EPA

Ben Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency, is interviewed about the linkages between energy, water and climate change. That includes, particularly, a regulation EPA has proposed aimed at protecting drinking water around the areas where carbon dioxide would be stored underground through future carbon sequestration technology.

While L.A. still reigns as the most polluted city overall, a new city overtakes it for sootiest.

It's no secret that, under the Bush administration, the EPA has cut back on information available to the public through channels like the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and the EPA libraries. The initiative may indicate a desire on behalf of the EPA to repair the bruised relationships between the agency and the public, and to restore public confidence in the EPA’s ability to perform its duties without political interference from the White House.

This is a Union of Concerned Scientists "take action" alert, meant to speak up for EPA scientists (You can also sign up for their email newsletter):

Ten stories about the varying states of recycling, from promising and valuable to dangerous exploitation.  E-waste, plastics, cell phones, "free electronics recycling", how to recycle plastic (from the EPA), and more.

Speakers discuss national green infrastructure initiatives, local environmental programs underway in Alexandria, Va., including smart growth and transportation alternatives, as well as the growing involvement of religious organizations and members in the issues of environment and climate change.

Over the last 7 years, the current administration has meddled with the affairs of the Environmental Protection Agency to such a degree, that the badgering and tampering is having a detrimental effect on the morale of agency staffers

Corsair, maker of power supplies (PSUs) for computers, has a full line of PSUs that have been certified as 80 PLUS, meaning they are 80% or more efficient at loads of 20 to 100%. This means your computer doesn't waste as much electricity by turning it into heat as less-efficient PSU-based computers do. The power supplies are available now (in fact the computer I'm writing on has one of them installed, chosen exactly because of its high efficiency). The EPA is pushing the improved energy standards with EnergyStar 5.0. Good for them!

Stephen Johnson, Administrator for U.S. EPA, discusses Earth Day 2008, environmental responsibility and the major accomplishments of EPA.

This is a video timeline since the inception of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as told by those who ran the Agency from 1970-2008.

The Environmental Protection Agency is following the industry playbook and will be delaying work needed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, according to a letter to Congress by EPA administrator Stephen Johnson.

Washington, DC - Eric Schaeffer, President, Environmental Integrity Project, is interviewed about an analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data, which finds carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants saw the largest rise in a decade.

A summary and analysis of recent news and turmoil regarding the EPA, including Congressional anger at key EPA libraries being closed (or access being limited), cases where EPA scientists have been ignored by management, the recent case where the Bush White House over-ruled its own figurehead leader if the EPA, cases where the federal government is not following federal court orders, conservation efforts and pollution prevention efforts being hindered, the Endangered Species act being ignored, and more, all with lnks to the apporpriate sources.

For too long Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson has used his position to weaken regulation meant to protect the environment. The latest abuse of his position was his denial of California's request to set greenhouse gas emissions standards for motor vehicles.

With over 1/4th of all bottled water just bottled tap water our concerns about pharmaceuticals in our water extends beyond the kitchen sink.