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EPA
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Meanwhile, Down at the Nuclear Power Plant, Something’s Going Wrong
The chances of radiation disasters will increase further if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission allows US reactors to run for 80 years.
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The Second American Revolution Is Brewing in Oregon
In Oregon, the capture of local government by the timber industry results in the destruction of the natural world and the poisoning of the populace, but a Josephine County …
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Carbon Capture and Clean Coal: Obama’s Multibillion-Dollar Climate Pipedream
Trapping carbon dioxide from burning coal and using it to extract more fossil fuels is a counterintuitive approach to addressing climate change.
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Surprise! GOP Lawmakers Investigating EPA and Climate Advocates Backed by Big Coal
Congressional Republicans are on the offensive against the Environmental Protection Agency after launching a probe into alleged "collusion."
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General Honore, Enviro Groups Call for Strengthening EPA’s Proposed Refinery Pollution Standards
Millions of people living near refineries will be directly affected by a long awaited updates to regulations the EPA has proposed for oil refineries.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Lawmakers, Lobbyists Are Conspiring Against Clean Energy, and More
Lawmakers and lobbyists are conspiring against clean energy, and more.
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Report Criticizes EPA Oversight of Injection Wells
The Government Accountability Office says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from drilling.
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Under Water: The EPA’s Struggle to Combat Pollution
The Clean Water Act of 1972 authorized the EPA to protect the waters of the United States from dangerous and or illegal pollution. But that term has been the …
Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Efforts on Mountaintop Removal
Court rejects coal industry's challenge to Obama Administration's effort to rein in mountaintop removal mining.
The Cost of Texas’ “Miracle” Economy, Gag Orders and EPA Interference
Some of the best "Muck Reads" we read this week.