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31 Jan 2012, 1:20 pm by WIMS
The addition of all improvements to address water quality, flood prevention and transportation brings the cost to between $3.2 billion and $9.5 billion, depending on the location and the degree to which the wastewater treatment plants on the system are improved to meet future Clean Water Act requirements. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 7:21 am by Mandelman
 Add those numbers to the millions of foreclosures already water under the bridge, and were talking about a crisis that results in ONE IN FOUR Americans with mortgages losing their homes to foreclosure in the next handful of years. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 2:53 pm by Dr. Elliot J. Feldman
Import substitution subsidies are decidedly protectionist, expressly to protect jobs by restricting inputs to domestically manufactured products. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 2:53 pm by Dr. Elliot J. Feldman
Import substitution subsidies are decidedly protectionist, expressly to protect jobs by restricting inputs to domestically manufactured products. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 1:11 pm by WIMS
§§ 1151-75, "the State laws enacted pursuant thereto, or other Federal laws relating to the preservation of water quality," 30 U.S.C. [read post]
4 Jan 2012, 2:41 pm by Abbott & Kindermann
City of Rocklin and Madera Oversight Coalition, Inc. v. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 7:12 am by Todd Janzen
 Butactivists said that aside from a handful of improvements, the revised rulesfail to adequately protect water quality, public health and communities nearbig livestock farms -- the largest of which can generate as much excrement as atown.The same article appeared in the Louisville Courier Journal undera slightly more negative headline:  Activists: New Indiana Livestock Rules Stink.The Fort WayneJournal Gazette ran an article titled: Crackdown on CAFOs.Rules… [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 2:59 am
 Among the findings:- 78 percent said making nutritious and healthy foods more affordable and more accessible should be a top priority in the next farm bill; - 69 percent said reducing the use of chemicals that contribute to water pollution should also be a top priority;- 57 percent did not agree with cutting funding for farm conservation programs, saying they save money by preventing pollution;- 60 percent said farmers should be required to meet environmental standards such as… [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 11:27 am by WIMS
EPA Region 10 issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 1:20 pm by Prof. Coplan, Karl S.
  Through their power to deny the certification that the proposed activity would comply with state water quality standards, designated uses, and other environmental requirements, States have a powerful tool to ensure environmental protection requirements greater than those required by a federal agency. [read post]
8 Aug 2011, 12:00 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
  Overflows pose a significant threat to public health and water quality because raw sewage can have high concentrations of bacteria from fecal contamination, as well as disease-causing pathogens and viruses. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 9:45 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
The effects are worse for sensitive populations including children, theelderly, and people with asthma and other respiratory illness.We call for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone at the most protective end of the range recommended by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), and a secondary standard sufficient to protectforests and plants throughout the nation from ozone damage as… [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Specifically, the conference offers lectures and panel discussions on a wide range of topics including food protection and defense, international environmental health, healthy homes, and safe drinking water, just to name a few. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 2:46 pm by WIMS
 The Obama EPA is aggressively moving forward to regulate nearly all aspects of American life -- it now has regulations covering dust on farms and puddles of water along the side of road. [read post]
27 May 2011, 2:59 am
They've also supported USDA's Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Get Smart: Know When Antimicrobials Work on the Farm" program.The straight line that its opposition draws between antibiotics used in animal feed and water, to resistance to these same drugs in treating humans, just isn't accepted by the ag coalition. [read post]
25 May 2011, 6:49 am by Frank O'Donnell, Clean Air Watch
Mercury can become toxic after entering soil and water, and its effects are magnified as it moves up the food chain. [read post]