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Waxman to Get EPA Climate Waiver Documents [7]

Henry Waxman (D-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has vowed to investigate EPA's decision to prohibit states from regulating greenhouse emissions.

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EPA Proposes Feedlot Toxics Release Reporting Exemption [10]

EPA has proposed exempting farms from a law protecting the public from toxic air pollutants. Environmental groups have objected.

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Bush Signs FOIA Bill Into Law [11]

President Bush has signed into law a measure aimed at strengthening the Freedom of Information Act.

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5 Federal Agencies Charged With Lax Effort on Climate Change [12]

Five federal agencies that are responsible for management of a high percentage of US lands and waters are doing a poor job preparing for the effects of climate change.

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Science Survey: A Question of Science in EPA Air Regulation Decisions [15]

Scientists advising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on air pollution issues are criticizing EPA higher-ups for ignoring their scientific counsel. Specifically, they are accusing the Bush Administration of excising science from the process the agency uses to determine how clean the air we breathe should be. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) challenges EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson.

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BLM Can Waive Environmental Analysis for Millions of Acres [19]

One of the BLM's first actions under new director James Caswell was a final rule defining how the agency will implement portions of the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Voluntary Superfund Cleanup: Show Me the Money [20]

On June 11, the US Supreme Court unanimously decided to allow polluters who engage in voluntary Superfund site cleanups to recoup costs from other responsible parties.

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Environmental Reports Offer Baseline Info [21]

After more than four years of work, EPA has released what may be its final draft of its Report on the Environment.

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Next Climate Change Report Due May 4 [22]

The third of four reports that comprise the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is scheduled to be released May 4, 2007, in Bangkok.

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