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25 years after Bhopal, U.S. plant still using same toxic chemical

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

Earlier this week, seven former executives of Union Carbide India Ltd. were convicted of “death by negligence” and sentenced to two-year jai

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"… eople went to the hospital. According to a 1993 report commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency, the release went undetected by workers because a high-temperature alarm w …"

Expert: New toxic chemicals report “unprecedented”

By Jim Morris

In a new report, the President’s Cancer Panel emphatically reinforced what public health officials and activists have been saying for decade

Excerpts from this story referencing "Environmental Protection Agency":

"… t. The stories will focus on the failings of the primary regulators -- the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- and highlight ind …"

More transparency sought from White House’s OMB in regulation reviews

By Jim Morris

Under President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s, the White House Office of Management and Budget became known as the place where promising

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"… regulatory agendas of just two agencies -- the Department of Labor and the Environmental Protection Agency – gives a sense of what’s at stake. The Labor Department has signaled …"

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Senate prepares for new battle over chemical plant security

By Jim Morris

Although he left his stressful job with the Environmental Protection Agency nearly seven years ago, Bob Bostock says there’s one scenario th

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"… t it will continue tomorrow.” …"

EPA cracks down on flea, tick labels in wake of Center probe

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

The Environmental Protection Agency is ordering clearer labels for all “spot-on” flea and tick treatments applied directly to dogs’ and cats

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"… thetic relatives of pyrethrins, extracted from the chrysanthemum plant. …"

New EPA scrutiny for Atrazine reflected in Center’s database complaints

By M.B. Pell and Jim Morris

After years of fielding complaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has de

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"… plaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to take a closer look at the product, used on corn and other c …"

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Quarter-century after Bhopal, a deadly chemical’s U.S. production to end

By Jim Morris

The last major U.S. producer of the chemical that killed thousands in Bhopal, India, 26 years ago – and was nearly released in a 2008 explos

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"… mic considerations” – notably, an agreement it struck with the Environmental Protection Agency last year to phase out production of a pesticide called Temik, of which MI …"

‘Baby steps’ for federal e-rulemaking process

By Jeremy Borden

Federal rules affect many aspects of American life, ranging from whether truck drivers can send text messages to standards for the quality o

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"… ll these different agencies.”The main overseer of Regulations.gov is the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Information Collection. Andrew Battin, acting director of th …"

EPA releases toxics data early in spirit of transparency

By Elizabeth Lucas

In response to citizen requests, the Environmental Protection Agency posted its preliminary 2009 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data at the e

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"… Integrity and the Sunlight Foundation. …"

"… e not all facilities have reported, or their reports been processed.Where: Environmental Protection Agency websiteAvailability: Raw data for preliminary 2009 TRI now posted online. …"

Frustrated green groups to sue ExxonMobil, saying Texas regulator isn’t regulating

By Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Tired of waiting for state regulators to take meaningful action, two environmental groups are preparing to file a lawsuit against the nation

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"… n on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), already under pressure from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its air permitting program and more rigorously enforce curre …"

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