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Finally, dam repairs - " seven years later
Seven years ago, the then Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission - " now the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ - " and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, along with various other local and state emergency management officials stood near the Medina Dam giving a press conference in the pouring rain. Comment?
What are Sanofli Pasteur's swine flu vaccine ingredients?
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During the period from May 2004, to November 2006, Sanofli Pasteur received no less than six multi-million dollar contracts from the U.S. government. Comment?
Iowa EPC chair responds to call for coal ash action
Stricter state regulations on coal ash could create added costs to state government, and during a recession, that is not a viable idea, Iowa Environmental Protection Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Hubbell said in a letter to an environmental watchdog. Comment?
DEP Considers Allowing CONSOL to Discharge in Dunkard Creek Again
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is finalizing an order to allow CONSOL to again discharge water from the Blacksville Number 2 mine into Dunkard Creek. Comment?
EDITORIAL: Leave our fish ponds alone
Not content to have the government control the very air we exhale, some liberal members of Congress want to regulate every drop of water in the country and the land on which it sits. Comment?
Union says refinery recommendations 'have no teeth'
The United Steelworkers union worries that the American Petroleum Institute recommendations have no teeth, and companies are free to ignore them. Comment?
NAM: EPA Finding Will Hurt US Competitiveness
" A ranking National Association of Manufacturers official slammed the Environmental Protection Agency's recent declaration that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to the public health, a ruling that exposes carbon emissions to additional regulations. Comment?
Salazar: Bush 'slept' through climate change
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined the Obama administration's charm offensive in Copenhagen on Thursday -- and took some shots at the Bush administration in the process. Comment?
Entergy CEO: EPA sending Congress message to act
The Obama administration's moves toward regulating greenhouse gas emissions are sending Congress a message to act quickly on climate change legislation, Entergy Corp.'s chairman and chief executive said Wednesday. Comment?
Airgas Announces Online, Interactive Specialty Gases and Equipment Reference Tool
Airgas, Inc. , today announced that its popular printed Specialty Gases and Equipment Reference Guide is now available for use online with advanced interactive functions for finding the right specialty gases and related specialty gas equipment based on application requirements. Comment?
Sanitas Technologies Releases WQStat Plus v.9.0
WQStat Plus is designed to provide affordable statistical solutions for various types of environmental media and offers a suite of distributional, trend analysis, mean/median and excursion analysis reports. Comment?
Krauthammer's Take -- By: NRO Staff
From last night's Fox News All-Stars . On the Democrats' Senate health-care compromise : Doctors today are already complaining because payments from Medicare are extremely low. Comment?
The state of Washington has received roughly $188 million to help repair environmental damage caused by mining giant ASARCO.It's the largest payout in the history of the state's Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), the state's 'Superfund' law which Washington voters approved in 1988. ... Comment?
Corporate reform in America: A chill in the boardroom
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Business lobbyists complain that a regulatory tsunami is on its way. But some firms are embracing the proposed reforms Ronald Grant Archive "WHEN people hear the word regulation, they feel stifled, delayed, and many times they believe that government is being intrusive," said Hilda Solis, America's labour secretary, on December 7th as she unveiled ... Comment?
500 Workers May Be Laid off at 2 Consol Mines
Consol Energy warned nearly 500 miners at its Fola and Little Eagle coal operations in Clay County could that they could be laid off in the new year and said an environmental group's appeal of the mine's water quality permits is to blame. Comment?
Economy Watch: Editor & Publisher magazine folds
UPDATED with comments from E&P editor: Editor & Publisher magazine, which has covered the newspaper industry for 125 years, is folding, its publisher announced today. Comment?
3 senators send Obama letter on reaching climate legislation consensus
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. sent a letter to President Barack Obama Dec. Comment?
Chevy to debut Volt in California, partner with utilities Californians will be able to buy the electric-driven Chevrolet Volt late next year, and charge them at over 500 charging stations to be built in cooperation with local utilities. Comment?
Add Another 500 to Unemployment List CONSOL Energy Coal...
President Barack Obama always boast of the jobs that he has saved or created. How about the jobs that he, his administration and the EPA are personally responsible for losing? Add 500 West Virginia coal workers to the list of the unemployed due to Obama's over-reaching EPA. Comment?
EPA Study of Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber Finds 'Low Level of Concern'
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today the results of a scoping study of the health risks from inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact with synthetic turf and crumb rubber. Comment?