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… a Mass to honor the people killed in since the eruption of violence in the country. (Newscom/EPA/Youssef Badawi) Meanwhile, the Assad regime in Syria, like its former Baathist counterparts …

… our skies – and the health and economic threats of a changing climate continue to grow," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in a press release. "We’re putting in place a standard that … Benedict XVI’s strong position on protecting the environment. "Catholics United welcomes the EPA’s greenhouse gas rule," said James Salt, executive director of Catholics United, in a …

… for good. In its Organic Bytes section , the association is asking activists to tell the EPA to ban Monsanto's insecticide-producing GMO crops: "Monsanto's insecticide-producing …

… has finally returned … to theaters, at least. And he’s coming with plenty of friends - the EPA, Hilton Hotels, Whole Foods, Madza, Pottery Barn Kids and IHOP - in a new approach toward …

… lands as national monuments Other House bills during the session sought to further limit the EPA’s regulative powers on pesticides and greenhouse gases and limit its ability to enforce the …

… that we need to find ways to expedite these requests. Time waits for no man, nor for the EPA. And, could someone explain to me why we can't build a refinery in northern Minnesota, along …

… to its website. To read the full press release, click here . In other environmental news: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is in Miami today to tour the Brownsville Transit Village (set to … an environmentally sustainable building project using water- and energy-saving mechanisms. [Epa.gov] In its final entry of a five part series on the facts about clean energy , the Climate …

… especially important as sediment is the number one waterway pollutant," according to the Ohio EPA. "In addition, over-application of fertilizer on farm fields causes the development of …

… standards for mercury and other toxic admissions yesterday. You can get all the details at the EPA website here . And, over at NCR's "Eco Catholic," you can find the response of the USCCB …

… U.S. bishops’ domestic policy chairman in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new rule limiting hazardous air pollution. Recently finalized Mercury and … hazards.” Bishop Blaire had earlier commented on the proposed rule in a June 20 letter to the EPA. To read the full text of the letter, click here . …

… emissions. Approval of this project at this time would therefore be reckless given the EPA's own assessment of the environmental risk." Little and Hanley's final paragraph contains …

… these women. Dalit Christians demonstrate in New Delhi, India, in February 2009. (Newscom/EPA/Anindito Mukherjee) I then joined a women’s reflection group called Satyashodak (Search for …

… thing. A woman prays with incense sticks at the Man Mo Daoist Temple in Hong Kong. (Newscom/EPA/Paul Hilton) According to Stephen Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University who …

… in downtown Chicago in September 2009 protest the firing of 100 Hyatt housekeepers in Boston. (EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski) Unite Here workers outside of the Park Hyatt Hotel in downtown Chicago in September 2009 protest the firing of 100 Hyatt housekeepers in Boston. (EPA/Kamil Krzaczynski) With the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent, an economy in the doldrums, …

… and that a significant oil spill could affect drinking water and sensitive ecosystems. The EPA pointed in particular to the dangers of a spill infiltrating the shallow Ogallala Aquifer in …

… dismiss their lawsuit against the Holy See voluntarily,” Lena said. Jeffrey Anderson (Newscom/EPA/Craig Lassig) Attorney Jeffrey Anderson, who represents the plaintiff, said he not only has …

… their “low-hanging fruit” lies. MiIPL and other IPLs across the country have partnered with EPA’s ENERGY STAR® for Congregations program [ www.energystar.gov/congregations ] in making …

… people started getting sick: skin sores, miscarriages, bleeding disorders, cancer. The federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was formed in 1970 to "protect public health and the … Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act was passed enabling the EPA to identify, clean up, pay for through "superfunds", or cause perpetrators to clean up, toxic … film states that today 74 million Americans live near Superfund toxic sites. You can visit the EPA's Superfund site and locate the environmental disaster closest to you. The new EPA …

… an area the size of Delaware, 1.4 million acres over the last 10 years according to the EPA, buried 2,200 miles of rivers and streams, cut down 500 of the biggest mountains in West …

… has yet to be discovered. It is a technique now being utilized in 34 states. In 2005 the EPA caved in to political pressure and got out of regulating fracking and did not require that …