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U.S. EPA TSCA Revisions Coming

U.S. EPA just announced core principles that outline the President’s goals for Congressional reform of the Toxic Substances...


Tags: TSCA, Environment

USEPA Nanomaterials Research Strategy

The US EPA just announced a new research strategy designed to generate information about the health and environmental risks of...


Tags: Nanomaterials, Environment

By Greg Russell On October 5, 2009

Air Quality Issues

We've reported previously on air quality concerns raised with respect to natural gas development (see here, for example). The...


Tags: Air, Energy, Air Quality, Environment,

We have reported several times on the conflict between environmentalists looking for greater disclosure of the chemicals used in...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

In the last three days the U.S. EPA has made two announcements to change its pesticides program. On September 30, 2009, they...


Tags: Pesticides, Environment

By Greg Russell On September 28, 2009

Houston Ship Channel Spill

The Houston Chronicle is reporting on cleanup efforts regarding a spill of 10,500 gallons of fuel oil in the Houston Ship Channel...


Tags: Energy, Environment

US EPA announced today that beginning January 1, 2010, large sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be required to...


Tags: Energy, Environment, GHG

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued its decision in State of Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric...


Tags: CO2, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On September 22, 2009

Mountaineer Power Plant

American Electric Power (AEP) is poised to begin a carbon capture and storage project at its West Virginia Mountaineer Power...


Tags: CO2, Carbon, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On September 18, 2009

Natural Gas Lobbying Efforts

We previously posted on the criticisms leveled at the natural gas industry for being late to the climate legislation game in...


Tags: Energy, Environment

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