EPA Can’t Stop the (Acid) Rain
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Acid rain commanded as much attention in the 1990s as global warming or the hole in the ozone does today.But despite more than two decades of efforts to stop acid rain by wringing pollution out of the skies, millions…
BP Suspended from Government Contracts
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — BP is being temporarily suspended from government contracts due to its “lack of business integrity,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The corporation pleaded guilty earlier th…
Ethanol Waiver Sought Amid Drought
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Groups representing the livestock and poultry industry are petitioning the Obama administration to waive requirements for gasoline refineries to blend ethanol into their fuel production for one year.The groups have…
EPA Regional Administrator Resigns Following ‘Crucify’ Comments
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Over the weekend, Environmental Protection Agency Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz resigned following a conservative outcry after remarks he made in 2010 came to light, suggesting government officials should take…
White House Says EPA Official’s ‘Crucify’ Comments Are ‘Inaccurate’
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House Thursday distanced itself from comments made by a regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in which he suggested government officials should take lessons from ancient Roma…
Erin Brockovich Slams EPA over Toxic Waste Superfund Site in Le Roy
ABC News(LE ROY, N.Y.) — More than four decades after a train derailment left a massive toxic chemical spill in a small upstate New York town, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that they will begin removing 235 drums of dirt stil…
Obama Thanks EPA Staff for ‘Vital’ Work
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama visited the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday to thank the staff for their “vital” work and to defend the mission of the agency, which has been targeted by Republ…