1 hr ago | Politico
DeFazio vying for Markey slots
Rep. Ed Markey hasn't yet won the Massachusetts special election for the open Senate seat, but some of his colleagues are already weighing in on his committee seats.
5 hrs ago | New Media Journal
Lawmakers to Investigate Epa Foia Obstruction
Republican lawmakers are launching an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency, while giving preferential treatment to environmental groups, made it harder for conservative groups to obtain government records.
6 hrs ago | American Forests
Logging Roads and the Clean Water Act
It doesn't really matter what your political party affiliation is: There are times when you hear about a Supreme Court ruling, and you are left scratching your head.
7 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Nevada County school gets EPA grant to clean up toxic site at future campus
The Yuba River Charter School stresses love of the arts and the outdoors in a "whole child" learning program "to serve the whole world." Yet when administrators and parents for the unique Nevada County school went looking for pastoral locations for a new campus, they ran into a world of abandoned mines and toxic contamination from the region's gold ... (more)
11 hrs ago | The Daily American
The Environmental Protection Agency will not ask for an additional review of the Route 219 project from the Meyersdale Bypass north to Somerset.
Six Candidates Vie for Top LA City Posts
Angelenos will take to the polls Tuesday to choose the city's next mayor, attorney and controller after the candidates in those three major races failed to secure a majority of the vote in the March 5 election.
$600,000 EPA Grant Awarded to Oakland County Communities
Oakland County will receive a $600,000 federal grant to help local communities and developers determine if contaminated land can be reclaimed and redeveloped.
Group Sues EPA To Force Utah To Clean Air Faster
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn't pushed Utah hard enough to clean up air pollution across urban areas of northern Utah.
Environmental Law: Regulating Fracking: Local Zoning, States' Interests and New Cases
In the August 28, 2012, column in this series, "Natural Gas and Zoning: The Commonwealth Court's Act 13 Decision," David G. Mandelbaum discussed Robinson Township v. Public Utilities Commission , holding Act 13's zoning pre-emption to be unconstitutional.
Environmental Law Institute recognize Penn State wetlands scientist
The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks , a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research.
Cities team up to reduce ozone
Waiting to pump gas or mow your lawn until evening this summer may benefit your wallet in coming years.
Envirogen Launches Sustainable Emissions Control Offering For...
Envirogen Technologies announced the launch of a new technology offering designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic contaminants , hazardous air pollutants and odors.
We feel as if we're in a bizarre Wonderland that is unfortunately called the political reality in America! The faster we run towards devouring new information about the negative health effects of glyphosate herbicide) and GMOs, the more we're frustrated by the continuing attacks on our body politic by Monsanto and their minions.
Claremont group disputes incinerator plant's permit
Rebecca MacKenzie said she chose to plant marigolds over vegetables because she is afraid to harvest food from a patch of earth so close to the waste-burning incinerators of Wheelabrator Claremont Company, about a mile away.
Concerned Pebble mine hurts fishery
As a commercial fisherman who relies on the health of the Bristol Bay salmon resource in Alaska, I was happy to see your article published April 26th discussing the EPA's release of their revised Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment.
Moss Point awarded $400,000 federal brownfield grant
Moss Point is among 6 municipalities in the state that have been awarded brownfield grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and community department personnel hope it will help identify and cleanup former industrial sites and properties across the city.
City receives second brownfields grant
"It will give us a vision as to what the future of that area will be," said Al Hulick, management analyst for the city.
Detective Sgt. Andy Kehm, of the Bethlehem Police Department, speaks about law enforcement response.
The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York
Ellison Bronze Completes Seven Consecutive SHARP Years
Ellison Bronze Inc. was recently recognized for achieving seven years in the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program.
Construction Worker Killed Identified; OSHA Investigating
The construction worker who died in Evanston Thursday morning after he was struck by a falling beam was a 57-year-old man from Dyer, IN, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.