The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — At the first meeting of President George W. Bush's cabinet in 2001, then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dist

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"… the newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator, former New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman, began speaking out forcefully on the issue. On Feb. …"

Federal board concludes current chemical regulations are inadequate

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2002 — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, nearing the end of a lengthy investigation, has conclude

Dangerous disease, dangerous remedy

By Jillian Olsen

On the night of September 10, low-flying planes blanketed parts of Nassau County, New York, in a fine mist of Scourge, a mosquito-killing pe

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"… ronmental and occupational health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey, “but I don’t think that aerial spraying is ever efficient, effective, …"

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Interview: Not in the U.S. of A?

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2003 — A month before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and all of the increased government secrecy that

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"… ing] back to the early 1990s. I found that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey had evidence that he had taken, basically, a loan guarantee from a donor ( …"

In victory for builders, sprinkler systems in new VA homes will be optional

By Dusty Smith

Score one for the builders, at least for now. In the midst of a state-by-state battle over fire safety requirements, a panel in Virginia on

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"… hasn’t yet been adopted by any state. State agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have recommended adoption of the change, but builders in those states are …"

Bush's choice of EPA advisers signals tilt toward industry

By Josey Ballenger

February 12, 2001 — The composition of the team that advised George W. Bush on the Environmental Protection Agency during his transition to

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"… Al Gore and his opponent in the primary race, former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey. Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, second-term Sen. Mary Landrieu of L …"

"… y and government,” said Jane Nogaki, pesticide program organizer for the New Jersey Environmental Federation, a coalition of 90 groups.‘Not at the table’ …"

"… need only look to the states.” Whitman then described her home state of New Jersey as “moving beyond the ‘command and control’ model of mandates, regul …"

"… ared mutual goals.”As examples of the new philosophy, Whitman pointed to New Jersey incentives to encourage voluntary reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, …"

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Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2002 — The Bush administration quietly shelved a proposal to tighten regulations on a group of hazardous chemicals des

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"… also increase inspections, as OSHA says will happen.One union official in New Jersey, unhappy with past OSHA actions on reactive chemicals, was likewise disapp …"

"… e chemicals issue is “particularly heart-rending” in densely populated New Jersey, Dudzic said, remarking that the Morton plant is just 10 miles from the Na …"

EPA agrees to reveal secret identities of potentially risky chemicals

By Chris Hamby

EPA reveals identities of potentially risky chemicals

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"… ess, but it failed to pass again last year.  Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, introduced another reform bill in April. …"

IRS red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

IRS stingy in rewarding tipsters who turn in corporate tax cheats

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"… still pending involves a whistleblower who informed the IRS in 2003 that a New Jersey furniture chain owner was dodging taxes by pocketing money that came in fr …"

Badly flawed background check system fails to contain firearms sales

By Rick Schmitt

Center story detailed loopholes in current system

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"… urt. Large segments of the population – including alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner, a diagnosed schizophrenic -- are not captured by that system.   Cri …"

"… check system question its suitability for catching every worrisome person. Jared Lee Loughner was able to buy a gun from a dealer and pass a check even though he was wi …"

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