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Soot Suit Riot
To move forward on tough new pollution standards for soot and smog, the EPA will have to argue and win its case before the Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Friday turned down the agency’s request for a full appeals court review of a decision by a three-judge panel last […]
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Not a Bunch O' Abalone
Some scientists believe that humans have eaten a marine species to near-extinction for the first time. The white abalone, which lives along the California coast and is highly prized by gourmets, was overfished in the 1970s and, though it is now illegal to fish for it, the sea snail’s population is still severely depleted and […]
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Dishonorable Discharges
Pres. Clinton announced plans on Saturday to make companies that handle even relatively small quantities of certain toxic materials provide fuller public disclosure when they discharge the potentially dangerous chemicals into the air or water. Clinton talked up the new regulations, which will expand the federal Toxics Release Inventory program on Jan. 1, as a […]
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This Chafes!
Eyeing the top spot on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Bob Smith (N.H.) yesterday dropped his flailing, independent bid for the presidency, paving the way for a return to the Republican party and a likely claim to succeed the late Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.) as chair of the committee. If Smith’s seniority […]
