SO2 Final Rule Scheduled For June 2

May 26, 2010–Some counties in your region may no longer be in compliance and will need to take new pollution control measures.

Air Pollution: EPA Proposes Tougher Industrial Boiler Regs

May 12, 2010–The proposed air toxics standards cover emissions from three types of combustion sources and address emissions of mercury, cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and other pollutants.

Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions

May 5, 2010–Beef and pork factory farms are exempt from federal requirements to report their greenhouse gas emissions but are okay with accepting federal subsidies to capture their methane emissions and turn them into energy.

USGS Minerals Report: A Tale of Economy and Environment

March 3, 2010–Many story leads are tucked away in this 196-page report: recession impacts from drops in extraction and consumption, increases in importation of key materials, insights on stories related to climate change and air pollution, and much more. 

'Letting the Cards Talk'

January 15, 2010–Seasoned journalist Susan Feathers plays the hand of a grand jury report — 10 years later. An excerpt from the current SEJournal, Winter 2009-10.

CO2 Emissions Rise in Most States, But Some Buck Trend

November 25, 2009–Carbon dioxide emission volumes, trends, and sources vary substantially by state, according to a report released Nov. 12, 2009, by the advocacy group Environment America.

Natural Gas Case Sparks Change in Air Pollution Assessments

November 11, 2009–Dogging the resulting developments of a new EPA policy could lead to many stories that focus on both the specific cases and the underlying principle of cumulative assessments of pollutants.

EPA Names 31 Areas Not Meeting Fine Particulate Air Standards

October 14, 2009–These communities will have to come up with plans for reducing fine particle pollution. Is yours one of them?

More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You?

August 5, 2009–The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.

EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2

July 22, 2009–In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.