EPA Weighs Waste Plants’ Impact on the Poor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2009 The EPA will be closely examining the effects of hazardous waste recycling plants on low-income and minority communities. Poorer people disproportionately live in areas where such plants exist and suffer from health-related illnesses caused by the sites. The move reinstates a law dating back to the Clinton era that was largely ignored by the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Zeroes In on Auto Industry

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2009 President Barack Obama called for tougher regulations on auto emissions on Monday, promising not to let a sour economy stand in the way of progress. "I want to be clear from the beginning of this administration that we have made our choice: America will not be held hostage to dwindling resources, hostile regimes and a warming planet," he said during a meeting with environmentalists in the White House's East Room. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )