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Cows Let Go a Sigh of Relief
Congress acted on climate this week. And it's certainly a move to chew over. by erica — last modified Oct 29, 2009 01:53 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
EPA’s Latest Coal Waste Installment: More Ponds. Less Worry?
It seems the more the Environmental Protection Agency digs, the more coal ash waste ponds are found, but a coal group exec assures us that all is quiet. Ah, ... by erica — last modified Sep 11, 2009 03:31 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking: Toxic Releases: How Much Do We Really Know?
Last week the U.S. EPA issued the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/tri07/index.htm">Toxic Release Inventory for 2007</a> – a compilation of the toxic ... by wendy — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:33 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Memo to CNN.com: You Got It Wrong
It’s great when reporters call you for your opinion. It’s even better when they feature a quote from you in the story. And it’s better yet when it’s from an ... by erica — last modified Aug 31, 2009 02:55 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
The U.S. Climate Policy Race: Legislate or Regulate
It’s the quintessential race between the tortoise and the hare, and the tortoise looks to be in the lead. by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 12:50 PM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Start Counting the Votes for a Climate Bill
The signals from the Obama administration are that a cap-and-trade bill on climate is on the way, but is Congress ready? by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 11:54 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Update: Obama Adviser Says 'Yes' – What Sayest McCain?
Back in July I posed a <a class="external-link" href="the-64-000-question-for-obama-and-mccain-on-climate">question</a> to the presidential candidates: will ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:46 PM — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Finally Standards for Coal Ash … Just in Time?
On Monday, while the Environmental Protection Agency sought information from electric companies about their coal waste disposal practices, a new crisis was ... by erica — last modified Jul 06, 2009 11:30 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Statistically Speaking - Coal Waste: What's It Good For?
As we’ve seen from recent catastrophic spills at coal plants in Harriman, Tennessee, and Widows Creek, Alabama, it’s past time to take a closer look at how we ... by erica — last modified Jul 13, 2009 10:28 AM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Obama: The Environmental President?
It's official: there's a new U.S. president. Will Barack Obama be able to advance an environmental agenda? If so, he will have distinguished himself from ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:13 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Token Scientist or the Real Deal?
Yes, it’s official—Steven Chu is Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Energy. Chu is a scientist extraordinaire, who sounds like he might actually be ... by erica — last modified Mar 16, 2009 12:28 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Environmental Roundup
From coastal wetlands and "green" tissue paper to getting the lead out, here are four environmental news items theGreenGrok thought you might want to know ... by erica — last modified Mar 31, 2009 02:25 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
EPA Announces Endangerment Finding (on a Friday)
After a two-month study, the government announced on Friday that carbon dioxide (CO2) and five other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. Why ... by erica — last modified Apr 24, 2009 06:42 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Coal Ash Waste: Where We Are Now and Where We Still Have to Go
<p>The Kingston <a class="external-link" href="http://www.epakingstontva.com/default.aspx">coal ash spill</a> was the spark that lit a fire under the ... by erica — last modified Sep 03, 2009 10:25 AM — filed under: , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
The Story That Wasn't: EPA 'Suppressed' Report Countering CO2 Endangerment Finding
A guy walks into a bar and says, “Did you hear the one about suppression at the EPA?” The bartender says, “Yeah, but did you hear the one about melting ... by erica — last modified Jul 01, 2009 10:14 AM — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Urban Air Pollution: Stay on the Windy Side of the Street
Thinking of an urban stroll to clear the head, move those bones, and take in a breath of fresh air? Be careful that noxious car exhaust doesn’t put a dent in ... by erica — last modified Oct 14, 2009 03:28 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Speaking of the Environment
Some tidbits about climate-change politics and a surprising even shocking relationship between deaths and economic growth. by erica — last modified Oct 01, 2009 01:02 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , — Relevance: 1%