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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runoff
Cities start getting creative in cleaning up runoff |
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24 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runoff Cities start getting creative in cleaning up runoff Catalyzed by legal action from enviro groups, the U.S. EPA has started cracking down on an oft-overlooked cause of befouled waterways: polluted runoff. On its journey through urban and suburban streets, rainwater picks up and carries motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides, and other nasties, eventually dumping them in majo ... |
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| Topics: news, rivers and watersheds, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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That's Hot
States sue EPA over new mercury rules and the 'hot spots' they'll create |
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19 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| That's Hot States sue EPA over new mercury rules and the "hot spots" they'll create A coalition of 11 states filed suit against the U.S. EPA in federal court yesterday, charging that the agency's recently issued mercury emissions rules, which establish a "cap and trade" system whereby coal-fired power plants can trade pollution credits, pose an unacceptable threat to publi ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, coal, energy, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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U.S. Companies: Working to Keep Europeans Safe
American firms conforming to E.U. chemical regs |
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17 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| U.S. Companies: Working to Keep Europeans Safe American firms conforming to E.U. chemical regs Though the U.S. was once a global leader in environmental regulation, that is, to put it mildly, no longer true. Now, the real challenge for many U.S. companies is complying with the stringent standards that govern the European Union market -- if they want to reach its 460 million consumers. Using a "b ... |
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| Topics: business, European Union, news, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Friends With Benefits
Saudi-owned company set to profit from proposed MTBE liability shield |
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17 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Friends With Benefits Saudi-owned company set to profit from proposed MTBE liability shield OK, kids, follow the bouncing red ball: The Republican energy bill, pending in the Senate, is advertised as a way to gain independence from Saudi Arabian oil (boing!). Part of the energy bill, included at the insistence of Texas Rep. Tom DeLay (R), is a provision shielding makers of groundwater-polluti ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, oil, politics, Saudi Arabia, toxics (all these topics) |
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Epistled Off
On letter-writing campaigns |
Umbra Fisk |
16 May 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I just switched to all-natural cleaning products (Seventh Generation, it's great!) and I wanted my switch to have the most impact possible. I was thinking about sending emails to the companies whose cleaning products I had previously used, telling them why I switched, describing the nasty effects of their products, and encouraging them to change their products to be earth-friendly. I also thought I would send this ema ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, grassroots activism, green living, green products, toxics (all these topics) |
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Uncle Sam Wants You! ... To Clean Up After Him
Closed military bases frequently icky |
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12 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Uncle Sam Wants You! ... To Clean Up After Him Closed military bases frequently icky Irony alert: Hot on the heels of news that the Pentagon is appealing to Congress for exemptions from air and hazardous-waste laws comes word that closed military bases are ridden with, uh, dirty air and hazardous waste. Thirty-four military bases shut down since 1988 are on the U.S. EPA Superfund list of toxic sites, and the upcoming r ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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If the Military Can't Pollute Freely, the Terrorists Have Won
Pentagon asks Congress for exemptions from environmental laws, again |
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11 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| If the Military Can't Pollute Freely, the Terrorists Have Won Pentagon asks Congress for exemptions from environmental laws, again For the fourth time in as many years, the Defense Department has appealed to Congress for exemptions from major environmental laws -- this time it's air and hazardous-waste laws, as part of the 2006 defense authorization bill. In congressional testimony last year, a senior Pentagon official ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Lead and Circus
EPA lead regs quietly morph from mandatory rules to voluntary standards |
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10 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Lead and Circus EPA lead regs quietly morph from mandatory rules to voluntary standards The U.S. EPA has fallen a bit -- and by "a bit" we mean nine years -- behind schedule on issuing lead regulations pertaining to building renovation. But better late than never, right? Maybe not. Turns out the EPA has quietly shifted its regulatory course from issuing mandatory rules for contractors to that old Bush administration chestnut ... |
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| Topics: news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Strongarm of the Law
Supreme Court rules that pesticide makers are liable for damages |
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28 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Strongarm of the Law Supreme Court rules that pesticide makers are liable for damages The U.S. Supreme Court has acted to restore a measure of sanity to the world of pesticides and weed-killers. In the 1990s, lawyers for big chemical companies pushed a novel interpretation of the 1972 federal law governing pesticides: By submitting pesticides for approval by the U.S. EPA, they said, companies thereby gained immunity from an ... |
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| Topics: news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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