Requiring federal contractors to disclose political donations could raise legal challenges

By Laurel Adams

Proposed Obama order requiring federal contractors to disclose contributions under fire

Excerpts from this story referencing "steel mills":

"… uck down President Truman’s executive order directing the seizure of the steel mills during the Korean War. But in AFL-CIO v. Allbaugh in 2002, an executive or …"

Many Americans left behind in the quest for cleaner air

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Secret government 'watch list' reveals failure to curb dangerous emissions

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"… al, commercial, military and municipal facilities, from oil refineries and steel mills to pharmaceutical manufacturers, incinerators and cement kilns. Many of th …"

"… r pollution controls may be required.For a city like Gary, this means that steel mills, power plants and an oil refinery in the area must hold down emissions of …"

"… rules that have been criticized by the courts.In Gary, the dark haze from steel mills and power plants that once hovered over the community has lessened. Still, …"

Why Americans still breathe known hazards decades after ‘clean air’ law

By Jim Morris and Corbin Hiar

Air toxics crackdown stymied by politics, industry resistance and ‘hopelessly irrational’ EPA

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"… les covering groups of industries such as oil refineries, power plants and steel mills. Companies would have to use the best available pollution controls, which …"

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Parts of Pa. law favored by frackers overturned

By Alice Su

A court on Thursday threw out parts of the state’s Act 13, returning zoning authority over natural gas drilling to local governments

Excerpts from this story referencing "steel mills":

"… ing coal portals, tipples, washing plants, limestone and coal strip mines, steel mills, industrial chicken farms, rendering plants and firework plants in residen …"

Inspector General to review EPA's 'Watch Lists'

By Jim Morris

The EPA’s inspector general has begun a review of the agency's use of internal watch lists of alleged chronic polluters nationwide.

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"… lators sometimes had trouble keeping tabs on oil refineries, power plants, steel mills and other industrial facilities that showered communities with contaminant …"