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Posted 7/2/2007 on www.epa.govPM and Elevated Inflammation Markers More Support for Air Pollution-Heart Disease Risk
Posted 7/2007 on www.ehponline.orgCPS to Expand Rebates
Posted 6/26/2007 on www.mysa.com by Vicki VaughanEPA Proposes Tougher Smog Standards
Posted 6/25/07 on www.enn.comScenic town weighs pros and cons of wind farms
Posted 6/21/07 on www.mysa.comShort-Term Particulate Threat
Posted 6/2007 on www.ehponline.orgThe Green Lifestyle: Eco-Friendly Techniques for a Healthy Lawn
Posted 5/15/2007 on www.enn.com by Dean Fosdick, Associated PressExecutive Order: Cooperation Among Agencies in Protecting the Environment with Respect to Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Motor Vehicles, Nonroad Vehicles, and Nonroad Engines
Posted 5/14/2007 on www.whitehouse.govNew EPA Web Site Makes It Easier To Be Good Environmental Stewards
Posted 5/2/2007 on www.epa.govTCEQ Announces 2007 Winners of the Texas Environmental Excellence Award
Posted 5/2/2007 on www.tceq.state.tx.usTCEQ Launches Take Care of Texas Campaign
Posted 4/30/2007 on www.tceq.state.tx.usHelotes mulch fire prompts health advisory
Posted 1/5/2007 on www.mysa.com by
Kathryn Burke
TCEQ Commissioners Approve Publication of New Clean Air Rules
Posted 12/13/06 on www.tceq.state.tx.usDeveloper must replant thousands of trees
Posted 11/7/2006 on www.mysa.com by Elizabeth AllenCouncil eases tree ordinance
Posted 11/2/2006 on www.mysa.com by John TedescoPollution Shortens Life Expectancy Worldwide
Posted 10/19/06 on www.enn.com by Tracee HerbaughS.A. shuns pact to help environment
Posted 10/7/06 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoWalk & Roll Challenge is geared at getting commuters out of cars
Posted 10/5/06 on www.mysa.com by Patrick DriscollBreath of Fresh Air
Posted 9/21/06 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Ron MaloneyReport: Toxins in Houston's air poses great health risk
Posted 9/26/06 on www.mysa.com by Rasha Madkour, Associated PressCouncilman pushes incentives to clean S.A. air
Posted 9/5/06 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoNorway's First Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens
Posted 8/24/06 on www.enn.com by the Associated PressEPA Takes Important Step in Controlling Air Pollution from Farm Country Animal Feeding Operations
Posted 8/22/06 on www.epa.gov by Dave RyanNew Energy Performance Standards Will Lead to Better Plant Efficiency
Posted 8/14/06 on www.epa.gov by Enesta JonesBe Prepared for Back-to-School Asthma
Posted 8/22/06 on www.stnonline.comEasy Rider, Easy Polluter
Posted May 2006 on www.ehponline.org by Erin E. DooleyU.S. Government Wins Round in Power Struggle with Industrial Plants over Air Pollution
Posted 8/18/06 on www.enn.comYale Study Finds No Safe Level For Ozone
Posted on www.eponline.comDiesel Pollution from Trains and Boats Targeted
Posted 2/3/06 on www.enn.comPigeons Get Backpacks for Air Pollution Monitoring
Posted 2/2/06 on www.enn.com by ReutersCouncilman wants hybrids to park for free at meters
Posted 2/1/06 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamMexico Signs Agreement to Drastically Cut Fuel Emissions, Improve Air Quality
Posted 2/1/06 on www.enn.com by Julie Watson, Associated PressHydro plant improvements could make ballot
Posted 2/1/06 on www.seguingazette.com by Melissa JohnsonEthanol Could Reduce Fossil Fuel Need, Study Shows
Posted 1/27/06 on www.enn.com by Maggie Fox, ReutersEPA To Grant Additional Comment Time on the Clean Air Interstate Rule
Posted 11/23/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettAnother hit in battle to stay of 'dirty air' list
Posted 11/15/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoTCEQ Encourages Texans to Celebrate Recycling Day
Posted 11/10/05 on www.tceq.state.tx.us by Terry ClawsonEPA Finalizes Rule to Help States Reduce Ozone Pollution to Meet Stronger Federal Standards
Posted 11/9/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettVermont Adopts New Rules to Cut Car CO2 Emissions
Posted 11/3/05 on www.enn.com by David Gram, Associated PressU.S. Announces Clean Air Agreement with ExxonMobil Nearly 77 Percent of Domestic Refining Capacity Now Under Consent Decrees
Posted 10/11/05 on www.epa.gov by Dave RyanCourt Rejects EPA Limits on Air Pollution Monitoring
Posted 10/10/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressNew-Car Smell Emerges as Auto Safety Issue with Japanese Makers Toning Down the Fumes
