State-Specific Mercury Rules Now Go to EPA
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By Nardone, Ralph On Nov. 16, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) submitted mercury emissions rules to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which will require stricter mercury emissions reductions for state-based industries.
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By ruling against limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, the panel agreed with those who said the law required tighter, more expensive controls.
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Oregon and Washington residents exposed to toxic benzene levels can breathe easier as the EPA finally forces refineries and vehicle manufacturers to reduce the pollutant. In Autopia.
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California air regulators yesterday took up the world&#39;s most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming - an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.
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The California Air Resources Board yesterday approved landmark regulation to tackle global warming by forcing cuts in carbon-dioxide exhaust from passenger cars and trucks.
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California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world&#39;s most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that are believed to contribute to global warming.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new national water regulations yesterday that it said will help reduce lead in drinking water, keep utilities honest in testing for lead and warn the public when water poses a health risk.
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Americans were cautioned about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
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Entering an area of pollution regulation that had been solely the federal government&#39;s job, California regulators Thursday set fuel standards for watercraft and locomotives
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LOS ANGELES - California has adopted the world's first rules to reduce greenhouse emissions for autos, taking what supporters see as a dramatic step toward cleaning up the environment but also ensuring higher costs for drivers.    The rules may lead to sweeping changes in vehicles nationwide, especially if other states opt to follow California's example...
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Nine chlorine plants in the South and East pour at least eight tons of mercury into the environment each year &#151; a situation that demands federal action to force companies to convert to cleaner technology, activists said Wednesday.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 20--Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that he will finance a major study of mercury and its toxic effects on Virginia's environment and public health.
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Strict rules for crematoria to limit mercury pollution from tooth fillings have been announced.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Small business supports the Environmental Protection Agency's recent reform of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) rule, according to testimony today by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan.
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U.S. environmental regulators are considering removing lead, a heavy metal linked to learning problems in children, from a list of regulated pollutants because past rules have greatly reduced levels of the toxin.
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Governments agreed to phase out the use of deadly mercury in industries ranging from mining to chemicals manufacture and power generation on Friday, breaking a deadlock at a major U.N. environment meeting in Kenya.
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Description: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its work to the friendly skies. After random testing found contaminants, the agency decided to start regulating the water aboard airplanes.