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Government Accountability Office Attacks EPA Program
2013-05-08 06:00:00| Chemical Processing
On April 29, 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) titled "Toxic Substances: EPA has Increased Efforts to Assess and Control Chemicals but Could Strengthen Its Approach." The report is available at www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-249.[pullquote]The GAO has long faulted the EPA's chemicals...
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EPA Announces Selected Recipients to Receive $62. ...
2013-05-08 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
U.S. EPA announced selection of 240 recipients recommended to receive $62.5 million in grants to protect people's health and the environment in local communities. These investments, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants, target under-served and economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, providing funding necessary to assess, cleanup, and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies, and leverage jobs. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Will The EPA Stop Bullying Farmers?
2013-05-07 22:48:00| Beef
Delta Farm Press Blog On April 16, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) senior agricultural counsel said clean energy and building bridges with the farming/ranching community will be priorities going forward. read more
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Fracking Regulation Is States' Turf, 13 States Tell EPA
2013-05-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tulsa World: A letter by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and signed by his counterparts in 12 other energy-producing states tells the EPA it should not allow threats of litigation by six Northeast states to provide a back-door entry for federal oversight of fracking. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been studying the effects of hydraulic fracturing but so far has stayed out of an enforcement role. The Pruitt letter, however, noted that New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Delaware...
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EPA Showcases Innovation During Public Service Recognition Week
2013-05-07 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
During Public Service Recognition Week, EPA highlighted examples of innovative ideas that employees have developed to help protect public health and the environment. In 2011, EPA announced collaborative effort called the Water Technology Innovation Cluster, which will develop and commercialize innovative technologies to solve environmental and public health challenges. EPA’s Home Energy Yardstick lets homeowners see how their home energy use measures up by using online energy assessment ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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