Posted 10/3/05 on www.enn.com by Hans GreimelLos Angeles Study Finds Higher Pollution Death Risk
Posted 9/28/05 on www.enn.com by Kevin KrolickiIllinois Attorney General Says EPA Goes Easy on Coal Plants
Posted 8/30/05 on www.enn.com by Michael HawthorneCosmed Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations-Agreement will Result in Improved Air Quality in Six States
Posted 8/18/05 on www.epa.gov by Dave DeeganEnvironmentalists Urge Hong Kong Disneyland to Suspend Firework Displays on Polluted Days
Posted 8/15/05 on www.enn.com by the Associated PressLos Angeles Area Plans To Use Sensors, Cameras to Record Cars' Pollution Emissions
Posted 8/15/05 on www.enn.com by the Associated PressThousands Sign Up for Animal Feeding Operations Air Compliance Agreement
Posted 8/15/05 on www.epa.gov by Stacie KellerResearchers Share Results of Massive Air Study
Posted 8/12/05 on www.enn.com by Beverly WangEnergy Bill Drops Requirement for Smog-Reducing Gasoline Additives
Posted 8/9/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressTCEQ Finishes Initial Phase of Air Quality Study
Posted 8/8/05 on www.tceq.state.tx.us by Andy SaenzU.S. Court Rejects Effort to Block Rules on Mercury Pollution
Posted 8/8/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated Press
Hybrid Cars Coming Soon to California Car Pool Lanes
Posted 8/5/05 on www.enn.com by Tim Molloy, Associated PressShuttle Commander Sees Wide Environmental Damage
Posted 8/5/05 on www.enn.com by Jeff Franks, ReutersHistoric settlement between environmental groups and cement plant hailed as victory for North Texas air quality
Posted 8/4/05 on www.epa.govYou Don't Do It, We Will, EPA Tells States on Cutting Downwind Pollutants
Posted 8/2/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressCalifornia Adopts Emissions System for Big Trucks
Posted 7/22/05 on www.enn.com by ReutersCPS Energy working to clean up smokestacks of 'Dirty Deely'
Posted 7/21/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoOfficials Say Chinese Air Pollution Fight Faces Trouble with Driving Public
Posted 7/14/05 on www.enn.com by Associated PressGovernment Takes Largest Suit over Power Plan Changes to Court
Posted 7/7/05 on www.enn.com by Erica Ryan, Associated PressSix area counties - but not Bexar - issue burn bans
Posted 7/2/05 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauE.P.A. Proposes Regulations for Diesel Engines at Plants
Posted 7/1/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)UC Study Breaks Down School Bus Self-Pollution
Posted 06/2005 on www.stnonline.com by Ryan GrayUnited States to Join International Effort to Update Emissions Testing for New Motorcycles
Posted 6/30/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettEPA Proposes Cutting Diesel Exhaust from Equipment Powered by Stationary Diesel Engines
Posted 6/30/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressTokyo's Clean Air Policy Found to be Paying Off
Posted 6/28/05 on www.enn.com by The Yomiuri ShimbunValero and Sunoco in Consent Decree with US, Will Reduce Harmful Emissions by 44,000 Tons Annually
Posted 6/22/05 on www.enn.com by the EPAAtlanta Area Meets a Federal Standard for Clean Air for First Time in 27 Years
Posted 6/17/05 on www.enn.com by Dick Pettys, Associated PressAlleged Clean Air Violations to Cost Oil Refineries Nearly $1 Billion in New Pollution Controls
Posted 6/17/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressEPA Sets New Rules for Cleaner Air in Parks and Wilderness Areas
Posted 6/17/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressRefiners settle air pollution case
Posted 6/17/05 on www.mysa.com by Vicki VaughanIn Senate, Energy Debate Focuses on U.S. Resources
Posted 6/16/05 on www.nytimes.com by Carl Hulse
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Senate Keeps Ethanol Provision in Energy Legislation
Posted 6/15/05 on www.nytimes.com by Carl HulseU.S. Senate Panel Delays Lawn Mower Clean Air Plans
Posted 6/13/05 on www.enn.com by Richard Cowan, ReutersPresident's Air Pollution Initiative is Revived
Posted 5/27/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Oath of Office Ceremony of the 11th EPA Administrator, Stephen Johnson
Posted 5/23/05 on www.epa.govDirty Secret: Coal Plants Could Be Much Cleaners
Posted 5/22/05 on www.nytimes.com by Kenneth J. Stier
