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EPA appeals coal mining ruling

May 16, 2012 By Blake Skylar

A federal judge ruled in March that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally vetoed a large West Virginia coal-mining project.

Chicago residents win 10-year battle for clean air

March 2, 2012 By John Bachtell

The plants are considered two of the dirtiest in the nation and the single largest source of greenhouse gas emission in Chicago.

Obama administration puts a stopper on mercury pollution

January 3, 2012 By Blake Skylar

In a historic development, the Obama administration has set national health standards for mercury and other toxic air pollution, a measure that will save lives and create jobs in pollution control technology.

Six reasons to oppose Keystone pipeline

December 20, 2011 By Sam Webb

There are many reasons to oppose the building of an oil pipeline from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to the refineries off the shores of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.

New bill would open the way to cleaner ports

December 20, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Members of Congress are stepping up the fight to overturn a longstanding roadblock to cleaning up air pollution affecting some 87 million people living near major U.S. ports.