EPA Grants $10 Million for Beach Monitoring Systems
In its ongoing effort to provide funding for cleaner coastal areas, the EPA announced last week that it was pledging millions in funding to help with further cleanup of [...]
EPA estimates: Actual mileage will vary
Q: Anyone who buys a new car or truck and thinks he will get the miles per gallon stated on the window sticker is going to be very disappointed. A buyer should never make a purchase based on the listed mpg. The sticker estimate is taken from a controlled environment instead of everyday normal driving. I have been buying and driving new cars for 46 years, and my gas mileage has never matched the ...
EPA Defends Recent Stance on Hydraulic Fracturing
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is once again facing criticism from oil and natural gas companies over its controversial findings in Wyoming, in which a draft study links hydraulic fracturing to ground water contamination.
EPA Issues Notice over Fraudulent RINs
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standard to Absolute Fuels on Thursday. That means any obligated party holding fraudulent biodiesel renewable identification numbers from that company must now replace them with valid RINs.
Reps. scrutinize EPA frack-pollution link in Wyo.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in no way contends that a draft report on groundwater pollution in Wyoming could apply to hydraulic fracturing in any other part of the U.S., an EPA official told a U.S. House subcommittee.
Santa Maria Verizon Wireless Store Receives EPA's Coveted ENERGY STAR® Rating
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Wireless Communications Store in Santa Maria, California has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR®, the national ...
Republicans to Investigate EPA Handling of Renewable-Fuel Rules
The House Energy and Commerce Committee said it will investigate the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency in combating fraud in the renewable-fuels program.
EPA beach pollution rules allow 1 in 28 to get sick
Proposed new beach pollution regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meant to protect public health, instead would continue to allow lots of people to get sick, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC.
Ohio EPA pulls proposed rules for streams
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency withdrew proposed regulations meant to strengthen protections for streams after business groups complained that they might cost too much.
EPA Won't Take It -- Nor Should They
Election year politics always brings out raw emotions. But are the attacks on President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency justified or they are self-serving and an attempt to wrest power?