 Stories About: air pollution AND politics AND pollution and waste AND United States
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And Now for Something Completely Different
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03 Feb 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| And Now for Something Completely Different In sharp contrast to the recently released Bush administration budget, Canada's Liberal Party government on Monday promised to double spending on contaminated-site cleanups, promote green technologies to increase energy efficiency, and go beyond the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol in curtailing emissions. Over 10 years, $4 billion ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Canada, climate, politics, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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American Idle
Who needs Superfund when we've got reality TV? |
Joshua Zaffos, Writers on the Range |
19 Jun 2003 |
Soapbox |
| By the end of the year, only $28 million will be left in the U.S. EPA's Superfund account. Superfund pays for the reclamation of abandoned toxic-waste sites, and $28 million barely affords a study just to figure out how to clean up one of the 1,200 deserted dumps wasting away in American communities. Money's tight to fund cleanups of Superfund sites like this one in Pennsylvania. Photo ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, business, energy, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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New Snooze Review
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13 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| New Snooze Review A proposal to alter the New Source Review rule of the Clean Air Act will be announced today, according to the U.S. EPA. The rule requires companies to install state-of-the-art pollution-control equipment when upgrading aging power plants. The utility industry has lobbied intensely against New Source Review, saying it should apply only to extensive, non-routine expansio ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Dozing Off
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11 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Dozing Off More than 8,500 premature deaths are caused every year by pollution from off-road diesel-fueled equipment not regulated by the federal government, according to a new study by state air pollution control officials. Earthmovers, bulldozers, agricultural equipment, and other such vehicles emit extraordinarily high levels of pollution that have been linked ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, placemaking, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Slim Pickins, Whitman
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16 May 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Slim Pickins, Whitman In an apparent effort to diffuse criticism from environmentalists, the Bush administration is considering stepping up legal action against some polluting utility companies. U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Whitman has ordered the agency's regional enforcement officials to look for companies that have violated the Clean Air Act by upgrading power plants with ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Mighty Morphin' Power Rearrangers
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15 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Mighty Morphin' Power Rearrangers Not wanting to provoke another attack from environmentalists, the Bush administration said yesterday that it would delay announcing its plan for overhauling regulation of aging power plants and instead include the plan as part of a more comprehensive package of clean-air policy options in September. President Bush had ordered the U.S. EPA to reassess th ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Time Off for Bad Behavior?
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13 Aug 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Time Off for Bad Behavior? U.S. President Bush told ABC News on Friday that his administration could have done a better job spinning its environmental policies. Bush, in an interview from his Texas ranch, where he is vacationing for the month, said, "My administration's made a lot of very thoughtful and environmentally sensitive decisions, but you get no credit for it. ... Listen, ours is a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, politics, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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Visibly Upset
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16 Jul 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Visibly Upset The 1,900 new power plants called for in U.S. President Bush's energy plan pose a big threat to air quality in places where smog is already bad, experts say. They are also concerned about moves by the Bush administration to end efforts by former President Clinton to force dozens of dirty, old coal-powered plants to install modern pollution-control equipment. Last week, the ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, politics, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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