City, County to Make Their Case to the EPA
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By Chris Mazzolini, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--Wilmington and New Hanover County officials say they have made  great strides to repair the area's troubled sewer system. Now they hope the  Environmental Protection Agency will agree.
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By ERICA WERNER  WASHINGTON - The Transportation Department acknowledged Tuesday encouraging members of Congress to weigh in with the EPA on California's request to implement global warming controls on automakers.
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CHICAGO, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 seeks comments on its tentative decision to approve three changes to Indiana's drinking water regulations that will enhance protection of public health.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Mar. 2--The York County Council's approval of a new solid-waste management plan this week could push the county into a third legal dispute over landfills.
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The petition is expected to come up for hearing on December 20.
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RESIDENTS are invited to have their say on the environment in the next meetings of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's six area environment committees.  They start with an hour-long question and answer segment on issues ranging from community safety to grass cutting.
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Dec. 6--The city of Waco, McLennan County, environmental groups and local  residents will ask a judge Thursday for the right to participate in the  contested case hearings on two proposed coal-fired power plants east of Waco.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 20--CHARLOTTE -- York County residents who oppose a plan from two North Carolina cities to draw water from the Catawba River pleaded their case to N.C. officials Tuesday during the last public hearing on the proposal.
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By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 10--SUMMERVILLE -- Dorchester County residents who have been  fighting orders to spend thousands of dollars to tie into county sewer lines  coming their way say they've spotted an exemption in the county's sewer  ordinance.
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By Robert Boczkiewicz, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 3--DENVER -- The Pueblo County district attorney and the Sierra Club on Friday asked a judge to hear arguments "as soon as practicable" to winnow issues in their Fountain Creek lawsuits against Colorado Springs.
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By Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Mar. 7--3M Co. has a message for Washington and Dakota counties: Stop worrying about your water.
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By Marc Benjamin, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 11--With water wells running dry and well contamination reported in some areas, Fresno County is working to secure rights to 5,000 acre-feet of water each year.
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U.S. News & World Report - House Democrats set the stage this morning for what promises to be a bruising battle over the EPA budget and the direction of the agency itself in a House environmental subcommittee hearing.
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By Mike Stanton; Journal Staff Writer  As the head of a neighborhood group asks a committee for stiffer penalties for polluters, senators grill state officials about the costs of the lawsuit.
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By Robert Boczkiewicz, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 17--DENVER -- A judge said Friday he hopes to decide promptly after hearing arguments April 27 whether to throw out Fountain Creek pollution lawsuits or have the case proceed to trial.   U.S.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Los Angeles County and its cities braced Friday for the possibility of $10,000-a-day fines and citizen lawsuits if their beaches have bacteria levels that can sicken swimmers.
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There is a quiet battle for the future of this industrial town, one of America's most polluted places.