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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 for reductions of dangerous mercury [...]
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 stands of old-growth trees.Located in [...]
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 standards recommended by [...]
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 by the government [...]
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 state and [...]
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