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Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...
Tags: Jack Lew, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Central Intelligence Agency
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Lisa Jackson has been a courageous EPA administrator
Kudos to Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency who is stepping down from her cabinet-level position after the president's State of the Union address in January ("Chief of EPA to leave post," Dec. 28). Ms. Jackson has performed...Tags: Republican Party, Environmental Illness, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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There's no evidence fracking contaminates groundwater
A recent editorial accused the oil and natural gas industry of hoping "the next administration will be less protective of the environment and the health of Western Maryland's residents," a claim supported by zero evidence ("No study, no fracking," Dec....Tags: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Energy Resources, Alternative Energy
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Toxic flame retardant may get a reprieve
For a class of troublesome flame retardants, this appeared to be the end of an era. After years of study, scientists in the U.S. and Europe had reached an alarming conclusion: Flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, build up...
Tags: General Electric Company, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Electronics, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Alaska Cruise Industry Misses The Boat With Regards To Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaskan cruise industry was unable to insert its pilot project language into the Coast Guard Reauthorization bill which has now passed in the House and Senate. The bill was an opportunity for the cruise industry to address the EPA's recent provision...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Chemical firm's champion now EPA expert
As a lawyer and scientist for one of the world's largest makers of flame retardants, Todd Stedeford vigorously defended chemicals added to scores of household products — often by concluding the substances are far less dangerous than academic and...
Tags: European Union, Health Organizations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Environmental Politics
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3 GOP senators join call for action on toxic flame retardants
The first signs of bipartisan support for overhauling the nation's chemical safety law emerged Monday, as three Republicans joined 23 other senators calling for tough restrictions on toxic flame retardants. Citing the Tribune's "Playing With Fire"...
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Sherrod Brown, Crime, Law and Justice, Olympia J. Snowe, Lisa Murkowski
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WDBJ7 goes one-on-one with Congressman Morgan Griffith
In our Election 2012 coverage, we focus on the 9th Congressional District. It is located in the southwestern portion of the state and it includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd and Craig Counties and parts of Henry and Roanoke Counties. Incumbent 9th...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Electricity Production and Distribution, Harry Reid, Health Insurance
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn demands answers from state EPA on Crestwood's 2-decade use of tainted well
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn is demanding answers from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency about why residents of south suburban Crestwood weren't notified that the village had pumped drinking water contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals for more than...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Governor, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Dec 20, 2012
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Dec 20, 2012
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Sep 10, 2012
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Oct 14, 2012
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