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Court Throws Out EPA's Limits On Emissions Rules

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-08-21 21:53.

A federal court has thrown out a rule by the Environmental Protection Agency that had limited the ability of states to require monitoring of industrial emissions.


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DEC Urges New Yorkers to Help Protect Water Quality

Submitted by Lavinia Pascal on Thu, 2008-08-21 11:15.
 

Pete Grannis, the Commissioner for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) launched a "Don't Flush Your Drugs" campaign

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Pollution Prevents Swimmers from Taking a Dip

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Wed, 2008-07-30 15:59.

The Buffalo News says that a recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council shows Western New York beaches frequently exceeded the daily maximum bacter

NY Lawmakers Want Newtown Creek Declared a Superfund Site

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Mon, 2008-07-14 14:25.
A Superfund designation would mean $15 million in federal funds to clean up Newtown CreekA Superfund designation would mean $15 million in federal funds to clean up Newtown CreekOn Sunday, New York lawmakers asked the federal government to declare Newtown Creek a Superfund site, reports the

EPA Justifies Denial Of Emissions Waiver

Submitted by Dan Hendrick on Thu, 2008-03-06 17:09.

EPA Administrator Stephen JohnsonEPA Administrator Stephen JohnsonThe U.S.

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Spitzer's Executive Budget Promises Big Bucks For the Environment

Submitted by Michelle Subbiondo on Wed, 2008-01-23 15:00.

Environmental advocates received good news yesterday as Governor Spitzer announced his 2008-2009 Executive Budget proposals promising big money to clean up New York, reports the

Pollutants Found In Elmira Metal Recycler

Submitted by Sabrina Gusmorino on Wed, 2007-07-18 11:39.

State environmental officials are working with Kaplan's Scrap Yard, an Elmira metal recycler, to remove contaminated soil from its site and determine the level of other pollutants on the property.

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Superfund Site In Saugerties One Step Closer To Clean

Submitted by Jessica Stein on Thu, 2007-07-12 10:35.

The disposal of drums containing flammable chemicals at a federally regulated waste site near the New York State Thruway brought the site one step closer to being completely clean, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.


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Jimino to Serve on EPA Committee

Submitted by Jessica Stein on Thu, 2007-06-28 16:50.

The Times Union reports that Kathy Jimino, Rensselaer County's executive, has been named to serve on the U.S.

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Clean Enough to Drink

Submitted by Ilene Kaplowitz on Fri, 2007-04-13 11:35.

In a New York Times article written today, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deemed New York City's main water source in the Caskill Mountains "so clean that it does not need to be filtered for another decade or longer."


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