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West Fertilizer Co. had spotty regulatory history, records show
The West, Texas, fertilizer plant destroyed by a massive explosion has paid nearly $8,000 to at least two regulatory agencies for safety and transportation violations, records show. West Fertilizer Co. paid $5,250 last year to the U.S. Pipeline and...
Tags: Fines, Punishment, Insurance, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry
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11 first responders among the dead in Texas fertilizer explosion
WEST, Texas -- Officials confirmed Thursday that 11 first responders were among the dead in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that injured at least 160 and devastated a section of this small town. State public safety officials have declined to...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Fertilizer, Disasters and Accidents
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States, cities, environmental groups demand EPA emission rules
WASHINGTON -- A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. On...
Tags: Standards, Ecosystems, Environmental Cleanup, Conservation, Global Warming
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EPA reviews Keystone XL report
Recent documents from the Los Angeles TimesThe Environmental Protection Agency issued a sharply critical assessment of the State Department’s recent environmental impact review of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, certain to complicate efforts to win approval for the $7 billion... -
McManus: Obama's war on red tape
Here are three things the Obama administration has done that you probably didn't know about: Ever struggle with those accordion-style rubber sleeves on nozzles at the gas station? The sleeve — technically a "vapor recovery nozzle" — was...
Tags: Barack Obama, Federal Trade Commission, Litigation and Regulation, Finance, Sylvia Mathews Burwell
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EPA delays rule limiting emissions from new power plants
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed indefinitely a much-anticipated final rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Proposed a year ago, the rule was the first to set limits on carbon dioxide...
Tags: Energy Resources, Global Warming, Coal, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues
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Fiat 500E lease deal charges up price competition for electric cars
There’s nothing like competition to bring down the price of a product, even expensive electric cars. Chrysler Group said it will be offering a special deal on its first electric car, the Fiat 500e, when it goes on sale this summer. While the...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Tesla, Fiat, Media Industry, Nissan
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Three L.A. County ZIP codes among state's most polluted
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.If it’s any consolation to Southern California, none of its ZIP codes claimed the top spot as the state's most polluted, according to a California Environmental Protection Agency report. That dubious distinction went to Fresno. But three of the 10...Tags: Auction Service, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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California pledges environmental cooperation with China province
GUANGZHOU, China – As the pollution blanketed this southern city like a thick, toxic fog, California’s environmental protection secretary signed an accord with his counterpart in China’s most populous province to “help each achieve...
Tags: China, Jerry Brown, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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EPA: U.S. greenhouse gases drop 1.6% from 2010 to 2011
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says greenhouse gas emissions in the United States showed a 1.6% decline from 2010 to 2011. The decrease continued an overall decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, down 6.9% since 2005. The EPA...
Tags: Barack Obama, Energy Resources, Global Warming, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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New Chevy Spark claims EV efficiency crown
Chevrolet says it has earned bragging rights as the car company with the most efficient electric vehicle. The automaker says that the 2014 Spark, which is set to go on sale this summer in California and Oregon, has an EPA estimated range of of 82...
Tags: Kelley Blue Book LLC, Passenger Cars, Tesla, Fiat, Nissan
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The bee hero: Fighting the largest die-off of bees in U.S. history
This being Utah, the self-proclaimed Beehive State, Darren Cox is an expert in -- what else -- bees. Civic fathers use the term for the population’s strong work ethic, but Cox deals with the stinging, honey-producing real McCoy. Now the fourth-...Tags: Environmental Issues, Viral Diseases and Infections, Environmental Politics, AIDS
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