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National biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

By Ronnie Greene

U.S. biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

Main Street chases transportation money

By Matthew Lewis

chases transportation money

Excerpts from this story referencing "IBM":

"… e day they welcomed officials from one the world’s biggest corporations, IBM. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Environmental Protection Agency Admi …"

"… re undergoing a grand remodel.Meanwhile, Dubuque’s private sector guest, IBM, was over at the convention center announcing plans to make the city a liv …"

"… iving laboratory for its Smarter Planet program. Up to 1,300 new IBM employees will begin fielding tech service calls later this year at the Ro …"

"… rs will also be able to enjoy the fruits of a sweeping partnership between IBM and its host city — a partnership aimed at creating an integrated transp …"

Disclosure filings by lobbyists still incomplete

By Matthew Lewis

After a rash of congressional ethics scandals, Congress toughened up lobbying disclosure rules by passing the Honest Leadership and Open Gov

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… vernment] entities they reported lobbying” – such as the Senate or the Environmental Protection Agency. “[L]obbyists could not provide documentation to support any of the enti …"

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$163 million spent on oil pollution research — with no coordination

By Laurel Adams

Interagency committee to coordinate oil pollution research - didn't

"Beneficial use" of Coal Ash in question as EPA mulls regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

Nearly every day over the last 32 months, members of a citizens group in Giles County, Va., have paid a visit to a seven-acre stretch of lan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… els higher than permitted in the area’s water. Earlier this year, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigation found “no current evidence” that the course’s coal ash …"

Chamber seeks cash from insurers, financial firms for new effort

By Peter H. Stone

Even as it plowed tens of millions of dollars into ads this year to help mostly Republicans notch Congressional victories, the U.S. Chamber

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… business priorities as fighting the regulation of greenhouse gases by the Environmental Protection Agency; curbing the power of the recently created Consumer Financial Protection B …"

"… d by Congress in the last year, as well as new regulatory threats from the Environmental Protection Agency. “There are thousands of new and questionable rulemakings in the pipelin …"

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EPA Superfund cleanup costs outstrip funding

By Laurel Adams

The cost of cleaning up hazardous sites is increasing even as Superfund dollars are running out....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… sites is increasing even as Superfund dollars are running out.In 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated the cost of cleanup was increasing beyond the current funding ne …"

"… posing serious risks to human health and the environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Following are other new watchdog reports released by the Government Accoun …"

Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

The White House may have ignored expert advice from government officials and pressured scientists to make changes in a report about the BP o

EPA inspector general responds to FOIA review by Grassley and Issa

By Laurel Adams

The inspector general at the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a special report responding to a request by Sen. Charles Grassley an

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… e human trafficking and laws in Spanish. (FBI) …"

Following record temperatures in 2010, lobbyists likely to turn up heat

By Laurel Adams

New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released today showing that 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… about it.Much of the pressure and persuasion in the U.S. will focus on the Environmental Protection Agency, which this month is expected to begin requiring permits from major carbon …"

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