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Entries in EPA (38)

Thursday
Nov102011

Environment Is Center Of Occupy Washington DC Fight, Says Organizer

Kevin Zeese, an organizer of Occupy Washington DC at Freedom Plaza, argued Thursday during a protest at the EPA that corporate greed is harming the environment. (0:16)

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Thursday
Nov102011

Occupy Washington DC Lays Wreaths At EPA To Memorialize Victims Of Corporate Greed

Occupy Washington DC protestors carried crosses and laid three wreaths before the the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building Thursday to memorialize what they believe is the death of clean air and environmental justice due to corporate greed. One activist described the protest. (0:16)

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Thursday
Nov102011

Activist Says Pipeline Won't Bring Millions of Jobs

During an Occupy Washington D.C. protest Thursday at the EPA building, Ann Wright, an activist and retired U.S Army Colonel, said that the Keystone Pipeline project would not lead to millions of jobs like its proponents claim. (0:17)

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Wednesday
Sep212011

EPA Regulations Force Utility Rates To Go Up, Claims West Virginia Republican

Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said middle class Americans face having to pay 15-18 percent more on utilities because the EPA has piled regulation upon regulation without considering human and monetary costs. (0:43)

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Tuesday
Apr262011

Clean Air Act A Success Story, Says EPA Administrator

During an energy conference Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson describes the Clean Air Act as a success story when it comes to preventing health threats. (0:21)

Tuesday
Apr262011

"Nothing To Fear" From Clean Air Act, Says EPA Chief

During an energy conference Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the Clean Air Act should be used to address greenhouse gas emissions and that there is “nothing to fear” from doing so. (0:14)

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Tuesday
Apr262011

EPA Chief: Regulations Don't Raise Gas Prices

During an energy conference Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson says environmental regulations should not be blamed for rising gas prices. (0:20)

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Tuesday
Apr192011

LaHood: DOT, EPA, Auto Industry Partner To Reduce Oil Dependence

In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discusses the partnerships between the DOT, the automobile industry, and the EPA that have facilitated progress in terms of reducing America’s dependence on oil. (0:42)

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Tuesday
Mar152011

Gas Prices Will Cost Every Family $700 More This Year, Says Lawmaker

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) discusses the rising price of gasoline and blasts President Obama policies as being ineffective. (0:48)

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Thursday
Mar102011

"Life-Threatening Measures" In House Spending Bill Far From Dead, Says Boxer

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) warns that the Republican assault on EPA is far from over, at a press conference Thursday. (0:26)

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Thursday
Mar102011

Sanders Says Clean Air Act Is A Success Story

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) discusses the benefits of the Clean Air Act, in response to proposed Republican cuts to the EPA in H.R.1. (0:33)

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Tuesday
Mar082011

Climate Change Has Hurt Food Production, Claims Expert

Dr. Chris Field, director of the Department of Global Ecology at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and a professor of biology and environmental earth system science at Stanford University, says climate change has negatively impacted food productions. (0:31)

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Tuesday
Mar082011

Waxman Says Upton-Inhof Bill Strips EPA's Carbon Regulation Authority

Ranking member of House Energy and Commerce committee Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) says Upton-Inhofe bill will expose American public to carbon pollution and the impacts of climate change.

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Thursday
Oct282010

Sen. Merkley: Proposed Regulations For Heavy Vehicle Good For The Economy 

During a conference call Thursday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said that recently proposed rules to regulate mileage and emissions for large vehicles is good for the economy as well as the environment and national security. (0:22)

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Tuesday
Sep212010

TRNS Interviews: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Talk Radio News Service Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson about a new program designed to improve the health and safety of men and women worldwide who cook. Listen to the full interview, then click here for more information about the clean cookstoves initiative.

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Wednesday
Aug042010

EPA Official Says Decision To Use Dispersants In Gulf Oil Spill Was Difficult

Paul Anastas from the Environmental Protection Agency describes the difficult choice to use dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil. (0:35)

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Tuesday
Jun082010

Graham Supports "Business-Friendly" Resolution To Carbon Regulation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explains that carbon regulation would be a job killer for small businesses. He would like to see a business-friendly approach to carbon regulation. (0:09)
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Tuesday
Jun082010

Republican Murkowski Explains EPA Overreach

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) explains her position that the EPA is overreaching its boundaries and trying to do the job of Congress. (0:20)
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Tuesday
Jun082010

Senate Republican Takes Issue With EPA Over Carbon Regulation

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) explains what the EPA's regulations would mean for small business owners. (0:28)
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Tuesday
Mar092010

Rockefeller's Letter To The EPA Is An 'Interesting Approach,' Says Dorgan

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) says that a letter sent by Sen. Jay Rockafeller (D-W.V.) to the Environmental Protection Agency warning the agency to defer authority over green house gasses to Congress is an "interesting approach." Dorgan adds that it is intended to give Congress more time to act. (0:34)
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