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)U.S. States Sue EPA over Mercury Trading Rules
Posted 5/19/05 on www.enn.com by ReutersGroups Seek Tougher EPA Rules on Mercury from Power Plants
Posted 5/18/05 on www.enn.com by Associated PressPlayers to be chosen in CPS fight
Posted 5/16/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoTCEQ First Texas Agency to Add Hybrid Pickup to Vehicle Fleet
Posted 5/12/05 on www.tceq.state.tx.us by Terry ClawsonGov. Gregoire signs 'clean cars' bill requiring strict auto exhaust emission standards
Posted 5/6/05 on www.governor.wa.gov by Jerry GillilandMore Than 70 Percent Could Better Manage Asthma Triggers, EPA Survey Funds
Posted 5/3/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettSteve Johnson becomes EPA Administrator
Posted 5/2/05 on www.epa.govEPA Exceeds Mercury Cleanup Projection
Posted 4/29/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressAACOG spells out concerns in letter to EPA
Posted 4/28/05 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkRegional Administrator Attends Clean Air Event
Posted 4/26/05 on www.epa.govDiesel Engine Companies Challenge Emission Rules from California Air Pollution Regulators
Posted 4/25/05 on www.enn.com by Don Thompson, Associated PressEPA Mercury Rule to Achieve Cuts with Few Direct Controls, Report Says
Posted 4/22/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressDiesel Pollution Targeted in New York
Posted 4/21/05 on www.enn.com by Frank Lombardi, ReutersChange to the Clean Air Act is Built Into New Energy Bill
Posted 4/16/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)EPA Likely to Miss Deadline for Issuing Rules on Views, Air Quality in National Parks
Posted 4/15/05 on www.enn.com by Frank Lombardi, Reuters2 Sides Do Battle in Court on Whether EPA Should Regulate Carbon Dioxide
Posted 4/9/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)US Court to Hear States Push EPA on Global Warming
Posted 4/8/05 on www.planetark.com by Timothy GardnerIndian Nations Council of Governments Receives EPA Clean Air Excellence Award
Posted 4/7/05 on www.epa.govEPA Says 21 Counties in Nine States Now Meet Air-Quality Standards
Posted 4/6/05 on www.enn.com by Nalia Rulon, Associated PressWarmer weather brings area air quality problems
Posted 4/1/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoCity to Buy Diesel-Electric Buses, Not Natural Gas Ones
Posted 3/28/05 on www.nytimes.com by Sewell Chan
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)New Hampshire Senate to Vote on Approach to Mercury Rule
Posted 3/24/05 on www.nytimes.com by Felicity Barringer
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Carmakers in Canada to Cut Emissions
Posted 3/24/05 on www.nytimes.com by Ian Austen
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Clean-air violations cost pipemaker $4.5 million
Posted 3/23/05 on www.mysa.com by Lisa FalkenbergTCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $2,129,684
Posted 3/23/05 on www.tceq.state.tx.us by Adria DawidczikA New Automaker Mantra: Emissions? What Emissions?
Posted 3/22/05 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim
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Posted on www.washingtonpost.com by Shankar Vedantam40MPG.ORG Poll: 2 out of 3 Americans See Buying More Fuel-Efficient Vehicle as "Patriotic," High Gas Prices Already Driving Health To Do So
Posted 3/17/05 on www.40mpg.orgEPA Announces First-Ever Rule to Reduce Mercury Emissions from Power Plants
Posted 3/15/05 on www.epa.gov by Cynthia BergmanSmog-Busting Inventors Get Nation's Highest Technology Award
Posted 3/15/05 on www.enn.com by Ben Dobbin, Associated PressNew mercury rules to start slowly
Posted 3/15/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoThe petroleum industry is poised for a recovery, if it can find hired hands
Posted 3/13/05 on www.mysa.com by Roxana HegemanNortheast States Welcome U.S. Rule Cutting Pollution
Posted 3/11/05 on www.nytimes.com by Anthony Depalma
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)EPA Announces Landmark Clean Air Interstate Rule
Posted 3/10/05 on www.epa.gov by Cynthia BergmanUtility Pollution Bill Stalls in Senate
Posted 3/10/05 on www.enn.com by Chris Baltimore, ReutersBush Picks Scientist to Head EPA
Posted 3/7/05 on www.enn.com by Tom Doggett, ReutersStudy adds steam to case for area commuter rail
Posted 3/4/05 on www.mysa.com by Patrick Driscoll'Clear Skies' Bill Decried in N.C.
