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Texas business lobbyists extend reach to Washington, pushing back on spending, EPA

By | 09.02.11 | 12:10 pm

Image by Matt MahurinOne of Texas’ most influential lobbying groups has expanded its reach to Washington, taking its arguments against government spending and environmental regulation to a national stage.

The Texas Association of Business announced its new venture

EPA ranks Des Moines among top 25 cities with most Energy Star-rated buildings

By | 03.14.11 | 5:45 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has released its annual list of cities that have the most Energy Star certified buildings, noting that Des Moines has increased its participation during the past year.

The list of cities is lead by Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Chicago; New York; Atlanta; Houston; More…

Will Rockefeller’s proposal to delay EPA climate action get a lame-duck vote?

By | 11.17.10 | 9:11 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) met late yesterday with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to discuss whether he would allow a vote on the West Virginia lawmaker’s proposal to delay the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions by two years.

Reid said yesterday before the meeting that More…

An inside look at lobbying on EPA’s water quality standards

By | 11.11.10 | 11:08 am

Our sister publication, The Florida Independent, has a great story this morning on industry lobbying against the Environmental Protection Agency’s water quality standards, which would restrict waste disposal in bodies of water in Florida and elsewhere.

TFI got its hands on an internal email detailing efforts to delay the standards. More…

Oil industry: There’s not enough time to review EPA’s power plant emissions guidance

By | 11.10.10 | 3:47 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency released its guidance for determining the best technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at large facilities today — too close, says the American Petroleum Institute, the country’s most powerful oil and gas trade group, to the date when the agency’s regulations go into effect.

The More…

EPA issues guidance in anticipation of new power plant emissions requirements

By | 11.10.10 | 2:02 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance today meant to assist state and local permitting authorities in determining the best technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large facilities like power plants.

The EPA guidance comes as the agency is preparing to require in January, for the first time, More…

Amid criticism from the right, Upton defends his conservative cred

By | 11.09.10 | 2:35 pm

On the same day that the Washington Examiner’s editorial board blasted Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) for not being conservative enough to become the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Upton’s office is circulating an article in which the lawmaker promises to block the Environmental Protection Agency More…

Halliburton refuses to comply with EPA’s fracking information request

By | 11.09.10 | 1:03 pm

Halliburton is the only company that has refused to voluntarily provide the Environmental Protection Agency with key information about its hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” operations. As a result, the EPA announced today that it will force the company to comply with its request.

In September, the EPA sent More…

EPA to require oil, gas facilities to monitor, report greenhouse gas emissions

By | 11.09.10 | 12:27 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules today that require the oil and natural gas industry to report its greenhouse gas emissions.

While the EPA is not yet limiting emissions from these sectors, the agency said today in a statement that the data reported by the industry will “help identify More…

EPA years behind in determining risks of hundreds of toxic chemicals

By | 11.09.10 | 9:24 am

The Environmental Protection Agency is years behind in determining the health the risks associated with exposure to hundreds of toxic chemicals, according to a new report from the Center for Progressive Reform.

Despite an effort by the Obama administration to streamline the process for risk assessments under the EPA’s More…