EPA Weighs Sanctions Against BP

By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica May 25, 2010 Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are considering whether to bar BP from receiving government contracts, a move that would ultimately cost the company billions in revenue and could end its drilling in federally controlled oil fields.Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are considering whether to bar BP from receiving government contracts. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Flea Remedies Kill Too Many Pets, EPA Warns

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2010 The Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on topical flea treatments after reports of injured pets surged 65 percent in 2008. The agency said Wednesday that it had received complaints of 44,263 injured pets and about 600 deaths for that year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EPA Moves Toward Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 Who needs Congress? The EPA officially determined Tuesday that "greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people." Under the Clean Air Act and with the blessing of the Supreme Court, the agency might now be able to regulate emissions that contribute to the climate crisis. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama on His Own

By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang Dec 4, 2009 In Copenhagen, a major binding agreement at the global warming summit is not to be Not this year In Washington, the Senate is so divided that it became clear months ago that climate legislation will be pushed off until 2010 at the earliest Still, the United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming Here's howThe United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Clean’ Energy and Poisoned Water

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 25, 2009 Natural gas companies have managed to convince Congress and the EPA that millions of gallons of toxic water left underground or collected in huge open pits pose no threat to watersheds, yet wells in 11 states have already been poisoned. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Smarter Than You!

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EPA Tells Agency’s Enforcers to Zip It

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2008 According to an internal e-mail obtained by the AP, the chief of staff of the EPA's enforcement wing has issued a gag order, telling staffers in June exactly what to do should a reporter, the inspector general or the Government Accountability Office call: "Please do not respond to questions or make any statements." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Official Says Cheney Pushed EPA Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2008 A former EPA official alleged Tuesday that the vice president's office influenced congressional testimony about the public health effects of climate change. Last October, it was revealed that six of 14 pages of the proposed testimony of the director of the Centers for Disease Control were deleted because so many references to global warming had been cut. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Henry ‘the Hammer’ Waxman Shows Issa Who’s Boss

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2008 EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson got the oversight chairman's blood going by refusing to answer a straightforward question, but it was fellow Congressman Darrell Issa who sent Waxman's gavel flying. The best part about being chairman is you get to say: "I will have you physically removed from this meeting if you don't stop." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EPA Official Reports White House Meddling

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2008 A former EPA official, Jason Burnett, told congressional investigators that the White House interfered in a decision regarding California's regulation of carbon emissions. EPA staff members were unanimous in supporting California's right to tougher restrictions, Burnett said, but after the agency spoke with the White House and got "input into the rationale" from Bush aides, the state's request was denied. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Questioning Sushi Safety

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 The FDA and EPA already warn against pregnant women and children eating canned tuna because of high mercury levels, but The New York Times has discovered even more mercury in a random selection of fresh sushi tuna. And it's not just those swanky city folk who are at risk. According to one marine scientist: "Mercury levels in bluefin [tuna] are likely to be very high regardless of location [of purchase]." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Sues the EPA

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2007 California is sick of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's attempts to block two-year-old legislation that would cut auto emissions in the state well beyond federal guidelines, and the state attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the agency, which under the Bush administration has failed utterly in its principal mandate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )