Senate Environment and Public Works Committee investigates Global Warming in Washington
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson testifies during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on a clean energy economy and reducing global warming pollution in Washington on July 7, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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Efforts to get nominees approved for U.S. Energy Department and EPA posts are turning into a "hostage situation," a political scientist said.
The White House is putting the U.S. economy at stake with its environmental decisions, the American Petroleum Institute said.
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Total toxic air releases in 2012 were down 8 percent from the 2010 figure, a survey by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found.
Now that he has presented nominations for his security and foreign policy teams, President Obama will focus on the rest of his Cabinet, the White House said.
Lisa Jackson announced Thursday she plans to leave her job as head of the Environmental Protection Agency in early 2013.
The number of complaints filed by people seeking U.S. records rose 6 percent in President Barack Obama's first term from the previous four years, a study found.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has waived certain gasoline requirements under the Clean Air Act for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Corn production is forecast to drop 13 percent for 2012, the lowest production since 2006, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Friday.
A renewed agreement between the United States and Mexico will address pollution and environmental degradation along the shared border, the EPA said.
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