Environment
EPA zaps BP on air pollution
October 21, 2009The Environmental Protection Agency has taken on oil giant BP along with corporate-friendly Republican officials in the state of Indiana.
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Cap and trade controls smog, says EPA
October 16, 2009A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week touted the success of a cap and trade program (known as NOx Budget Trading Program, or NBP) that regulates emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in...
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Climate action day set for Oct. 24 worldwide
October 15, 2009Some 3,000 climate change action events will take place in more than 150 countries on Oct. 24.
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EPA to probe weed-killer’s links to cancer, birth defects
October 13, 2009In another break with Bush administration policies, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will investigate the health effects of one of the nation's most widely used weed-killers, atrazine.
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New bridge symbolizes river’s rebirth
October 2, 2009An important envirnomental project is completed in Washington state.
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