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Administrator Jackson Tours Areas Potentially Impacted by BP Spill

By desconsultants | Published: May 4, 2010
WASHINGTON – EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is touring areas in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana that could be impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico today and tomorrow. Today, Administrator Jackson joined U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for an overflight of the oil spill, and a [...]
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EPA Establishes Web site on BP Oil Spill

By desconsultants | Published: May 4, 2010
EPA launches site to inform the public about health, environmental impacts of spill WASHINGTON – As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA today established a website to inform the public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents. The website [...]
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EPA to Cut Mercury, Other Toxic Emissions from Boilers, Solid Waste Incinerators

By desconsultants | Published: May 4, 2010
Cost-effective proposals would reduce harmful air pollution in communities across the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing proposals that would cut U.S. mercury emissions by more than half and would significantly cut other pollutants from boilers, process heaters and solid waste incinerators. These pollutants include several air toxics which are known [...]
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