EPA Official: Realism Needed at Hanford
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 2--Hanford leaders and regulators need to take a realistic look at what needs to be accomplished at the nuclear reservation and what can be done, the Environmental Protection Agency's new regional administrator said.
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By John Norton, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--A local commission went on the record Wednesday night restating its opposition to off-site treatment of wastewater from weapons destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER  NEW YORK - The former Environmental Protection Agency chief should not be blamed for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the area was safe after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the government told an appeals court Thursday.
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The EPA tightens its rules on very small particles, but not enough to satisfy environmentalists
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By Tom Incantalupo, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 9--Another federal government agency is criticizing as flawed a study by federal energy regulators that concluded the controversial Broadwater Energy liquid natural gas terminal could be built with minimal environmental impact.
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By Zhu Zhe  The country's top environmental watchdog yesterday called on the coastal city of Xiamen to rethink its plan to allow the construction of a chemical plant and said an environmental impact assessment of the city's urban planning is on the cards.
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By Rob Pavey< Staff Writer  Five environmental groups, including Augusta-based Savannah Riverkeeper Inc., asked a federal panel Tuesday for the authority to make official comments involving the proposed expansion of the Vogtle nuclear generating plant.
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By Zhu Zhe and Sun Xiaohua  After putting two highly polluting projects on hold as a result of public pressure, the top environmental watchdog yesterday said it would seek to establish a proper mechanism to allow for its further participation in environmental governance.
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wants an exemption to proposed clean-air rules so that it doesn&#39;t have to replace toxic soot-producing diesel equipment with cleaner-burning models.
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By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 3--Officials at the Pueblo Memorial Airport hope the latest contract they have with an environmental remediation company will be the last one they need in order to remove groundwater contamination from nearly 20 years ago.
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As locals, volunteers, and soldiers continue to clean a week after a 10,000-ton spill, some wonder if a faster government response could have mitigated the disaster.
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 4--Here's a dumb idea: The U.S. Department of the Interior has told its U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees in northeastern North Carolina not to respond to public inquiries about the effects of a proposed Navy practice landing field there.
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By Whitson, Jennifer  Backers of a proposed $40 million Indianapolis chemical plant are eyeing a south-side parcel near White River, but neighbors worry fumes from the facility will drag down property values nearby.
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New England badly needs new supplies of liquefied natural gas, the country's top energy regulator said yesterday, but he's skeptical of calls for regional decision-making about where to put controversial LNG unloading and storage facilities.
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Worried about security at the Republican National Convention? Rest easy: the Environmental Protection Agency is on the job. So are the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Postal Service. The Coast Guard too.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 7--TRACY -- The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting public opinion on a proposal to continue cleansing toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from a high-explosives test range southwest of Tracy.
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By Todd Defeo, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga.  Dec. 7--JEFFERSON -- A company that manufactures foam packaging material  wants to increase emissions at its Jefferson plant, saying it needs to do so  to expand its operations.