Posted 3/3/05 on www.enn.com by Wade Rawlins, The News & ObserverCanada Close to Emissions Deal with Car Makers
Posted 2/28/05 on www.enn.com by David Ljunggren, ReutersCorpus air tests raising concern
Posted 2/27/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoAir Quality Officials' Group Protests Senator's Actions
Posted 2/27/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael JanofskyEPA tests ahead for Mexican trucks
Posted 2/26/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoStudy Blames 20,000 Deaths a Year on Diesel Exhaust
Posted 2/23/05 on www.enn.comGlobal Warming Could Worsen US Pollution, Report Says
Posted 2/21/05 on www.enn.com by ReutersCourt Finds Fault with EPA Haze Program for Parks, Wilderness
Posted 2/21/05 on www.enn.com by John Heilprin, Associated PressSenate Panel Delays a Vote on Air Bill
Posted 2/17/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Clear Skies, No Lies
Posted 2/16/05 on www.nytimes.com by Gregg Easterbrook
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Study Finds Pollution May Affect Babies' Genes
Posted 2/15/05 on www.enn.com by Karen Matthews, Associated PressEPA Proposes Regulatory Options for Maintaining NOx Air Quality Standards
Posted 2/15/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettVote Nearing, Clean Air Bill Prompts Rush of Lobbying
Posted 2/15/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)EPA to Build World's First Full Hydraulic Hybrid Urban Delivery Vehicle
Posted 2/14/05 on www.epa.gov by John MillettHearings on Antipollution Bill End, With Each Side Unmoved
Posted 2/2/05 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Ordinances allow many trees to be removed
Posted 2/1/05 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Leigh JonesCity making pitch for more big names
Posted 1/28/05 on www.mysa.com by L.A. LorekMore lines for Toyota possible
Posted 1/28/05 on www.mysa.com by Barbara PowellConocoPhillips Reaches Clean Air Settlement Requiring $525 Million in Pollution Controls
Posted 1/28/05 on www.enn.com by Mark Sherman, Associated PressBush Air Pollution Plan Up Against Deadlocked Senate Committee
Posted 1/27/05 on www.enn.comEPA Approves Pollution Control Plan for Everglades
Posted 1/27/05 on www.enn.comNewspaper study finds toxic air in communities around chemical plants
Posted 1/16/05 on www.mysa.com by Associated PressU.S. Coal-Fired Electricity Plants among North America's Largest Polluters, Study Says
Posted 1/13/05 on www.enn.com by Phil Courvrette, Associated PressRefiner expects big year again
Posted 1/13/05 on www.mysa.com by Ron WilsonDevice Could Cut Air Pollution at Long Beach, California Port
Posted 1/11/05 on www.enn.com by Eric Johnson, Press-TelegramStudy links fine-particle air pollution to low birth weights
Posted 1/4/05 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoEPA Says 225 Counties Fail to Meet Clean Air Standards
Posted 12/20/04 on www.enn.com by John HeilprinRegion 6 meets new clean air standard
Posted 12/17/04 on www.epa.govProtest and praise heard for coal plant
Posted 12/17/04 on www.mysa.comAACOG talks Toyota
Posted 12/17/04 on www.seguingazette.comNASA Spacecraft Tracks Global Air Pollution
Posted 12/16/04 on www.enn.comEarthTalk: Is it True that Dry Cleaning is Bad for the Environment?
Posted 12/15/04 on www.enn.com2003 Particle Pollution Report Shows Major Improvements in Air Quality
Posted 12/14/04 on www.epa.govDaimlerChrysler, GM to Team Up on Hybrid Engines
Posted 12/13/04 on www.enn.comPresident Bush to Make 'Aggressive Push' to Cut Air Pollution, Administration Says
Posted 12/13/04 on www.enn.comOil refineries miss air-quality deadlines
Posted 12/13/04 on www.mysa.comSmog Clogs Arteries: Pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels
Posted 12/11/04 on www.ghchealth.comToyota sets off a wave of inquiries
Posted 12/8/04 on www.mysa.com by L.A. LorekAlt fuels closer to becoming 'regular'
Posted 12/1/04 on www.tusconcitizen.com by Larry CopenhaverGiant shopping center set at I-10
Posted 11/30/04 on www.mysa.com by Barbara PowellOntario Fuel to Contain Five Percent Ethanol by 2007
Posted 11/29/04 on www.enn.com by ReutersFine Particle Pollution is Cutting European Life Expectancy, Says U.N.
Posted 11/29/04 on www.enn.com by Sam Cage, Associated PressAutomakers May Feel Pressure by CalPERS to Improve Emissions
Posted 11/25/04 on www.enn.com by Alexa H. Bluth, The Sacramento BeePortland Maine, Laundry Uses Solar Energy; Other Firms Go Green, Too
Posted 11/23/04 on www.enn.com by Felix Doligosa Jr., Portland Press HeraldClean Diesel Fuel Will Be Available, but Costly, in Alaska
Posted 11/23/04 on www.enn.com by Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of CommerceThe Engine Looks Familiar, but It Runs on Hydrogen
Posted 11/22/04 on www.nytimes.com by Don Sherman
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Posted 11/19/04 on www.mysa.com by Associated PressOzone and Short-term Mortality in 95 US Urban Communities, 1987-2000
Posted 11/17/04 on http://jama.ama-assn.org byMichelle L. Bell, PhD ;Aidan McDermott, PhD ;Scott L. Zeger, PhD ;Jonathan M. Samet, MD ;Francesca Dominici, PhD Study Links Smog Increases to Urban U.S. Deaths
Posted 11/17/04 on www.enn.com by Michael Conlon, ReutersTCEQ Adopts Clean Air Rules for San Antonio Area
Posted 11/17/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.us by Terry ClawsonAmerica Recycles Day, 2004
Posted 11/15/04 on www.whitehouse.gov by the President of the United States of AmericaEPA FY 2004 Enforcement Secures Cleanups Worth a Record $4.8 Billion Preventing One Billion Pounds of Pollution
Posted 11/15/04 on www.epa.gov by Cynthia BergmanBattle over proposed coal plant heating up
Posted 11/9/04 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoActivists aiming to ax plans for new coal plant
Posted 11/10/04 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoMild-Hybrid Pickups: The 10% Solution
Posted 11/7/04 on www.nytimes.com by Jim Motavalli
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Beijing Is Facing "State of Emergency" from Filthy Air
Posted 11/5/04 on www.enn.com by Reuters
November Community Partner Champion
Posted on www.italladdsup.govAir forum brings up accuracy questions
Posted 10/31/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkAs Oil Hits a High of $55, Who's in Pain, Who Stands to Gain?
