Christine Bennett remembers her childhood days in Mossville, La., walking to and from school through an alley of industrial plants. "We had to cup our... full story ![]()

With the ban on sugary sodas over 16 ounces just hours away from coming into effect in New York City, a judge overturned the law calling it “arbitrary and capricious.” New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ordered that NYC officials are presently “enjoined and permanently restrained from implementing or enforcing the new regulations" on city residents soda drinking...
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NSW conservationists urge senate inquiry to beef up air pollution standards, claim rules are being routinely breached.
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At a public hearing in Philadelphia this week, Moms Clean Air Force joined with health care professionals, corporate leaders, religious leaders, community members, state air quality managers, recreation groups, environmental groups and many others to tell the Environmental Protection Agency that we support its proposed cleaner gasoline and tailpipe emissions standards, also...
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NSW conservationists have urged a senate inquiry to beef up air pollution standards, which they say are being routinely breached.
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FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- New standards for cleaner fuel and vehicles proposed Friday will reduce air pollution and help prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalizations each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says.The EPA's proposals to slash emissions of harmful pollutants include reducing smog-forming volatile organic compounds and nitrogen...
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A top environmental official is warning lawmakers that the automatic spending cuts coming next month would jeopardize EPA's ability to protect against oil spills, air pollution, and hazardous waste.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming it hasn't pushed Utah hard enough to clean up air pollution across urban areas of northern Utah. read more
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Michal CongerA New York City judge has overturned New York City’s ban on large sugary drinks, which was set to take effect Tuesday, calling the law “arbitrary and capricious.” New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling wrote this afternoon that the city Board of Health does not have the authority to limit or ban an item in order to control chronic diseases, the Wall Street...
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The U.S. is thought to have the toughest fuel economy standards and enforcement in the world. But that reputation suffered a black eye in November when the EPA announced that Hyundai and Kia had overstated the fuel mileage for 900,000 vehicles sold in this country by as much as 6 miles a gallon.
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The administration is moving forward with tough new standards to cut pollution from cars, prompting an outcry from refiners that say the proposal will raise the cost of producing gasoline.
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