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… encourage healthier families and build a stronger America. These relationships will also help EPA assist communities during times of environmental crisis." EPA also pledges to work to expand the environmental conversation and continue the fight for … institutions to bring Green jobs to these communities, increase energy efficiency through EPA's Energy Star for Congregations program, and improve environmental education and …

… Give your dishwasher a day off or promote it to an energy efficient appliance. Look for the EPA’s Energy Star rating when buying a new appliance. Day 11: Use local shops or farmers’ markets …

… benefits. Stronger air-pollution standards like the ones for industrial boilers that the EPA announced this month will prevent thousands of heart attacks and asthma cases. Stopping 150 …

… and most of President Obama's other legislative goals. It remains an implacable opponent of EPA environmental regulations — of greenhouse gases or just about anything else, arguing that …

… that threaten our health and safety: Food Safety and Inspection Services -- $53 million cut EPA State and local air quality management -- $25 million cut Clean Water State Revolving fund -- … and Drug Administration -- $220 million cut Cuts that will hurt the planet (especially cuts in EPA funds): Flood control and Coastal emergencies ( think BP! ) -- $30 million cut Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -- $899 million cut EPA itself -- $1.6 billion cut Land and Water Conservation Fund -- $348 million cut Fish and …

… Media, Sierra Club chairman Carl Pope talks about the current attack in Congress on the EPA and by extension the Clean Air and Water Act. For more on the current assault, read "What's at Risk from the Industry's Assault on the EPA and Clean Air Act," on the Natural Resources Defense Council's Web site. It details all of …

… Carl Pope, executive chairman of the Sierra Club, about what’s behind the attack on the EPA. Following is their conversation. ---------------------------- … NAM : What’s happening with current efforts to undermine the EPA that people should be aware of? … Pope : The big picture is, during the eight years of the … link to the sign-up page. … So, the backlash has triggered efforts in Congress to stifle the EPA’s powers? … [We’re seeing] conservative politicians, political action committees within …

… according to John Gehring over on the Faith in Public Life blog: … Newt Gingrich and the EPA …

… by Bloomsbury Books, $16 Several years ago I volunteered my Honda Civic Hybrid for a local EPA project that measured the exhaust gasses from its tailpipe. A team of technicians installed a …

… which have improved our water and air for the past four decades. Politicians should not block EPA scientists from continuing to reduce carbon dioxide, mercury and other life-threatening … of our families rather than joining with the oil and coal industries to interfere with the EPA’s efforts to improve our quality of life.” David Yarnold, president of the National Audubon …

… closed doors with other big-money donors and political strategists to plot how to end the EPA's authority to protect our clean air and water. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune …

… victory for the Sierra Club and its allies, on January 13 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked a water pollution permit for the Spruce No.1 Mine in West Virginia, one of the …

… priorities, identify under-performing buildings, verify efficiency improvements, and receive EPA recognition for superior energy performance. You can rate the energy performance of buildings …

… Rich Heffern … On Jul 29 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied petitions from a gallery of climate deniers who had asked the agency to reconsider …

… are frustrated too by the lack of data about the toxic effects of the spill. According to EPA's latest analysis of dispersant toxicity released in the document Comparative Toxicity of …

… that -- while still within legal limits -- could be dangerous. But Subra complained that the EPA was not releasing all data it had gathered from BP. Subra, a Catholic, lives in New Iberia, …

… think, “Isn’t that great?” As he highlights the influence of environmental organizations, the EPA, and even businesses, I am heartened, while he is running scared. It never seems to occur to …

… be cleaned up before a proposed replacement site in Kansas City is built. Two decades ago, the EPA left the Kansas City site (called the Bannister Plant) off the special Superfund list, but … national priorities list. Ann Suellentrop with Physicians for Social Responsibility said the EPA’s announcement is a “great first step.” But after everything that has gone on, “we don’t have …

… electricity is produced by coal. There are adverse health effects from using coal as energy: EPA claims particulate pollution from coal-fired energy plants cause more than 20,000 premature …

… if they don't already. For examples of safe substitutes for toxic household products, check EPA's EnviroSense website. 3. … Recycle and dispose of all trash properly. … Never flush … soil retain moisture. If you don't know how to compost, visit The Compost Resource Page or the EPA's composting pages. These tips come from the Natural Resources Defense Council …