Posted 10/28/04 on www.enn.com94-year-old jailed in tire burning
Posted 10/28/04 on www.mysa.com by Bryan KirkOfficials talk air quality at public forum
Posted 10/28/04 on www.seguingazette.comChinese and Global Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars in World's Fastest Growing Market
Posted on www.enn.com on 10/25/04 by Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated PressG-E hosts forum on clean air
Posted 10/24/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkEnvironment Questions Answered on Ask the White House
Posted 10/22/04 on www.whitehouse.govALA of Metropolitan Chicago Prepping to Release New School Bus Emissions Study
Posted 10/14/04 on www.napt.orgFeds downplay emissions fears
Posted 10/13/04 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoCitgo Reaches Clean Air Act Settlement Requiring $320 Million in Pollution Controls
Posted 10/7/04 on www.enn.comNew Source Review Rule Change Harms EPA's Ability to Enforce Against Coal-fire Electric Utilities
Posted 10/4/04 on www.epa.govEPA and States Not Making Sufficient Progress in Reducing Ozone Precursor Emissions in Some Major Metropolitan Areas
Posted 10/4/04 on www.epa.govA Guide to Planet-Friendly Cars
Posted 9/17/04 on www.enn.com by Jim MotavalliUPS and DaimlerChrysler Launch First Medium-Duty Fuel Cell Delivery Vehicles in the United States
Posted 9/15/04 on www.enn.com by www.GreenBiz.comPublic hearings address ozone strategies
Posted 8/29/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkState Agencies Take the Challenge to Improve Texas Air
Posted 8/26/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.usAACOG considers letter to state
Posted 8/26/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkFeds, Texas are accused of lax pollution control
Posted 8/19/04 on www.mysa.com by Anton CaputoEPA to investigate nonattainment status
Posted 8/15/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkAlert days focus on air problems
Posted 8/15/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Ashley MatthewsTCEQ Awards $8.3 Million for NTRD Grants
Posted 8/12/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.usParents: How Asthma-Friendly is Your Child's School?
Posted on www.texaslung.orgMovement down under to drive cleaner cars
Posted 8/6/04 on www.enn.com by Associated PressMims alleges meeting violations
Posted 8/1/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkClean air plan might not work
Posted 7/30/04 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Ron MaloneySan Antonio gets slice of pollution-fighting funds
Posted 7/28/04 on www.mysa.comU.S. to Unveil Plan to Harvest Methane with 7 Countries
Posted 7/28/04 on www.nytimes.com by Andrew C. Revkin
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Posted 7/27/04 on www.nytimes.com by Andrew C. Revkin
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Residents say EPA's ozone data unreliable
Posted 7/25/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkTCEQ issues Air Quality Health Alert for area
Posted 7/20/04 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Ron MaloneyTuesday marks first Air Quality Alert Day
Posted 7/19/04 on www.mysa.comEPA May Sue Power Plants
Posted 7/15/04 on www.cbsnews.com by H. Josef HebertOfficials question air issues
Posted 7/15/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkLULAC issues call to action against dirty air
Posted 7/9/04 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamExposure to PM Pollution Said to Increase Risk From Heart Disease
Posted 7/6/04 on http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov
Reprinted from BNA Plus with permission from the Bureau of National AffairsNASA's New Eye on Sky to Watch Earth's Ozone
Posted 7/6/04 on www.nytimes.com by Warren E. Leary
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)TCEQ Executive Director's Recommended Revisions to the EAC SIP
Posted on www.tnrcc.state.tx.usCounty takes no action against EPA ruling
Posted 7/1/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkPassive Smoking Riskier for Heart Than Thought
Posted 6/30/04 on http://quote.bloomberg.comWhere's the bad air coming from?
