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Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change
WASHINGTON -- Some major U.S. corporations that support climate science in their public relations materials actively work to derail regulations and laws addressing global warming through lobbying, campaign donations and support of various advocacy groups,...
Tags: Nike, Inc., Politics, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science
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Amazon in danger as Brazil moves forward with bill, critics say
SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian government is pressing forward with controversial legislation that critics say will lead to widespread destruction of the Amazon rain forest. After months of heated discussion, President Dilma Rousseff on Monday...
Tags: Pocahontas, Politics, Lobbying, Judges, Greenpeace
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Heavy sea ice could mean slight delay in offshore Arctic drilling
SEATTLE -- The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade is clinging to the northern coast of Alaska and could postpone the commencement of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic until the beginning of August — a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Inventories, BP Plc
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BP agrees to cut air pollution at refinery, pay $8-million fine
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced that BP North America Inc. has agreed to pay an $8-million fine and install more than $400 million in equipment to cut air pollution from an oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., as part of a settlement over...
Tags: Air Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Asthma, North America, U.S. Department of Justice
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'Stroller Brigade' rolls out for Safe Chemicals Act
WASHINGTON — Moms, a few dads and some children gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge Congress to strengthen the federal government's powers to regulate harmful chemicals. The group of almost a hundred activists, which included registered...Tags: Politics, Chemicals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago Tribune, Frank Lautenberg
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Honda wins appeal of small-claims hybrid judgment
A judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic, according to a ruling released Wednesday. Superior Court...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System, Automotive Equipment
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Honda wins reversal of Civic hybrid small-claims judgment
American Honda Motor Co. has won a reversal of a high-profile small-claims case that would have forced the automaker to pay a Los Angeles woman nearly $10,000 for overstating the fuel-economy claims on the Honda Civic hybrid. Superior Court Judge...
Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Judges, Advertising, Justice System
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2 South Gate industrial sites added to EPA Superfund list
L.A. NOWThe E.P.A. has added two South Gate industrial sites to the Superfund list... -
Honda wins appeal in Civic hybrid mileage lawsuit
In a legal victory for Honda Motor Co., a judge has reversed a small-claims judgment that would have forced the automaker to pay a Civic hybrid owner nearly $10,000 for overstating the vehicle's fuel economy.
But while the ruling ends a high-profile...Tags: Lawyers, Companies and Corporations, Judges, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Advertising
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Chemical makers fan the flames of fear
Dr. David Heimbach knows how to tell a story.
Before California lawmakers last year, the noted burn surgeon drew gasps from the crowd as he described a 7-week-old baby girl who was burned in a fire started by a candle while she lay on a pillow that...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chemicals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology, Justice System
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California bullet train chief seeks environmental exemptions
The chief of the state bullet train authority said Tuesday that he hopes to obtain some type of relief from environmental laws that would eliminate a risk that the 130-mile initial construction project could be stopped by an injunction, a potentially...
Tags: House Building, Construction, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Pebble mine could devastate Alaska rivers, streams, EPA says
SEATTLE -- The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that plans for a massive mine in the hills above Bristol Bay in Alaska — home of the biggest sockeye salmon fishery in the world — could have devastating consequences for rivers and...
Tags: Republican Party, Water Supply, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fishing, Science and Technology
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