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FILTER RESULTS ►U.S. states, greens delay lawsuit, watch for Obama climate plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups and a dozen states and cities said Monday they will delay planned legal action against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying they will wait to see if the White House soon unveils a climate policy s...
Is This Conservative Think Tank Astroturfing the EPA To Approve Pebble Mine?
Are pro-mining forces trying to sway the Environmental Protection Agency on Pebble Mine? Last month, I reported on the potential environmental threats posed by the massive proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska. The EPA conducted aShow More Summary
Environmental Justice Groups Sue EPA for Failure to Enforce Clean Air Act
Despite several studies suggesting toxic emissions from refineries are underestimated, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continually failed to review and revise emissions factors for health and life-threatening pollutants.
Now, five environmental justice groups are suing the agency for failure to comply with the Clean Air Act. Show More Summary
Get Your Head Out of Your Ass and Help Clean up the Duwamish River
Posted by news intern Ansel Herz If you like rivers—the Duwamish River in particular—the Environmental Protection Agency needs to hear about it by 5 p.m. today. That's when the public comment period on the EPA's plan to clean the Duwamish...Show More Summary
Throw It Out And It Powers Your Home: Puerto Rico Turns To Garbage For Renewable Energy
Puerto Ricans will soon be turning their trash into renewable energy. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its final approval of an air permit for a 77 megawatt EfW plant, owned by Energy Answers International, a first for the U.S. island territory. The $650 million facility, which will be built in three years in [...]
EPA sued — June 12, 2013
Two environmental groups have revived a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over pesticides, though the new version has been scaled back. The Capital Press ebook "Keen on Quinoa" is free this week at http://bit.ly/KeenOnQuinoa
New agreement in US poultry waste dispute
In a 2010 settlement agreement to a lawsuit brought by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and partners, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed, among other things, to promulgate a new national Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rule to address pollution discharges from livestock and poultry farms.
EPA Finds Workers Using 'Man Caves'
Contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency have apparently been hard at work—in secret man caves furnished with pin-ups, TVs, fridges, and comfy couches. The EPA says it uncovered the screened-off rooms in a warehouse in Landover, Md, where contractors have supplied services to the agency since 2007. Most of...
EPA Employees Use Taxpayer Dollars To Construct Super Cool 'Man Cave'
Environmental Protection Agency warehouse workers — who are employed by a private contractor, Apex — have recently come under fire for using taxpayer money in order to secretly construct a huge "man cave" in the agency's Washington, D.C. headquarters. According to the New York Daily News, the "man cave" contained the following: Read more...
Tom Fox: Talking presidential transitions and agency leadership: A conversation with Michael Leavitt
Michael O. Leavitt has served as governor of Utah, head of the Environmental Protection Agency and secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services...
Senators Call Out the EPA For Leaking Private Info of Farmers to Radical Environmental Groups
We've known for months now that the Environmental Protection Agency has been leaking the private information of small farmers to radical...
Watchdog: 'man caves' hidden at government warehouse
Washington (CNN) – Contractors at an Environmental Protection Agency warehouse were careless with inventories, and used government furniture and appliances to create hidden "man caves" complete with couches and TVs, an agency watchdog alleges. Show More Summary
USDA, EPA: US Food Waste Challenge launched
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the US Food Waste Challenge, calling on others across the food chain - including producer groups, processors, manufacturers, retailers, communities, and other government agencies ? to join the effort to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.
Flashback: EPA released Personal Info of Livestock and Poultry Producers to Extremist Environmental Groups
In recent days, another unpopular government agency has faced accusations of political bias over its alleged targeting of conservative groups. Fox News reported that the Environmental Protection Agency is being accused of trying to charge conservative groups fees while largely exempting liberal groups. Show More Summary
Apple's New Energy Hire
Tim Cook's recent announcement that he had hired Lisa Jackson, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, raised a lot of eyebrows. Now that the hubbub has died down, it's time to take a closer look. In this video, Fool.com...Show More Summary
EPA's Secret Man Cave
After a long day of protecting the environment, it's good to have a secret man cave for a little R&R! Here's what happened when an Environmental Protection Agency inspector general visited a warehouse ran by a government contractor and...Show More Summary
EPA Warehouse Has Secret Man Caves
Everyone needs a little personal space in the office. At least, workers at a warehouse leased by the Environmental Protection Agency, in Landover, Md., seem to think so. EPA’s inspectors found secret rooms at the facility filled with exercise equipment, televisions, refrigerators, microwaves and couches....
EPA Veteran Tapped for Top Legal Job
President Barack Obama moved to fill a key job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nominating Avi Garbow to serve as general counsel. Garabow, who has been deputy general counsel since 2009, previously spent five years at Cohen Milstein Sellers...
EPA Private Data Release Peeves Pork Producers
The Environmental Protection Agency is now being accused of giving preference to liberal groups over conservatives when it comes to freedom of information act requests, specifically groups like the Sierra Club which received the personal information of thousands of livestock … Continue reading ?
American Throw Out 40 Percent Of Their Food, Which Is Terrible For The Climate
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency announced their plan to tackle food waste in America, a problem that has grown by 50 percent since the 1970s. Today, as much as 40 percent of food produced in America is thrown away, amounting to 1,400 calories per person per day, $400 per [...]
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