Posted 6/30/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellEPA hit with multiple lawsuits on 8-hour ozone designations, implementation
Posted 6/30/04 on http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov by Darren SamuelsohnMajor research program may shed light on long-range transport issue
Posted 6/30/04 on http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov by Andrew FreedmanNew Mercury Rules Get Heavy Response
Posted 6/29/04 on www.nytimes.com
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)EPA, States Working to Protect Public Health Through Fine Particle Standard
Posted 6/29/04 on www.epa.gov by John MillettCPS agrees to buy pollution controls
Posted 6/29/04 on www.mysa.com by Bill Pack2002 Toxics Release Inventory Released
Posted on www.epa.govUnited States and Mexico Tackle Cross-Boundary Air and Water Issues
Posted 6/24/04 on www.epa.govS.A.'s tree cover needs more growth
Posted 6/23/04 on www.mysa.com by Chuck McCulloughE.P.A. Energy-Saving Spots Give Cars Short Shrift
Posted 6/25/04 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim
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Posted 6/24/04 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamAttorney to court: Pick battles carefully
Posted 6/23/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkToxic pollution rose in 2002, reversing trend
Posted 6/23/04 on www.cnn.comBut the Air Was Clean
Posted 6/22/04 on www.nytimes.com by Henry Fountain
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Clean air issues under scrutiny
Posted 6/22/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkCounty to take second look at EPA challenge
Posted 6/22/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkTransportation Conformity and the New Air Quality Standards
Posted 6/15/04 on www.epa.govMuch of Coastal U.S. May Follow California on Car Emissions
Posted 6/11/04 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Report: S.A. coal pollution kills 100 a year
Posted 6/10/04 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamStudy Ranks Bush Plan to Cut Air Pollution as Weakest of 3
Posted 6/10/04 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
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Posted 6/9/04 on www.mysa.com by Bonnie PfisterMexican trucks get court OK
Posted 6/8/04 on www.mysa.com by Bonnie PfisterLaredo leaders unconcerned about entry of Mexican trucks
Posted 6/8/04 on www.mysa.com by Carlos GuerraCourt to challenge EPA ruling
Posted 6/3/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkGuadalupe to challenge EPA over status of air
Posted 6/2/04 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauOutdoor burning ordinance delayed until July
Posted 6/2/04 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Brandi GrissomAir Pollution Ups Heart Disease Risk, Deaths
Posted 6/1/04 on www.webmd.com byCritics Say Clean-Air Plan May Be a Setback for Parks
Posted 5/31/04 on www.nytimes.com by Felicity Barringer
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Posted on www.lgean.orgImplementation Details Available for Proposed Clean Air Interstate Rule; Comments Sought
Posted on www.lgean.org4 Northeast States Join Against Pollution
Posted 5/21/04 on www.nytimes.com by Anthony DePalma
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Brief from the Environmental Resource Center's Environmental Tip of the Week - May 18, 2004
Posted 5/18/04Air Pollution Linked to Genetic Mutations
Posted 5/13/04 on www.yahoo.com by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical WriterCommissioners may challenge EPA's decision
Posted 5/16/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Bryan KirkTougher Emission Rules Set for Big Diesel Vehicles
Posted 5/11/04 on www.nytimes.com by Michael Janofsky
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(Registration required, see print edition for full story)Ten Texas Environmental Efforts to Receive State Honor From Governor and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Posted 5/4/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.usAir Quality Experts Decry New Bush Policy
Posted 4/29/04 on www.latimes.com byBill would reward truckers who idle less
Posted 4/24/04 on www.dfw.com by Scott Streater
(Registration required)Margaret Hoffman Resigns as TCEQ Executive Director
Posted 4/19/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.usEPA adds S.A. area to its ozone list
Posted 4/16/04 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamLocal counties in violation of clean air laws, but no penalties on way
Posted 4/15/04 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamMajor speeches and testimony delivered by U.S. EPA Administrators 2001-2004
Posted 4/14/04 on http://yosemite.epa.govClear Skies No More for Millions as Pollution Rule Expands
Posted 4/13/04 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer 8. Lee
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Posted on www.nytimes.comWhite House Minimized the Risks of Mercury in Proposed Rules, Scientists Say
Posted 4/5/04 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer 8. Lee
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Posted 4/4/04 on www.nytimes.com by Bruce Barcott
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Posted 4/8/04 on www.mysa.com by Patrick DriscollSome Eastern States Will Take Further Steps to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollution
Posted 4/2/04 on www.epa.govEPA Proposes to Remove Certain Combustion Turbines from Emissions Control
Posted 3/31/04 on www.epa.govClean Air Excellence Awards Recognize 13 Innovative Environmental Efforts
Posted 3/23/04 on www.epa.gov by John MillettAir Will be Cleaner Faster If Everyone Helps
Posted 3/22/04 on www.epa.govNorth Carolina Asks E.P.A. to Force Others to Clean Air
Posted 3/19/04 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer 8. Lee
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Posted 3/17/04 on www.cnn.comSoutheast Cities Lead the Nation in Air Pollution from Cars and Trucks
Posted 3/9/04 on uspirg.org by Emily FigdorHow Industry Won the Battle of Pollution Control at E.P.A.
Posted 3/6/04 on www.nytimes.com by Christopher Drew and Richard A. Oppel Jr.
