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• EPA tightens standards for soot pollution

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first major regulation since the election, the Obama administration on Friday imposed a new air quality standard that reduces by 20 percent the maximum amount …

• EPA to tighten standards for soot pollution

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first major regulation since the election, the Obama administration on Friday imposed a new air quality standard that reduces by 20 percent the maximum amount …

• Election over, administration unleashes new rules

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — While the “fiscal cliff” of looming tax increases and spending cuts dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business groups see signs of a “regulatory cliff” … 1

• NY, 6 other states suing EPA over drilling methane

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seven Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states announced plans Tuesday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying it is violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane …

• Energy experts say drilling can be made cleaner

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the Colorado mountains, a spike in air pollution has been linked to a boom in oil and gas drilling. A thousand miles away on the plains … 1

• EPA adopts water pollution rules for Florida

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a combination of state and federal water pollution rules for Florida after a lengthy court fight with environmental groups …

• President signs whistle-blower bill for US workers

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday that affords greater protection to federal employees who expose fraud, waste and abuse in government operations. Capping a 13-year effort by …

• GOP blocks bill to give hunters more land access

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging bill to give hunters and fishermen more access to public lands stalled in the Senate Monday after Republicans said it spends too much money. Republicans … 1

• Bill to give hunters, fishermen more land access

  November 26, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Sportsmen might soon have more access to federal lands and be able to bring home as trophies 41 polar bears killed in Canada before the government started …

• Judge backs Calif. high-speed rail over farmers

  November 16, 2012 in Nation/World SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge denied a request Friday from Central Valley farmers who sought to halt work on California’s ambitious high-speed rail project, allowing work on the $68 …

• California debuts landmark cap-and-trade system

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California has begun auctioning permits for greenhouse gas emissions, launching what is expected to be the world’s second-largest carbon market. The California Air Resources Board says … 1

• New York Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama

  November 1, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney on Thursday, saying the incumbent Democrat will bring critically needed leadership to fight climate … 1

• Court to hear arguments in Calif. clean fuels case

  October 16, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in a case seeking to stop California’s first-in-the-nation mandate requiring petroleum refiners and ethanol producers to make cleaner fuels …

• Gov’t to allow Indians to possess eagle feathers

  October 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday it is going to allow members of federally recognized Indian tribes to possess eagle feathers, although that’s a federal crime. This is …

• Burnt money, campus ban: Tidbits on Colo. shooter

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting case mailed “burnt currency,” along with a notebook, to his psychiatrist before the attack. He threatened a professor and was …

• Polar bear bill ties Senate in knots

  September 21, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — On its last day in session before the election, the Senate tied itself in knots over 41 polar bear carcasses that hunters want to bring home from …

• Former EPA Administrator Russell Train dies

  September 18, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Russell Train, a leading American conservationist who helped craft some of the nation’s enduring environmental laws, died Monday at age 92. EPA …

• Former EPA Administrator Russell Train dies

  September 17, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Russell Train, a leading American conservationist who helped craft some of the nation’s enduring environmental laws, died Monday at age 92. EPA …