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Obama Vows to Attack Climate Change: What Will The Next Four Years Bring?
In his inaugural address, President Obama promised to respond to the growing threat of climate change. With a divided Congress, what can the president actually do in the next four years to bring down the level of carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gases?
News Analysis: EPA Has Mixed Success With Regulation Of Power Plant Emissions
The US Environmental protection Agency didn't get everything it wanted for Christmas.
High Court Rules With EPA On Regulation of CO2
The US Supreme Court has come down on the side of the Obama administration in a case that pitted the states and federal government over t
News Analysis: EPA Rethinks the Dangers of Dioxins
Health effects of one the most toxic types of chemicals are being reevaluated by federal scientists.
News Analysis: Shaking Up the EPA
With the election of Barack Obama, speculation begins in earnest about a shift in the way the US Environmental Protection Agency will fun
News Analysis: EPA Delays Pesticide/Hormone Disrupter Tests
Ten years ago, the US EPA agreed to test for the possibility that pesticides alter human's hormones.
News Analysis: Investigators Look at High Risk Superfund Sites
It's been 27 years since the US Environmental Protection Agency set up the Superfund Program.
News Analysis: Mixed Reviews on New EPA Smog Rule
The US EPA has set a new ozone standard. Ozone, a greenhouse gas, is a key component of smog.
News Analysis: US EPA's First National Study on Coalbed Methane Extraction
Coalbed methane gas -once considered a mining waste product -is now extracted for use as a fuel.
News Analysis: EPA May Loosen Lead Emissions Standard
Next week, public comments are due on EPA's new lead air pollution standard.