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New York Cement Kilns Must Reduce Mercury Pollution

October 26, 2007 – 6:39 am

EarthJustice October 25, 2007 Hot end of medium sized modern cement kiln, showing tires, rollers and drive gear Photo: Wikipedia Three NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state — groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution Albany, NY — Environmental groups took action today to push [...]

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“Tongass National Forest Day” Marred by Congressional Actions

September 11, 2007 – 12:17 pm

EarthJustice Nation’s largest national forest celebrates 100th birthday amid threats in Congress September 10, 2007 Forest in the Tongass National Forest Photo by SEACC San Francisco, CA — Mayor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed today (Sept. 10) as “Tongass National Forest Day” even as actions pending at the federal level threaten many of the forest’s surviving [...]

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Public Calls Upon EPA to Adopt Most Protective Limits on Smog Pollution

September 11, 2007 – 8:56 am

Earth Justice Philadelphia, Los Angeles launch first of five public hearings on proposed standard August 30, 2007 Los Angeles, CA — The Environmental Protection Agency today launched the first of five public hearings on a proposal to limit smog pollution across the country. But the limits proposed by the EPA fall short of the health-based [...]

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Groups Charge Massey Energy with Thousands of Clean Water Act Violations

August 28, 2007 – 3:47 am

EarthJustice Energy company faces $2 billion in fines for contaminating water August 27, 2007 Washington, DC — The Sierra Club is seeking to join federal prosecutors and other environmental groups in a lawsuit to hold Massey Energy Company accountable for thousands of Clean Water Act violations associated with their mining operations. Massey has been charged [...]

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EPA to Ignore Inconvenient Data from Bad Air Days

August 27, 2007 – 5:04 am

EarthJustice Will ‘reaffirm’ San Joaquin Valley attainment of particulate standard August 16, 2007   San Francisco, CA — On August 15th, EPA announced its plan to re-affirm its October 2006 determination that the San Joaquin Valley is attaining the federal air quality standard for particulate matter (PM-10). The agency is proposing to “concur” with the [...]

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