Accounting for limousines: A moving target

By Joe Eaton

Change in definition brought the government's limousine count down.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… Department of Interior (3), the Department of Veterans Affairs (1) and the Environmental Protection Agency (1), reported no limousines for 2011. Leslie Paige, a spokeswoman for …"

Environmentalists decry 'irresponsible' lobbying by coal-burning utilities

By Alice Su

Environmental group condemns eight utility companies for spending millions to lobby against pollution controls.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… a Senate vote on a resolution by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., to nullify an Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing emissions of mercury and other air toxics from powe …"

Farmworkers plagued by pesticides, red tape

By Ronnie Greene

Pesticides endanger farmworkers, but thin layers of government protect them and no one knows the full scope of the perils in the fields.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… no one knows the full scope of the environmental perils in the fields.The Environmental Protection Agency administers a Worker Protection Standard meant to regulate pesticides and …"

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U.S. issues fines, orders upgrades at coal-fired power plants

By Alice Su

The EPA and Justice Department issue a $950,000 fine and order millions in pollution control technology at three coal-fired power plants.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

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State settlement boosts monitoring at massive coal ash dump bordering two states

By Chris Hamby

One of the nation’s largest impoundments of the often-toxic byproducts of burning coal must stop accepting waste by 2016.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… . “It calls attention to the need for federal coal ash regulation.”The Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule to address the handling of coal ash in 2010, but …"

Clean Water Case targets wetlands protection in North Carolina

By Alice Su

As part of a U.S. effort to protect wetlands, a federal court has ordered $1 million in preservation projects in North Carolina.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… h that are found nowhere else on Earth.”The Freedman case is part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011-13 national enforcement initiatives that aim to prevent animal wa …"

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EPA's 'Brownfields' program coming up short

By Gwyneth Shaw, Beverly Ford and Evelyn Larrubia

Thousands of polluted properties remain despite $1.5 billion in federal assistance

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… er.Despite about $1.5 billion in federal grants and loans doled out by the Environmental Protection Agency over 19 years, hundreds of thousands of abandoned and polluted properties …"

"… despite close to $60 million in brownfield-related grants and loans by the Environmental Protection Agency -- including $12 million aimed directly at removing or containing pollutan …"

Daily Disclosure: California contest tops outside spending in House races

By Rachael Marcus

It's pro-energy versus pro-environment in California's 7th District House race.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… t new oil refineries and for offshore drilling, as well as to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. He opposes cap-and-trade and tax credits …"

Pro-environment group gave grant to conservative nonprofit

By Michael Beckel

Why would a pro-environment group give $125,000 to a pro-energy, anti-regulatory nonprofit?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Exelon":

"… energy conglomerate Koch Industries, oil refining giant Valero Energy and Exelon, which is the largest nuclear power plant operator in the U.S. and la …"

Detroit refinery expansion adds more Canadian crude, brings more worries

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A conflict in Detroit symbolizes a larger national debate over oil company plans to step up refining of heavier, dirtier crude from Alberta.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Texas City":

"… s could lead to further deterioration of air quality. Refineries in nearby Texas City and Port Arthur have expanded or are in the process of doing so.“These c …"

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