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Newt Gingrich faces questions about consulting job and support for biofuels

By John Aloysius Farrell

Gingrich takes consulting fee from ethanol while getting big fossil fuel donations

One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environment":

"… that is, coal ash is regulated by the federal government.In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal to begin regulating the disposal o …"

"… ses a cancer risk from arsenic levels 900 times above what is deemed safe. Environmental groups have singled out the pond as one of 70 cases in 35 states where t …"

"… re degradation.In an August report, the Sierra Club, EarthJustice, and the Environmental Integrity Project documented how many of coal ash’s toxic components l …"

"… gs of drinking water contamination, as does the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).Company and state officials alike acknowledge the ash h …"

Could rupture of aging pipeline ignite nuclear plant's control room?

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Could rupture of aging pipeline ignite nuclear plant's control room?
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Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environment":

"… ged ecosystems, and jeopardized citizens’ health. In July 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified 63 “proven or potential damage cases” i …"

"… han was initially reported,” says Tom Ring, of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. “It’s clearly spreading.”A coal-burning behemothColstrip …"

"… cussions between top officials at the EPA, OMB, and White House Council on Environmental Quality than any outside pressure. Throughout the OMB review, he says, i …"

"… esult in fewer problems that we’ll have to take care of down the road.”Environmentalists disagree. After all, they note, the “voluntary action plan” does …"

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The Climate Change Lobby is generously supported by a grant from the Deer Creek Foundation and is part of an ongoing investigative series on

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

The Center for Public Integrity compiled its climate lobby database from lobbying disclosure reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate’
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Transportation agencies steer into climate change debate

By Matthew Lewis

With billions of dollars at stake, mass transit lobby works Capitol Hill

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environment":

"… (APTA). “We began to get some traction in the latest debate [in 2008].”Environmental Protection Agency figures show that the transportation sector — cars a …"

"… t transportation,” said Michael Replogle, transportation director at the Environmental Defense Fund. “If all we do is throw more money at public transportati …"

Carbon as a commodity

By Marianne Lavelle

Can a $2 trillion 'cap and trade' market fight climate change?

The climate lobbyists

By Matthew Lewis

A sampling of power players

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environment":

"… f International Auto Manufacturers, among others. Frances McPoland, Former Environmental Aide to President Clinton Colling, Swift & Hynes McPoland served Cli …"

"… McPoland served Clinton as an executive within the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Prior to that, she worked on the Hill as an aide to Congressmen …"

"… Daimler Mercedes-Benz. Jeffrey Holmstead, Former Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Partner and Head of Environmental Strategy, Bracewell …"

"… sistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Partner and Head of Environmental Strategy, Bracewell & Giuliani A former associate White House counse …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environment":

"… newsMany Environmental advocates, including mainstream groups such as the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council, have treated the …"

"… Chamber of Commerce, led a high-profile campaign against the legislation. Environmentalists, meanwhile, were bitterly divided over whether to back a bill some v …"

"… a, has vowed a vote on a climate bill in his panel by Memorial Day. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer, also a California Democrat …"

"… Republican Senator John Chafee of Rhode Island when he chaired the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.One of the finance and marketing industry’s m …"

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