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Cleaner fuel hits resistance from regulators
Posted 3/4/04 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonEngine Manufacturers on Target to Meet More Stringent 2007 Clean-Diesel Regulations
Posted 3/4/04 on www.epa.govChild Asthma Rises in Los Angeles Area with Growing Exhaust Pollution
Posted 2/23/04 on www.miami.com by Charles F. BostwickAACOG votes to defer resolution on clean air
Posted on www.seguingazette.comFour New Rules Will Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions
Posted on www.whitehouse.govComal OKs burn ban
Posted 2/27/04 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauClean-air plan gets 2 more nods
Posted 2/25/04 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauCommissioners Give Nod to Clean Air Plan
Posted on www.seguindailynews.comSenate Moves to Restrict Incentives for Big S.U.V.'s
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Posted 2/19/04 on www.epa.govRise in Ozone Levels Increases Mortality Rates - The Korea Times
Posted 2/16/04 on http://times.hankooki.com/ by Soh Ji-youngClean-air plan gets third vote of approval
Posted 2/11/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Brian K. MurphyMost States Expect Pollution to Rise if Regulations Change
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(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)2 entities sign off on air quality plan
Posted 2/6/04 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauSeguin council OKs clean air strategies
Posted 2/5/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseQuestions about air quality monitor's accuracy cause big stink
Posted 2/4/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellClean-air plan ready for vote
Posted 2/4/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellClean air plan won't mandate tailpipe tests
Posted 2/4/04 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Ron MaloneyFY 2005 Budget Empowers Agency to Accelerate Environmental Protection
Posted 2/2/04 on www.epa.gov by Cynthia BergmanClean Air Act is Working, But Multipollutant, Multistate Approach and Stronger Focus on Results Are Needed to Meet Future Challenges
Posted 2/2/04 on http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov by the National Academy of SciencesPanel of Experts Finds That Anti-Pollution Laws Are Outdated
Posted 1/30/04 on www.nytimes.com by Andrew C. Revkin
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Posted 1/29/04 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonClean air plan goes to local governments
Posted 1/29/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseAIR group to discuss air quality control plan
Posted 1/28/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseTailpipe testing gets thumbs down from advisory committee
Posted 1/28/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellEPA declines request to toss flawed air-quality data
Posted 1/28/04 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellAnti-pollution measures advised
Posted 1/27/04 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonAutomakers and Gasoline Refiners Join EPA to Celebrate Milestone in Clean Air Program
Posted 1/26/04 on www.epa.gov by John MillettCourt Upholds E.P.A. Role in Alaska Case
Posted 1/22/04 on www.nytimes.com by Linda Greenhouse
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Posted 1/15/04 on www.enn.com by Gina Holland, Associated PressTCEQ Accepting Grant Applications for TERP Funds
Posted 1/13/04 on www.tceq.state.tx.usAACOG committee members disagree on data
Posted 1/13/04 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseCar Emissions Standards are Stricter in New Jersey
Posted 1/12/04 on www.nytimes.com by Laura Mansnerus
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Posted 1/9/04 on www.epa.gov3 Top Enforcement Officials Say They Will Leave EPA
Posted 1/6/04 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer Lee
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Emissions testing remains on table
Posted 12/31/03 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Bill O'ConnellCourt Blocks U.S. Effort to Relax Pollution Rules
Posted 12/25/03 on www.nytimes.com by Katharine Q. Seelye and Jennifer 8. Lee
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Hays chooses tailpipe testing to clean up air
Posted 12/24/03 on www.mysa.com by Roger CroteauCity dodges dreaded tailpipe testing
Posted 12/23/03 on www.mysa.com by Jerry NeedhamAACOG continues search for solutions
Posted 12/23/03 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseEmissions testing put on hold - for now
Posted 12/17/03 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Scott Mahon (registration required)Emissions tests may be avoided
Posted 12/16/03 on www.seguingazette.com by Chris ChaseTailpipe testing may go up in smoke
Posted 12/16/03 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonSupreme Court to hear NAFTA trucking case
Posted 12/16/03 on www.mysa.com by Bonnie PfisterNew Policy on Mercury Pollution Was Rejected by Clinton E.P.A.
Posted 12/15/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer 8. Lee
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)Analysis shows emissions testing best course for region's air
Posted 12/8/03 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonEPA lumps Comal into Alamo city smog
Posted 12/5/03 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Ron Maloney (registration required)EPA resists letting suburbs off hook
Posted 12/5/03 on www.mysa.com by Christopher AndersonE.P.A. Drafts New Rules for Emissions From Power Plants
Posted 12/4/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer Lee
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Posted 12/4/03 on www.epa.govRefiners defend clean-air additive that pollutes water
Posted 12/3/03 on www.mysa.com by Elizabeth AllenU.S. Proposes Easing Rules on Emissions of Mercury
Posted 12/3/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer 8. Lee
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Posted 12/1/03 on www.nytimes.com by Barnaby J. Feder
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Posted 11/25/03 on www.mysa.com by Cindy TumielPushing Energy Conservation Into the Back Seat of the S.U.V.
Posted 11/22/03 on www.nytimes.com by Neela Banerjee
(Registration required; for articles more than one week old, purchase required)EPA Pleased with Improvements in El Paso Air Quality
Posted 11/21/03 on www.epa.govTCEQ Commissioners Recommend Revisions to Texas Ozone Plan
Posted on www.tceq.state.tx.usSenators and Attorneys General Seek Investigation Into E.P.A. Rules Change
Posted 11/7/03 on www.nytimes.com by Richard A. Oppel, Jr. and Christopher Drew
(registration required)G.M. Puts Off Its Hybrids, Letting Ford Go First
Posted 11/6/03 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim (registration required)San Antonio continues to violate Clean Air Act
Posted 11/5/03 on www.bizjournals.comNew Source Review Reconsideration Finalized
Posted 10/30/03 on www.epa.govCourt Upholds Houston's Ozone Plan
Posted 10/29/03 on www.epa.govAfter Long Delay, Senate Confirms Utah Governor as Head of E.P.A.
