L.A. needs to pump up fuel alternatives Oct 5, 2005
But for those of you who don't care about Los Angeles and don't think of it as home, consider this by the age of 2 months, an infant will have already inhaled enough pollutants to exceed the EPA lifetime threshold for cancer risk. If that's the case, imagine the risk you run by going to school here for four years. (The Daily Bruin, CA)
New Orleans sediment samples troubling Oct 5, 2005
The presence of E. coli, however, does imply the presence of fecal bacteria and exposure to sediment should therefore be limited if possible, EPA said ... William Farland, EPAs acting science adviser, said he was not seeing anything in the sediment that suggests a big public health risk, as long as people are careful to remove the sediment, keep it from getting on their bare skin and clean it off if they do ... Hugh Kaufman, a senior policy analyst at EPA who has been a longtime... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Bush considers using military against avian flu outbreak Oct 5, 2005
"One of the issues is how do we encourage the manufacturing capacity of the country, and maybe the world, to be prepared to deal with the outbreak of a pandemic?" he said. Experts agree there will certainly be another flu pandemic a new human flu strain that goes global. (USA Today -- Politics)
Hurricane Stan slams into Mexico Oct 5, 2005
Forecasters said the hurricane spawned separate storms across Central America and southern Mexico, provoking flooding and landslides ... 4 million barrels a day of crude oil, Mexico's Communications and Transportation Department said ... The EPA asked Herman Miller to move his floating home so cleanup could begin in Old Mormon Slough, which was declared a Superfund site in 1992. (North County Times)
Ag industry has many projects in the biotech pipeline Oct 5, 2005
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is charged with all pesticide safety issues whether it be insecticides, herbicides, fungicides or others. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is involved with all food safety concerns and administers the Food Safety Act of 2002. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Bogoso Gold Limited displays characteristic impunity Oct 5, 2005
Accra, Oct. 04, GNA - Bogoso Gold Limited, a subsidiary of Golden Star Resource of Canada, was at its impunity best when it continued to carry out its mining operations in Prestea in spite of an order by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop operations there. A statement issued jointly by the Wassa Association of Communities Affected By Mining (WACAM) and Concerned Citizens Association of Prestea on Tuesday said: "We wish to draw attention to the fact that EPA gave the order for the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bogosu Gold is complying with EPA's directive Oct 5, 2005
Prestea, Oct 04, GNA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said Bogosu Gold Limited's (BGL) is complying with EPA's directive to suspend mining at the plant north pit for failing to satisfy certain conditions in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Mr Michael Sandow Ali, Tarkwa District EPA Programme Officer, told the GNA in an interview ''BGL is in compliance with the enforcement notice ... He said a visit to Prestea showed that there was no mining going on in the pit where BGL... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Katrina Update: Government's Inadequate Response Continues Oct 5, 2005
Even weeks after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response to the storm's aftermath continues to be grossly inadequate ... Nor has the EPA issued protective gear to people in the area, in order to prevent harmful exposures ... According to Joel Shufro, Executive Director of the NY Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), "it is irresponsible of EPA, which is a public health agency, to imply that people will be adequately... (OMB Watch)
House Effort to Create Sunset, Results Commissions Meets Resistance Oct 5, 2005
A House hearing on White House proposals to overhaul the federal government was marked by criticism of their "good government" justifications and impassioned arguments about separation of powers ... Norton Condemns Bills as Violating Separation of Powers ... During a fiery question-and-answer period with OMB Deputy Director for Management Clay Johnson, Norton criticized the bills as "a radical assault on separation of powers," because they force an up-or-down vote from Congress and preclude... (OMB Watch)
EPA May Be Next for Power to Waive Law Oct 5, 2005
Inhofe's bill, S. 1711, would give EPA the power to waive or modify a wide range of laws and regulations when the EPA administrator determines that doing so "is necessary to respond, in a timely and effective manner, to a situation or damage relating to Hurricane Katrina." EPA must also determine that the waiver or modification "is in the public interest, taking into account" both the emergency conditions of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the waiver's potential "consequence[s] to public... (OMB Watch)
