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Nearly one-third of U.S. cars won't be ready for 2013 switch to anti-pollution technology

By Evan Bush

EPA aims to drop anti-pollution gear on gasoline pumps in 2013

IMPACT: House committee limits EPA ability to regulate coal ash

By Evan Bush

IMPACT: Democrats help GOP pass coal ash bill out of committee

EPA focuses anew on obscure chemicals in consumer products

By Jane Kay

New scrutiny on ingredient of batteries, brake fluid and pharmaceuticals

Excerpts from this story referencing "IBM":

"… ndustry made changes in manufacturing after his study and another study at IBM with similar findings. Other industries use these solvents more heavily th …"

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Human exposure 'uncontrolled' at 114 Superfund sites

By Joaquin Sapien

EPA secrecy about sites' toxic dangers extends even to senators' inquiries

Contaminated, but still not off-limits

By Joaquin Sapien

High levels of likely carcinogen found at New Jersey brook that the EPA calls safe for recreational use

EPA diverts money from shared Superfund pool

By Richard Mullins and Joaquin Sapien

Little-known change that helps agency meet funding challenges scrutinized
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Superfund site? Who is supposed to clean them up? Answers to these questions, and others

Close connections

By Anupama Narayanswamy

EPA pays at least three firms to clean up pollution they may have helped create

Bankrupt companies avoid more than $700 million in cleanup costs

By Kevin Bogardus

When firms fail, the government collects pennies on the dollar for Superfund site work

Superfund today

By Joaquin Sapien and Richard Mullins

Massive undertaking to clean up hazardous waste sites has lost both momentum and funding

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