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EPA announces expert panel to review fracking study
2013-03-26 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. environmental regulator has selected experts in fields ranging from well-drilling to toxicology to review a highly anticipated report on the natural gas and oil extraction method commonly known as fracking. The Environmental Protection Agency's science advisory board on Monday named 31 experts from universities, scientific labs and companies to review the agency's landmark hydraulic fracturing study that is expected to be delivered in 2014. The study, first requested by Congress in...
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Senate energy and climate change votes point to EPA as key decider
2013-03-25 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: Hurricane Sandy last year pushed the issue of climate change higher on the nation's agenda. President Barack Obama indicated in his inaugural address and his State of the Union address that climate policy would be a priority for his second term. Some members of Congress said Sandy might cause Congress to redesign infrastructure spending to limit damage from future catastrophic storms. A series of Senate votes Friday indicated what the political balance now is on energy policy and on measures to...
New Skyraider insecticide/miticide receives EPA approval
2013-03-21 05:00:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
RALEIGH, N.C. – Skyraider™ insecticide/miticide, manufactured by MANA, has received approval by the EPA for broad-spectrum control against soil and foliar insects on soybeans, cotton, potatoes and other crops. read more
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Green groups press EPA for climate rule industry loathes
2013-03-19 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Environmental groups are stepping up pressure on President Barack Obama to issue the first greenhouse-gas limits for power plants as the utility industry seeks to weaken the standards before a deadline next month. The Sierra Club and its allies say a top priority for Obama in meeting his second-term pledge to deal with climate change is for his Environmental Protection Agency to issue restrictions on carbon dioxide coming from power plants. They warned against bowing to industry criticism and...
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EPA Announces University Challenge To Find Innovative Uses For Toxics Data
2013-03-19 05:53:34| pollutiononline News Articles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently launched the TRI University Challenge, a new initiative designed to use academic partnerships to find innovative uses for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data.
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