Does EPA Really Want to Regulate Farm Dust?
I picked up this thread on The Rural Blog. It seems that the EPA is considering a crackdown on dusty farms, so 21 senators have come rushing to farmers' aid to water down the dust-up.
Boucher critical of EPA proposal to regulate fly ash
U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., has released a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson objecting to the EPA’s proposal to regulate coal combustion products commonly called fly ash.
Texas appeals EPA air-pollution ruling
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas officials on Monday appealed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to overturn a 16-year-old state air-pollution-permitting program. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed the petition for reconsideration with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The EPA ruled last month that the ...
EPA rejects challenges from Cuccinelli, others
The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected 10 petitions -- including one filed by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli -- challenging the climate science research it is using to formulate regulations limiting manmade greenhouse gas emissions. The petitions asked the EPA to reconsider its finding and reopen its hearings on the ...
EPA raises oil spill estimate in Michigan river
Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons (3.8 million liters) of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as "wholly...