Results for keyword: EPA
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Remediating a Superfund sacrifice zone on Montana's Clark Fork river
The town of Opportunity, Mont., is weighed down by pollution from old copper mining and a modern-day river restoration project.
by Brad Tyer, Sep 25, 2011 -
EPA aims to clean up polluted air in Western gas fields
The federal government sets its sights on clearing the air above gas operations
by Cally Carswell, Sep 04, 2011 -
The fight over a much-needed pesticide: methyl iodide
California places tough restrictions on the pesticide methyl iodide, but opponents believe that's not enough to protect workers and the environment.
by Nathan Rice, Jul 24, 2011 -
This Earth Day, it's all about the air
If you can take a nice deep breath and enjoy a clear blue sky, thank the Clean Air Act.
by Tim Lydon, Apr 21, 2011 -
The latest: Biomass emissions
The EPA will not regulate greenhouse gas emissions from biomass facilities for the next three years.
by Jodi Peterson, Feb 06, 2011 -
Obama's record on Western environmental issues
Not everybody is happy, but the Obama administration is making slow but steady progress in dealing with the West's environmental issues.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Feb 06, 2011 -
Oil and Water Don't Mix with California Agriculture
In Kern County, Calif., the oil industry shares land and water with fruit-growers and farmers -- not always comfortably.
by Jeremy Miller, Dec 15, 2010 -
Farming's Toxic Legacy
Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 13, 2010 -
Backyard poisons?
Soil samples from the yards of two Yakima families showed intriguing but not always comforting results.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 05, 2010 -
What lies beneath
When pesticide chemicals were found underneath the houses of Barber Orchard, N.C., it aroused fears nationwide about the risks of building on former agricultural land.
by Sarah Gilman, Dec 05, 2010






