Group: State Undercharges Pollution Fees
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By Curtis Killman, Tulsa World, Okla.  Mar. 8--Oklahoma environmental regulators are shortchanging themselves  millions of dollars annually in permit fees levied against large air  polluters, a nonprofit group claims.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 14--Fo r 1 1 c i t i e s i n S a n Bernardino County, the prospect of paying a surcharge for a chemical that did not originate in their areas just doesn't seem right.
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In a state that relies on its natural beauty to attract tourist dollars, keeping trash off white sand beaches and out of the clean surf apparently isn't enough of an incentive for people to recycle.
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By Rupa Damodaran  YTL Corp Bhd, a diversified group, has submitted a proposal to the Government to clean up polluted rivers at an estimated cost of RM400 million each.  Managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said that this is one- fifth of the cost that has already been proposed.
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A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.
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California filed a global warming  lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. , General  Motors Corp. , Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) and three  other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their  vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 10--Adding a fee to utility bills   The state's consumer advocate has concluded that higher electricity rates could be in your best interest.   And yes, there is a method to the madness.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--DURHAM -- State environmental officials issued fines totaling $33,431 against Durham for the city's role in the collapse of a sewer line in May that spilled untreated sewage into the Eno River.
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By Dori Berman  Lawmakers hoping to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay have proposed assessing a fee on all new construction to create a dedicated funding source for bay cleanup programs.
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By Sun Xiaohua and Xin Dingding  The central government's bid to factor in the cost of environmental degradation into economic growth with the introduction of "Green GDP" has run into opposition from some local governments.
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By Gareth McGrath, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--As if moratoriums and a slowing economy weren't enough,  developers in New Hanover County could soon face higher fees if they want  municipal water and sewer service for their projects.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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By Paul Burgarino  Representatives from one of the worst air pollution regions in California voted last week to join the state in a possible lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency concerning emissions regulations for newer-model cars.
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By Virginia Hennessey, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 18--The spiraling costs of the Salinas Valley Water Project do not include the millions of dollars the county has paid out for related litigation.
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In Pennsylvania, charges have flown about a lack of concern for the public and past environmental abuses by the National Guard.
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By COLLEEN DISKIN and ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITERS  Seventy percent of the state's waters  including crucial sources of drinking water such as the Oradell and Wanaque reservoirs  fail to meet federal pollution standards.
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By COLLEEN DISKIN, STAFF WRITER The state's environmental cops are often handcuffed as they try to protect the public from health risks that lurk beneath old industrial properties.