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Last Scoundrels of Refuge Republicans Push for Oil Drilling in the Arctic Refuge -- Again		22 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Last Scoundrels of Refuge Republicans Push for Oil Drilling in the Arctic Refuge -- Again It's the story that never dies: Republicans are once again plotting to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling, this time by adding a provision to a major energy bill that is now being hammered out in a congressional conference committee. Most Democ ...
Topics: Alaska, energy, mining and drilling, political groups, politics, United States (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)

A Greener Shade of Gray Davis Poised to Sign a Series of Pro-Environment Bills		22 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
A Greener Shade of Gray Davis Poised to Sign a Series of Pro-Environment Bills California Gov. Gray Davis (D) seems to be experiencing a green awakening as he campaigns aggressively against a recall. He is expected to sign a number of environmental bills in the coming days, despite opposition from major business interests in the state. One controversial, groundbreaking bill would add a recycling fee onto the price of new computers and ...
Topics: California, politics (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)

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)

Sticker Shock and Awe The True Dimensions of 87 Billion Bucks		18 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
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Topics: politics (all these topics)

Sticker Shock and Awe The real dimensions of $87 billion		18 Sep 2003	The Gist
Add enough zeros to the end of any number -- say, 87 -- and it quickly becomes an abstraction. I can imagine 87 years (my grandmother's age), or 87 miles (about the distance from my home in Brooklyn to outer Long Island), or $87 (which wouldn't go far out there in the hoity-toity Hamptons). But I'm at a loss to wrap my mind around 87 thousand years (which would take me back to the most recent ice age) or 870 million miles (Broo ...
Topics: economy, politics (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)

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)

Rocky Roadless Bush Administration Refuses to Defend Roadless Rule		17 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Rocky Roadless Bush Administration Refuses to Defend Roadless Rule In what may be a final blow to the Clinton-era roadless policy, the Bush administration refused to appeal a federal court injunction against the rule by the deadline for doing so last Friday. Enviros are hopping mad that the administration didn't defend the policy, which aimed to prevent road-building, logging, and oil and gas development on 58.5 mil ...
Topics: politics, US Forest Service, wilderness (all these topics)

Monroe Spin Doctorin' Bush Defends His Environmental Proposals in a Key Swing State		17 Sep 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: Michigan, politics (all these topics)

Do Good Public Comments Needed to Keep Snowmobiles Out of Yellowstone		16 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Do Good Public Comments Needed to Keep Snowmobiles Out of Yellowstone More than two and a half years after a phaseout was supposed to have begun, snowmobiles continue to run rampant in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, disturbing wildlife, making park workers sick from fumes, and polluting the nation's precious natural treasures. A proposed rule from the Bush a ...
Topics: air pollution, National Park Service, national parks, outdoor recreation, politics (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)

Twisting Their Farms California Bills Would Crack Down on Air Pollution from Farms		16 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Twisting Their Farms California Bills Would Crack Down on Air Pollution from Farms For the first time, California farmers would have to do their part to curb air pollution, under a series of controversial bills approved last week by the state legislature. The state's agriculture industry has long enjoyed an exemption from the federal Clean Air Act, even though many of its act ...
Topics: air pollution, California, food and agriculture, politics, pollution and waste (all these topics)

The Coast in the Machine Bush Pushes for Offshore Oil Drilling in Alaska		15 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
The Coast in the Machine Bush Pushes for Offshore Oil Drilling in Alaska The Bush administration is moving aggressively to open Alaska's coastal waters to oil exploration -- a campaign that is not getting nearly as much public scrutiny as efforts to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The administration plans to offer eight oil and gas lea ...
Topics: Alaska, commercial and industry organizations, energy, mining and drilling, oceans, politics, wildlife (all these topics)

Foam Call Canadian Tribes Fight Big Fish Farms in Court		15 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Foam Call Canadian Tribes Fight Big Fish Farms in Court Fish farms off Canada's west coast are under fire from native tribes that claim the big aquaculture operations are devastating the natural environment. Four tribes living in the Broughton Archipelago, off the coast of British Columbia north of Vancouver Island, are going to court to curb the spread of aquaculture, citing Canada's constit ...
Topics: Canada, environmental justice, fishing, marine life, politics (all these topics)

We've Got Mail Readers Sound Off on Bushisms, Organic Weed Control, and More		12 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
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Cheney Reaction Appeals Court Rejects Bush Attempt to Withhold Energy Documents		12 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Cheney Reaction Appeals Court Rejects Bush Attempt to Withhold Energy Documents A federal appeals court yesterday rejected the Bush administration's argument that it should not have to release documents related to Vice President Dick Cheney's Energy Task Force, marking the fourth -- yes, fourth -- time the judiciary has told the White House the information must be made public. The suit against the Veep was brought by the Sierra Club a ...
Topics: politics, Sierra Club (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)

Take It or Leavitt Hillary Clinton Threatens to Block Bush's Nomination to EPA		10 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
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Topics: politics (all these topics)

Rove V. Waders White House Political Maneuvering Could Hurt Northwest Salmon		10 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Rove V. Waders White House Political Maneuvering Could Hurt Northwest Salmon President Bush lost in Oregon and Washington in the 2000 election, but his team is working to ensure that he fares better in the Pacific Northwest in 2004 -- and that may mean trouble for salmon. Bush's top strategy honcho, Karl Rove, has been making quiet trips to t ...
Topics: Department of Interior, fishing, food and agriculture, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, politics, water conflicts (all these topics)

License to Drill GOP Energy Bill Would Do a Big Favor for Halliburton		08 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
License to Drill GOP Energy Bill Would Do a Big Favor for Halliburton A measure in a big Republican-backed energy bill would exempt from federal regulation a natural-gas-drilling procedure refined by Halliburton Co., the oil and gas services company previously headed by Vice President Dick Cheney. The process, called hydraulic fracturing, is used widely in Western states and invo ...
Topics: business, mining and drilling, political groups, politics, water pollution (all these topics)

Conan the Eco-friendly Barbarian Schwarzenegger Tries to Green His Image		08 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Conan the Eco-friendly Barbarian Schwarzenegger Tries to Green His Image Arnold Schwarzenegger is trying to paint himself with a green brush as he revs up his campaign for the California governorship. Though he's running as a Republican, he's carving out positions at odds with the Bush administration on a number of issues, from logging in the Sierra Nevada to regulating carbon-dioxide emissions from vehicles to pushing energy conservat ...
Topics: California, politics (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)

Turf Wars Missouri, California Clash Over Air-Quality Plan		05 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Turf Wars Missouri, California Clash Over Air-Quality Plan A proposal to reduce air pollution from lawn mowers and other gas-powered outdoor equipment has set the stage for a battle between the staid Midwestern state of Missouri and the kooky Californians. To help deal with the Golden State's chronic air-quality problem, the California Air Resource ...
Topics: air pollution, business, California, commercial and industry organizations, Michigan, Missouri, politics (all these topics)

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