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Clean Air Act Turns 19; Important Clean Air Milestones Reached, More Remain (11/16/09)
EPA has made strides on incinerators, cement kilns just in the last 10 months alone

Advocates Challenge Water Pollution from TVA’s Kingston Plant (11/12/09)
Move aimed at protecting Clinch River, already polluted by one billion gallons of coal ash

EPA Study: Widespread Contamination of Fish (11/10/09)
Fish in U.S. lakes and reservoirs have harmful levels of mercury and other toxic chemicals

Gulf Coast Communities Praise EPA Plan to Limit PVC Plant Pollution (11/05/09)
Court settlement reached, agency to limit emissions of cancer-causing toxins starting in July 2011

National Marine Fisheries Service Fails to Prevent Herring Fishing Ships into Groundfish Nursery Area (10/28/09)
Allows ships to decimate groundfish populations

60 Minutes Examines Danger of Coal Ash (10/05/09)
Reporting from site of Kingston, Tenn. TVA disaster

Groups Act to Stop Fish Factory Farms (10/02/09)
Would harm existing marine populations, local fish commerce and environment

Senate Releases Climate Bill Legislation (09/30/09)
Emissions reduction program targets heat-trapping pollution

New Data Available on Federally Inspected Coal Ash Ponds (09/22/09)
EPA provides structural assessment of 26 more ponds, adding to data on 17 released last week

New EPA Rule Will Cut Medical Waste Pollution (09/16/09)
Lower emissions of dioxins, mercury, lead from incinerators nationwide

EPA Will Revisit Bush Smog Standards (09/16/09)
Move could mean stronger health protections for millions of Americans

EPA Plans Scientific Scrutiny of New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits (09/11/09)
Agency announces further environmental review of dozens of permits, citing harmful impacts to waterways, legal concerns

Public Supports EPA Cuts to Toxic Air Pollution from Cement Kilns (09/08/09)
Congress, over 20,000 Americans send message to EPA supporting strong pollution protections

Earthjustice Seeks Supreme Court Review in Mountaintop Removal Mining Case (08/27/09)
Clean Water Act violated in issuance of permits for mining

Distribution Transformers Get Energy Boost from U.S. DOE (08/10/09)
Agency will review current standard and propose stronger ones by 2011

Navy Decision Dodges Environmental Protections for Endangered Right Whales (08/03/09)
Plans proceeding without survey of whale calving grounds

U.S. EPA Considering Impact of Hazardous Waste on Disadvantaged Communities (07/22/09)
Rule deregulated 1.5 million tons of toxic waste

Court Rejects Bush Administration Air Pollution Waivers (07/10/09)
Case aimed at reducing smog in America’s most polluted communities

Coal-Friendly Bush Energy Corridor Plan Challenged (07/07/09)
Transmission lines and towers should bring wind, solar energy to consumers

Federal Court Clears Way for Clean Air (07/07/09)
EPA designations of counties not attaining fine particle pollution standard stand

EPA Grants California Request to Regulate Global Warming Pollution (06/30/09)
The announcement sets the stage for a return to a “traditional interpretation” of the Clean Air Act

How Many Presidents Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? (06/30/09)
Obama announces new efficiency standards that save energy and money

New England Fisheries Management Council Votes to Rebuild Cod and Flounder Populations (06/25/09)
Years of overfishing may be over

Traditional Herring Fishermen Join Fight Against Midwater Trawlers (06/20/09)
File legal brief supporting groundfishermen efforts to protect breeding grounds

EPA Air Pollution Hearing Draws Advocates From Around CA (06/16/09)
Affected communities cheer federal proposal to slash pollution from cement kilns