Published: December 27, 2012
Tags: coal, EPA, Keystone XL pipeline, Lisa Jackson, oil, power plants
The Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after an almost four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation’s economy and people’s health.
Published: September 2, 2011
Tags: Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Lisa Jackson, Obama, ozone
By DINA CAPPIELLO and
JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday scrapped his administration’s controversial plans to tighten smog rules, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders. Obama overruled the Environmental Protection Agency — and the unanimous opinion of its independent panel of scientific advisers — [...]
Published: July 7, 2011
Tags: air quality, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, emissions, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Lisa Jackson, pollution, power plants, smokestack, Steve Miller, sulfur dioxide
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By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is clamping down on pollution from power plants in 27 states — including Wisconsin — that contribute to unhealthy air downwind. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced on Thursday a plan to reduce smokestack pollution causing smog and soot in downwind states — where [...]
Published: February 23, 2011
Tags: air pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, incinerator, industrial boiler, Lisa Jackson
By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with stiff opposition in Congress and a court-ordered deadline, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will make it much cheaper for companies to reduce toxic air pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators. In an overhaul of air pollution regulations, the EPA said it found [...]
Published: October 21, 2010
Tags: Al Koch, bankruptcy, EPA, General Motors, GM, GM plant, hazardous waste, Janesville, Lisa Jackson, Motors Liquidation Co., Obama, Treasury Department, trust, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has reached a deal on a $773 million environmental trust, the largest of its kind in U.S. history, to clean up dozens of former General Motors sites spread over 14 states, officials said Wednesday. The money will target automotive sites containing hazardous waste [...]