Read more Environmental Protection Agency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4157/environmental-protection-agency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:57:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70689/epa-gets-nod-to-crack-down-on-industrial-greenhouse-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration has given the EPA the green light to start moving for the first time toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from major industrial sources. The proposed new rules would affect only large facilities that emit 25,000 tons or more of carbon dioxide annually, instead of applying to "every...http://www.newser.com/story/70689/epa-gets-nod-to-crack-down-on-industrial-greenhouse-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 5:51:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70163/epa-sues-north-face-over-anti-bacteria-boots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorth Face may be kicked with a fine of up to $1 million for claiming its shoes have the power to kill fungus and bacteria. The EPA filed a lawsuit against the outdoor clothing company's parent firm yesterday, alleging that the operation violated federal law by advertising that its specially...http://www.newser.com/story/70163/epa-sues-north-face-over-anti-bacteria-boots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 6:40:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67925/biofuel-boom-runs-out-of-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce considered a win-win for the environment and energy independence, America’s biofuel industry is sputtering to a halt, the Wall Street Journal reports. Thanks to the recession, lower oil prices, and government delays, two-thirds of American biodiesel refineries—dozens of plants—are idle, and companies across the country are shutting...http://www.newser.com/story/67925/biofuel-boom-runs-out-of-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 12:49:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacing broad new US regulations on emissions, big business wants to put the science behind global warming before a judge, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It would be evolution versus creationism,” says an executive for the US Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing the idea of a public hearing. “It...http://www.newser.com/story/67775/big-business-wants-to-put-global-warming-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 19:42:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius...http://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:04:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency today granted California the right to set its own strict emissions standards, an about-face from Bush-era policies, Reuters reports. In a sly rebuke to the previous administration, the EPA said the move rested on a “traditional legal interpretation of the Clean Air Act.” California first requested...http://www.newser.com/story/63219/epa-bucks-bush-policy-lets-calif-set-own-co2-standard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62145/epa-declares-asbestos-emergency-in-mont-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency has declared a “public health emergency” in a Montana town where 200 people have died from asbestos poisoning, CNN reports. For 10 years the EPA has been involved in a cleanup of Libby, contaminated by castoff from a nearby vermiculite mine and insulation plant. The mine...http://www.newser.com/story/62145/epa-declares-asbestos-emergency-in-mont-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 16:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62104/obama-clashes-with-rural-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats from rural areas aren’t pleased with President Obama, and they’re threatening to show it by revolting against key parts of his domestic agenda, Politico reports. The tension boiled to the surface last week when rural and moderate Democrats decried plans to close 3,400 General Motors and Chrysler dealerships,...http://www.newser.com/story/62104/obama-clashes-with-rural-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 11:15:01 CDT