds asleep at the wheel, states sue to protect air and water Frustrated by federal inaction, states and localities are increasingly suing companies and even each other in attempts to curb air and water pollution. Oklahoma, for instance, has filed suit against eight companies that operate chicken farms in neighboring Arkansas, cha ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Arkansas, environmental justice, Kentucky, news, Oklahoma, politics, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls |
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18 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Dodge Not Lest Ye Be Judged Court rules with EPA on power-plant pollution controls Imagine that gavel sound from Law & Order, and here we go: In 1999, the U.S. EPA sued Cinergy Corp. for modifying several coal-fueled power plants without following Clean Air Act pollution-control requirements. (Moment of silence for the days when eco-laws were enforced.) One month before Pre ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, environmental justice, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Unjust Breathe
Blacks more likely than whites to be breathing polluted air |
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14 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Unjust Breathe Blacks more likely than whites to be breathing polluted air Sadly, few will be shocked to hear that black Americans are more likely than whites to be breathing the nation's most unhealthy air. An Associated Press analysis of year-2000 data from two federal sources -- the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and the Census Bureau's population count -- reveals that blacks nationwide are 79 perce ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, news, politics (all these topics) |
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