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Florida GA Bondi, Commissioner of Agriculture Putnam, affected industries join together to fight EPA water rules

By | 11.02.11 | 4:06 pm | More from The Florida Independent

In a Monday court filing, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, Attorney General Pam Bondi and a slew of industry representatives filed their opposition to EPA-mandated water pollution standards for the state. Arguing that “federal intervention was and remains unnecessary,” they ask the court to invalidate the January 2009 determination

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Fla. Dept. of Agriculture frustrated by EPA clean water rules

By | 11.02.11 | 9:40 am | More from The Florida Independent

Speaking to the state House Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources yesterday, the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Rich Budell continued to express concern with federally mandated water pollution standards. Though the state of Florida is currently in a race to draw up its own rules before the EPA can implement

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Florida universities win grant money from EPA to develop sustainable technology

By | 11.01.11 | 10:40 am | More from The Florida Independent

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded seven universities in the southeast — one of which is Daytona’s Embry-Riddle — People, Prosperity and the Planet Phase I grants for the 2011-2012 school year.

According to a press release, the grants will go toward designing “creative solutions to sustainability challenges in the More…

EPA identifies dangerous coal ash sites in 18 states

By | 11.01.11 | 9:14 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

Environmental group Earthjustice reports that Michigan is one of 18 states to have new coal ash containment sites classified as “significant hazards” by the EPA in recently released data. In a press release, the organization says:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s latest release of data concerning coal ash

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New Florida water regulations criticized by conservationists

By | 10.27.11 | 2:12 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The federally mandated “numeric nutrient criteria,” a set of standards to govern water pollution in the state of Florida, have been harshly criticized by industry, agriculture and even lawmakers — who argue the criteria are too stringent and would result in job losses and stymie business growth.

Feds one critical step closer to banning new uranium mining by Grand Canyon

By | 10.27.11 | 9:32 am | More from The Colorado Independent

The Obama administration today took a critical final step toward withdrawing 1 million acres of federal land around Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining claims, drawing praise from conservation groups battling a mining rush that started several years ago.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a More…

Colorado Rep. DeGette to EPA: Companies used 500,000 gallons more diesel fuel in fracking than first reported

By | 10.26.11 | 2:35 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado congresswoman Diana DeGette, the ranking member of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, sent updated numbers to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson on Tuesday showing the use of diesel fuel in hydraulic fracturing fluid is more widespread than first discovered in an earlier investigation.

EPA administrator fires back at critics in op-ed

By | 10.24.11 | 5:08 pm | More from The Florida Independent

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson penned a new op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, criticizing House Republicans desperately seeking to undermine the authority of the agency they have dubbed a “job killer.” Arguing that the environment affects red states and blue states alike, Jackson writes that “it is time

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At Faith and Freedom Coalition, GOP candidates go after EPA

By | 10.24.11 | 1:44 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Republican presidential hopefuls attacked the Environmental Protection Agency during a social conservative event in Iowa over the weekend, and said the United States should allow for more production of energy domestically, have fewer regulations and end a moratorium on deepwater oil drilling.

Gingrich a hit at Des Moines social conservative event

By | 10.24.11 | 12:29 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich seemed to steal the show Saturday evening at a presidential forum hosted by the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition, focusing mostly on economics as several other GOP hopefuls tried to convince the social conservative crowd they have the strongest stances against abortion and More…

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