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Displaying results 1 - 25 of 120 for united states environmental protection agency. Subscribe to this search

  1. article Environmental organizations fight for eagles

    Friday, April 14, 2006 5:56 am

    Bald eagles find the Sonoran Desert a tough place to raise their young. Nationally, the majestic winged symbol of America has made a strong comeback in recent years after its population was decimated by a now-banned pesticide. But experts agree the desert bald eagles just aren’t thriving like their counterparts. What to do about it is another story.

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  • article Natural gas rush stirs environmental concerns

    Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:55 pm

    ALBANY, N.Y. - Advanced drilling techniques that blast millions of gallons of water into 400-million-year-old shale formations a mile underground are opening up "unconventional" gas fields touted as a key to the nation's energy future.

  • article House committee OKs bill to waive environmental rules for Border Patrol

    Wednesday, October 5, 2011 11:30 pm

    A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would waive environmental regulations for Border Patrol activities within 100 miles of any U.S. border.

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  • article Draft Environmental Impact Study for Loop 202 expansion now available

    Sunday, April 28, 2013 6:39 am

    The long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Study on the potential effects of the proposed South Mountain Loop 202 Freeway extension — a project that would give the East Valley another artery to the Phoenix region’s west side — is now available to the public for review and comment.

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  • article Appeals court rejects bid for greater protection of nat'l monuments in AZ

    Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:01 pm

    A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by environmental groups to force the Bureau of Land Management to do more to protect two national monuments in Arizona.

  • article States outpace feds in warming fight

    Sunday, October 8, 2006 7:37 am

    WASHINGTON - When it comes to global warming, the Bush administration puts its faith in volunteerism and new energy technologies to scale back America’s Everest of heat-trapping gases. But government studies say the results are at best uncertain.

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  • article President Bush's State of the Union Address

    Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:30 am

    Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year, we gather in this chamber deeply aware of decisive days that lie ahead.

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  • article Text of President's State of the Union address

    Wednesday, February 2, 2005 11:09 pm

    February 2, 2005

  • article Air pollution driving some out of the state

    Thursday, June 16, 2005 10:56 am

    Having lived in upstate New York, then Minnesota, Jon Storm knew only clean air before moving here. But after he moved to the East Valley in 2001, he began suffering from watery eyes and weekly sinus infections.

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  • article SRP customers, schools benefit from state's largest solar plant

    Wednesday, September 14, 2011 2:45 pm

    On land once farmed for alfalfa in the middle of fields and new homes, thousands of solar panels sit quietly generating electricity for Salt River Project.

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  • article Arizona water quality report draft available

    Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:47 am

    Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a draft version of a report that examines surface water quality in Arizona is available for public review and comment.

  • article High pollution advisory issued for Friday

    Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:17 pm

    An ozone high pollution advisory has been issued for Friday by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

  • article Arizona lawmakers push into the night on budget

    Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:30 pm

    The Arizona Legislature is expected to work late into Thursday night on a $8.1 billion budget that dramatically increases spending, but a dispute has erupted over the state's environmental protection agency.

  • article Letters: There are plenty of places to cut spending

    Sunday, March 6, 2011 1:00 am

    To erase our massive federal deficit, this is my list of wasteful and job-killing agencies:

  • article Ozone health watch in place Wednesday

    Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:42 am

    The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an ozone health watch for Wednesday.

  • article EPA plan: Valley motorcycles wouldn't need emissions tests

    Saturday, November 24, 2012 12:15 pm

    WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is ready to drop its requirement that motorcycles undergo emissions inspections in the Valley, the last area in the country to require the tests.

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  • article EPA puts new emission limits on Ariz. power plants

    Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:39 pm

    FLAGSTAFF — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has imposed new pollution limits on three coal-fired Arizona power plants, aiming to protect the environment and air quality for wilderness areas and landmarks such as the Grand Canyon.

  • article Letter: Brewer’s stance on air quality disappointing, yet hopeful

    Wednesday, August 1, 2012 7:03 am

    Reading Governor Brewer’s statement regarding the federal government’s enforcement of the laws related to air pollution at the Grand Canyon left me both disappointed and hopeful. Quoted in the East Valley Tribune on July 29, 2012, Brewer stated “I don’t think it has anything to do with air quality … It has everything to do with the Obama administration going to war on coal … It’s more about politics and not science.” I was disappointed that the governor was blaming amendments made to the Clean Air Act in 1990 by the 101st Congress on our current president.

  • article Court halts Asarco's swap for mining land

    Monday, September 14, 2009 6:07 pm

    A federal appeals court halted efforts by Asarco to obtain nearly 11,000 acres of federal land to expand its copper mining operations near Kearney.

  • article Clean air? There’s an app for that

    Friday, September 14, 2012 8:03 am

    Want to know what the air condition is outside today or if a health alert has been issued? Ask your smartphone.

  • article 2011 air quality to be discussed

    Sunday, July 22, 2012 6:44 am

    The Maricopa County Air Quality Department will hold a public meeting to discuss its 2011 Air Monitoring Network Review 1 p.m. Aug. 23. The meeting will be at the Air Monitoring Division’s offices at 2145 S. 11th Ave., Suite 170, Phoenix.

  • article Home Builders can't legally challenge EPA decision that Santa Cruz river is 'navagable'

    Friday, December 23, 2011 5:24 pm

    A federal appeals court has slapped down efforts by home builders to overturn a decision that two stretches of the Santa Cruz River are legally “navigable.”

  • article Air in Valley too dirty to breathe, EPA says

    Thursday, March 13, 2008 9:00 am

    The air in more than 300 U.S. counties — including Maricopa, Pinal and surrounding counties — is simply too dirty to breathe, the government says, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of smog cleanup in cities and towns across the country.

  • article Critics say bill to give Border Patrol a free hand would harm environment

    Saturday, July 9, 2011 1:15 am

    WASHINGTON – A bill that would grant the Department of Homeland Security unprecedented access to federal lands near the border was sharply criticized Friday for giving the department unchecked authority.

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  • article Intel makes big purchase of green power

    Monday, January 28, 2008 1:18 am

    Intel Corp. is going “green” in a big way. The semiconductor giant said Monday it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates, which will make Intel the largest corporate purchaser of green power in the U.S.

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