U.S. Environmental Protection Agency News

The Patrick administration is asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to bar boats from dumping sewage in Boston Harbor and Cape Cod Bay. via Boston Herald

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Authorities have released the names of those who were killed when a tornado blew through the former mining town of Picher over the weekend. via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City

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A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether an area of western New Mexico proposed for uranium mining should be treated as Indian land. via Las Cruces Sun-News

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“It is not right that the most profitable corporation in the history of the world can contaminate our drinking water knowingly, and then expect the taxpayers to clean up their mess.”

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has secured a landmark MTBE settlement against some of the country's biggest oil companies, which have agreed to pay $423 million in a suit involving the contamination of 153 public water ... via Oil and Gas Online

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Q. Your organization is known as a leader in the fight to reclaim and restore the Hudson River over the last 40 years. via The Patent Trader

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“If they need help to be moved to another location, we'll do everything we can to help them do that. I think it's kind of speculative for me to sit here and say exactly what's going to happen. I don't know at this point.”

Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.

As she began the task of salvage Sunday, Sigle kept a smile on her face, noting that she was fortunate to be visiting family in Missouri when the massive twister hit Saturday night, killing at least six people in this northeastern Oklahoma town.

"I'm OK with everything," Sigle said. "The Lord is going to take care of anything. ... I was going to move anyway. I guess I'll just have to move sooner." Read more

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“Acceleration is the greatest factor wasting energy, gas and polluting. But in most traffic situations accelerating isn't going to get you there any faster.”

Those worried about ballooning gas prices can whittle their weight, keep their tires properly inflated and avoid long idles. via National Post

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“They feel fuel prices much more than your average consumer feels changes in fuel costs at the pump.”

WASHINGTON - The U.S. aviation industry has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent since 2000, even as the amount of flying has reached record levels, government data show. via The Honolulu Advertiser

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Four Irish beaches have reportedly failed to meet basic EU bathing standards in the latest assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency. via The Belfast Telegraph

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The sign was the first thing to go. As officials from the Environmental Protection Agency looked on, a bulldozer began to demolish the MRS Plating building on Park Avenue on Wednesday morning, starting by ... via Union-Sun & Journal

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