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EPA getting authority to review chemicals for safety

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
May 25, 2016
A bill passed by the House would be the first major environmental law in 25 years.
 A worker at Sohn's French Cleaners, which uses eco-friendly chemicals to dry clean clothes, presses shirts in 2007 in San Francisco. A proposed law would give the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to evaluate whether certain chemicals should remain on the market. These chemicals include Trichloroethylene, which is typically used in dry cleaning, protective coating and industrial greasers.
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Inside a huge air pollution scrubbing unit

by Reid R. Frazier
Feb 11, 2016
The Homer City Generating Station burns 16,000 tons of coal per day
The Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, Pennsylvania is installing pollution controls designed to reduce dangerous emissions of sulfur dioxide and mercury by more than 90 percent.
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What the Supreme Court's halt on coal regulation means

by Kai Ryssdal and Scott Tong
Feb 10, 2016
The justices push the pause button on EPA's rule to cut emissions.
A plume of exhaust rises from a coal-fired power station in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court put a hold on rules to cut emissions.
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Navajo Nation among those affected by mine disaster

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 9, 2015
The tainted water ran through about 215 miles of Navajo farming land.
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Methane leaks are pollution — and waste

by Annie Baxter
Aug 18, 2015
The EPA is issuing rules limiting methane leaks in the drilling, production and transportation of natural gas and oil.
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What will stop the dangerous algae in Lake Erie?

by Dan Weissmann
Aug 7, 2015
Put it on a diet, scientists say.
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SCOTUS rules against EPA regulations

by Austin Cross , Adriene Hill and Scott Tong
Jun 29, 2015
In a 5-4 decision, the court says the agency didn't properly consider costs.
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Predicting algae levels on Lake Erie

by Annie Baxter
May 28, 2015
Scientists are developing methods to avoid another water crisis.
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Big coal gets its day in court against the EPA

by Dan Weissmann
Apr 16, 2015
A federal court in Washington hears a challenge to the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
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