EPA May Lift Ban on Dow&#39;s Termite Killer
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The Environmental Protection Agency is considering allowing Dow Chemical Co. to continue selling a controversial pesticide used to protect new homes from termites beyond a deadline that
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Bacteria in termite guts could make ethanol from noncorn sources cheaper.
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By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 22--Faced with a court order to revise its pollution standards, the federal government announced yesterday that it will toughen soot limits.   The decision, announced by the U.S.
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A win by Democratic challenger John Kerry in next week&#39;s US presidential election may give stocks a lift, if history is any guide.
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By KERRY CAVANAUGH\\ Staff Writer  Facing potential prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office and multiple fines from local water authorities, the Boeing Co. will try today to persuade state water regulators to loosen tough pollution rules governing the Santa Susana Field Lab.
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A ban on hunting critically endangered black rhinoceros has been lifted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, The Telegraph reported.
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A recent federal ruling to reduce the amount of water that flows through the delta is likely to boost food prices and trim jobs in agriculture.
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Stock futures edged higher on Monday,  suggesting shares on Wall Street may recover some of Friday&#39;s  sharp losses when heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.   rattled investors with a drop in earnings.
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By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 26--Speculation over the possible sale of Dow Chemical Co. to a group of private equity investors for as much as $54 billion sent the company's stock up 6% close to noon Monday.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Karen Thompson, +1-312-353-8547, thompson.karen@epa.gov, of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   CHICAGO, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today notified Dow Chemical Co.
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WASHINGTON -- A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation. The measure would repeal a tax break for thousands of US exporters that the World Trade Organization ruled illegal. As a replacement, it offers more than $140 billion ...
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Under pressure from Democratic senators, the Bush administration has modified its proposal to ease public reporting requirements for companies that handle or release toxic chemicals.
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A new reporting rule, aimed to ease the burden on small firms, may instead help large companies avoid reporting the amount of toxins they release.
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SACRAMENTO - The federal government is proposing a temporary restriction on 66 pesticides that scientists have blamed for wiping out the threatened California red-legged frog in some parts of the state.
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) has told the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District that avian flu (bird flu) has been ruled out as the cause of death of about 375 ducks at Metro's treatment plant since early January.
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Demands by the United States and other wealthy nations to delay the phasing out of a pesticide that depletes the ozone layer threaten to unravel a key global environmental treaty, experts said on Thursday.
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Alcoa&#39;s profit warning a thorn in industrials&#39; side. Nasdaq up with PeopleSoft, extended tech rally. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Alcoa&#39;s profit warning bruised the Dow Friday, while the broader market inched higher