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EPA mulls 1-strike rule in wastewater infractions
2013-12-24 22:59:17| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The Environmental Protection Administration yesterday said it will propose that any factories caught illegally disposing of wastewater will be shut down immediately.
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EPA report on fracking in Texas raises new concerns
2013-12-24 20:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Environmental Protection Agency was justified in intervening to examine possible risks of gas drilling to Texas drinking water, the agency's internal watchdog reported Tuesday. But environmentalists say the report raises fresh concerns about the EPA's 2012 decision to halt its investigation into possible well-water contamination in Parker County, Texas. The EPA inspector general's report is the latest analysis to spotlight the regulator's handling of high-profile cases of alleged drinking-water...
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Inspector General Finds EPA Justified in Intervening to Protect Drinking Water from Fracking
2013-12-24 19:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General found EPA Region 6 was justified in legally intervening to protect Parker County, TX residents drinking water from drilling impacts. At Sen. Inhofes (R-OK) request, the Inspector General investigated to determine if Region 6s intervention against Range Resources was due to political influence by the Obama administration. Steve Lipsky, who lives near a fracking operation in Weatherford, TX with his flammable water. Photo...
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Advocates Sue EPA Over Lack of Action on Permit for Utah Coal Plant
2013-12-24 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salt Lake Tribune: An advocacy group filed a lawsuit Monday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what it claims is inadequate oversight of pollution coming from a Uinta Basin coal-fired power plant. The nonprofit WildEarth Guardians says the EPA is long overdue in issuing or denying an operating permit to the Bonanza power plant in northeastern Utah, leaving room for pollution violations. WildEarth filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver. Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth climate and energy director,...
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Construction Week: Starts Retreat 11% in November; Former EPA Official Jailed
2013-12-23 22:10:15| ENR.com: Headline News
Former EPA official jailed for fraud.
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