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Lawmakers push EPA for more time on water rule
Industry groups and more than a dozen GOP senators are urging the Obama administration to reconsider plans to regulate many of the nation's streams and wetlands, saying the proposed rule hurts economic activity and oversteps legal bounds. In a letter Thursday, the senators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing a proposed rule last week before the government's peer-reviewed ...
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Lawmakers push EPA for more time on water rule
Industry groups and more than a dozen GOP senators are urging the Obama administration to reconsider plans to regulate many of the nation's streams and wetlands, saying the proposed rule hurts economic activity and oversteps legal bounds. In a letter Thursday, the senators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for announcing a proposed rule last week before the government's peer-reviewed ...
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Irish EPA releases Annual Report for year ended 31 December 2007
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2007. In providing an overview of the Report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment & Local Government, the EPA’s Director General, Dr Mary Kelly, said, “Looking back in years to come, the year 2007 will be seen as a watershed year for climate change and this is reflected in the ...
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Protecting a Vital Resource for Safe and Healthy Communities: EPA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Safe Drinking Water Act
Across the country and throughout the Heartland, most people take it for granted: Turn the tap to quench your thirst, and you can be reasonably assured that your water is clean and safe to drink. It’s an assurance greatly bolstered by the Safe Drinking Water Act, a landmark environmental protection law passed by Congress 40 years ago today. In celebration of this anniversary, EPA will host ...
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EPA recognizes WaterSense 2015 Partners of the Year
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the 2015 WaterSense award winners for creating, rebating, communicating and educating consumers about WaterSense-labeled products, homes and programs. These 17 winners and more than 1,700 other WaterSense partners have helped Americans save 1.1 trillion gallons of water and $21.7 billion in water and energy bills since 2006. ...
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U.S. EPA recognizes 2015 WaterSense Partners of the Year in California and Nevada
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership, the Municipal Water District of Orange County, KB Home, Energy Inspectors Corporation, and 13 other winners as WaterSense Partners of the Year for creating, rebating, communicating and educating consumers about WaterSense labeled products, homes and programs. EPA Region 9 is working with all ...
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EPA Recognizes The Home Depot as a WaterSense® 2015 Partner of the Year for Making a Difference Every Day
The Home Depot, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., was among those recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a 2015 WaterSense Partner of the Year. The Partner of the Year awards program the commitment of WaterSense partners for creating, rebating, communicating and educating consumers about WaterSense-labeled products, homes and programs. A total of 17 winners and more ...
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EPA Recognizes Cobb County, Ga. Water System as a WaterSense® 2015 Partner of the Year for Making a Difference Every Day
The Cobb County, Ga. Water System in Georgia was among those recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a 2015 WaterSense Partner of the Year. The Partner of the Year awards program the commitment of WaterSense partners for creating, rebating, communicating and educating consumers about WaterSense-labeled products, homes and programs. A total of 17 winners and more than ...
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TODAY: EPA Administrator to Attend POLITICO’s Playbook Lunch
Today, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will join POLITICO’s Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen at Playbook Lunch to discuss the work the agency is doing to implement President Obama's Climate Action Plan to build more resilient communities and curb the carbon pollution fueling climate change. The conversation will focus on the Clean Power Plan and EPA’s upcoming clean water ...
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White House: Action needed now to slow climate change
Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths a year in the United States from poor air quality by 2100, the Obama administration argued in a report released Monday that warns of dire effects of global warming. The report says inaction on climate change could cost billions of dollars a year in damage from rising sea levels, increased wildfires and drought, as well as ...
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Recent federal developments
EPA Announces Listening Session On IRIS Draft Toxicological Review Of Methanol: On April 18, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 60-day public comment period and listening session on May 26, 2011, for the external review draft human health assessment entitled "Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer): In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk ...
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