"EPA Postpones Smog Rule Until July"
"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it was again delaying its final rule on smog limits, with the rule now expected by the end of July 2011."
Source: Reuters, 12/09/2010
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"Washington Post's Lackluster Look at The EPA Debate"
"You might think it would be hard to produce a news article that is simultaneously a puffy profile of an important government official, a credulous conduit for her leading opponents, a feeble explanation of the actual political dynamic, and a lackluster treatment of substantive policy issues. But that’s what The Washington Post delivered last week with its story about Lisa Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the industry interests lining up to battle new regulations that the EPA is considering." Greg Marx criticizes the Post story in Remapping Debate December 7, 2010.
Source: Remapping Debate, 12/09/2010
White House Environmental Justice Forum
This event, planned by EPA's Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice, will "bring together environmental justice community leaders, state, local and tribal government officials, Cabinet members, and other senior Federal officials for a discussion on creating a healthy and sustainable environment for all Americans."
Election and Oil and Gas Drilling May Shape Sage-Grouse Story
The timing of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to propose listing of the greater sage-grouse as a threatened or endangered species is coinciding with the presidential election and the rapid expansion of the influential oil and gas industry.
"States Pursue Radon Limits in Drinking Water as EPA Action Lags"
"States are taking the lead with studying levels of radon in drinking water and air even as federal regulators lag, as a coincidence of geology and population density leaves some more at risk than others of suffering from the naturally occurring radioactive [contaminant]."
Source: Greenwire, 12/08/2010
"Canada Couldn't Handle Big Oil Spill: Watchdog"
"Canada's government is not ready to handle a major oil spill from a tanker, in part because its emergency response plan is out of date, Parliament's environmental watchdog said in a damning report on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/08/2010
Upton Wins Chair of Energy and Commerce Panel; Barton Concedes
"Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Tuesday signaled that he will not mount a challenge to the House GOP Steering Committee’s selection of Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee next year."
Source: E2 Wire, 12/08/2010
"Melting Glaciers Threaten Floods In Himalayas, Andes"
"Residents of the Himalayas and other mountain areas face a 'tough and unpredictable future' as global warming melts glaciers and threatens worse floods and water loss, officials said during U.N. climate talks on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 12/08/2010
"Report Finds Oil-Drilling Inspectors in Disarray"
"Federal inspectors charged with ensuring the safety of offshore oil drilling are overwhelmed, insufficiently trained, work without official procedures for some of their most crucial decisions and sometimes have insufficient support from their supervisors for resisting industry influence, according to a report released Tuesday by the Interior Department’s inspector general."
Source: Green (NYT), 12/08/2010
"Florida Sues EPA Over New Water Pollution Controls"
"Florida filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to block new water pollution controls in the recession-hit state."
Source: Reuters, 12/08/2010
