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U.S. Acid Rain Regulations: Did They Work?

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Cap and Trade, Acid Precipitation, Economics, Delaware, Economy, Acid Rain, Electricity, Climate Change, Environmental Protection Agency, Energy, Acid Rain Program, Acidity, Acid Rain Regulations, Green News
Bill Chameides

U.S. acid rain regulations have worked. What's more, they didn't seem to get in the way of the country's longest economic expansion.

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How Would a Romney Administration Regulate Air Pollution?

Corbin Hiar | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Cap and Trade, Council on Environmental Quality, Acid Rain, Center for Public Integrity, Acid Rain Program, Poisoned Places, George W. Bush, Epa, James Connaughton, Mitt Romney, Hot Spots, Air Pollution, Pollution, Air Toxics, Iwatch News, Green News
Corbin Hiar

With Mitt Romney at or near the top of the polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, the Center for Public Integrity's iWatch News wanted to find out how his administration might regulate toxic air pollutants.

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Getting Rich by Doing Good

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Acid Rain, Clean Air Act, Epa, Acid Rain Program Results, Lake Acidification, Acid Rain Report, Acid Rain Reports, Acid Rain Program, Ocean Acidification, Green News
Carl Pope

Fifteen years ago, the government decided to clean up a large fraction of the sulfur and nitrogen pollution belching into our skies and acidifying the lakes of the Northeast. Yesterday the EPA released the results.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Natural Burial Is a Gentler Way to Leave

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Dilenschneider

Commercial funeral practices put gallons of embalming fluid, and tons of metal and exotic hardwoods into the ground. And I was surprised to learn that cremation is equally polluting and energy-intensive.

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Ohio Coal Plant Linked to $30m in Annual Economic Damage

Bruce Nilles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Acid Rain, FirstEnergy, Coal, Sierra Club, Sulfur Dioxide, Lake Erie, Ohio, Home News
Bruce Nilles

This post was co-written by Nachy Kanfer, Associate Field Organizer for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign in Ohio.We regularly dispute Big Coal w...

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Bill Maher: The Environment Is The Ultimate Health Care Issue (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Co2, Cap and Trade, Glaciers, Hill Harper, Carbon Emissions, Public Health, Real Time With Bill Maher, Amy Holmes, Gary Johnson, Sea Levels, Methane, Greenhouse Gasses, Bill Maher, George H.W. Bush, Acid Rain, Environment, Climate Change, Copenhagen, Global Warming, Political Humor, Green News

Bill Maher called the environment the "ultimate health care issue" Friday night during "Real Time" and argued that our future depends on our ability t...

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Don't Let Lawmakers Undermine the Clean Air Act: It Saves Lives

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Lead, Lisa Jackson, Rockefeller, Acid Rain, Epa, Asthma, Climate Change, Clean Air Act, Global Warming, Green News
Frances Beinecke

A handful of lawmakers have been trying to block the EPA from regulating pollution. This is largely a political maneuver -- an effort to drain away support for passing a comprehensive clean energy bill.

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Climate Change: Too Much At Stake

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Selman

To the extent that we speak from our hearts about the world we want to create, we will attract energy, resources and support--and inspire others to act.

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The Oxymoron of Clean Coal (Joe Biden Had it Right Before He Had it Wrong.)

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simran Sethi

Clean coal is a lie. The catch-all term is used by politicians and coal advocates alike to lull the American public into complacency.

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Four Reasons to Use Cap-and-Trade to Fight Global Warming

Michael Oppenheimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Oppenheimer

The window of opportunity to avoid a dangerous warming is closing fast. We can't afford the time to tinker with a tax. Let's rely on a proven approach, and cap greenhouse gases.

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Environmental Problems and the Myth of Simple Market Solutions

Robert Stavins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Stavins

There is no simple policy panacea. The simplest market instruments do not always provide the best solutions, and sometimes not even satisfactory ones.

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China's Downfall: the Ultimate Impact of Environmental Degradation

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

The destruction in China is so staggering, it's hard to comprehend. Sixteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China, and many regions can now lay claim to the most polluted air in the world.

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Bush/Cheney: Dinosaurs of the Old Economy

Michelle Kraus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Kraus

The legacy of Bush and Cheney are inextricably tied to the survival of the old fossil fuel economy. Their assignment was clear: defend and protect at ...

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Acid Rain Case Settled For $4.6 Billion

AP | Lara Jakes Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AEP, American Electric Power, Ron Tenpas, Acid Rain, Business News

A big power company accused of spreading smog and acid rain across a dozen states agreed Tuesday to pay at least $4.6 billion to cut chemical emission...

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