Posted 10/29/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer Lee (registration required)Some Green Machines Swim in the Mainstream
Posted 10/22/03 on www.nytimes.com by Braden Phillips (registration required)Gov. Perry Appoints Soward, Designates White as Presiding Officer of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Posted 10/20/03 on www.governor.state.tx.usOzone May Offset Capacity of Trees to Sop Up Carbon
Posted 10/16/03 on www.nytimes.com by Andrew C. Revkin (registration required)Smoggy skies persist despite decade of work
Posted 10/16/03 on www.usatoday.com by Traci WatsonNCAR Explores Link Between Climate Change and Air Quality
Posted 10/8/03 on www.ucar.eduAsthmatic children react to "moderate" pollution
Posted 10/8/03 on www.enn.com by Maggie FoxAsthmatic Children Vulnerable to Even Low Levels of Ozone
Posted 10/7/03 on www.yale.eduStudy finds high pollution levels in U.S. southwest
Posted 10/7/03 on www.enn.com by ReutersEPA Rule Revisions Roil U.S. Case Against Power Plant
Posted 10/6/03 on www.washingtonpost.com by Eric PianinSponsors Ease Bill on Gases That Warm the Climate
Posted 10/2/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer Lee (registration required)TCEQ to Dedicate Seven Air Monitors in Houston-Galveston Area
Posted on www.tceq.state.tx.usBush Defends New Environmental Rules
Posted 9/15/03 on www.nytimes.com by Rachel L. SwarnsStudy Finds 90 Percent Increase in Ozone Exceedences in 2002
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(According to a report released on 8/26/03 by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)TCEQ Sets Public Meeting on Draft Revisions to TERP Guidelines
Posted 9/3/03 on www.tceq.state.tx.usE.P.A. Says It Lacks Power to Regulate Some Gases
Posted 8/29/03 on www.nytimes.com by Jennifer LeeEPA announces next step to improve the New Source Review program
Posted 8/27/03 on www.epa.govDraft of Air Rule is Said to Exempt Many Old Plants
Posted 8/21/03 on www.nytimes.com by Katharine Q. Seelye
(Registration Required)Communities, Industry Get Ready to Choke Diesel Exhaust
Posted 8/20/03 on www.epa.govEPA to set new rules for cleaner air in parks and wilderness areas
Posted 8/20/03 on www.enn.com by John HeilprinBush Nominates Utah Governor to Lead E.P.A.
Posted 8/12/03 on www.nytimes.com by Katharine Q. Seelye
(Registration Required)Automakers Drop Suits Over Clean-Air Regulation
Posted 8/12/03 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim
(Registration Required)State and local officials support Clear Skies Act
Posted 8/5/2003 on www.epa.govSolectria Super 7 Hybrid Vehicle Starts Cross-Country Drive on July 25th
Posted 7/25/03 on www.solectria.comMSA could share responsibility for Bexar's latest ozone problems
Posted 7/23/03 on www.wilsoncountynews.com by Margarette ChavezNew Research to Improve Environmental Policy Decisions
Posted 7/29/03 on www.epa.govThat's More Than Just Heat and Humidity Out There
Posted 7/16/03 on www.texaslung.org15,000 School Buses to Get Pollution Controls
Posted 7/14/03 on www.nytimes.com by RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
(Registration Required)EPA Finds More Evidence of Health Threat from Particulate Matter
Posted on www.lgean.orgTCEQ Commissioners OK Preliminary Plan to Designate 21 Counties in Non-Attainment of EPA's New 8-Hour Ozone Standard
Posted 7/14/03 on www.tceq.state.tx.us
(Registration Required)City Trees Outgrow Rural Cousins, and Study Credits Urban Chemistry
Posted 7/10/03 on www.nytimes.com by James GormanActing EPA Administrator and Deputy Administrator Named
Posted on www.epa.gov"Clear Skies Initiative" Discussed on "Ask the White House"
Posted 7/8/03 on www.whitehouse.govU.S. EPA probes Massachusetts over car pollution
Posted 7/8/03 on www.enn.com - Source: ReutersAmerican Lung Association Finds Central Texas Childcare Workers Lack Asthma Training
Posted 6/30/03 on www.texaslung.orgCanada is Losing Ability to Fill U.S. Natural Gas Needs
Posted 6/25/03 on www.nytimes.com by Bernard Simon
(Registration Required)Canada and the United States Launch Air Quality Projects Under the Border Air Quality Strategy
Posted 6/23/03 on www.epa.govMims under fire for inviting EPA to Seguin
Posted 6/19/03 on www.seguingazette.com by Bill O'ConnellU.S. EPA Administrator Whitman Announces $5 Million for Clean School Bus Program
Posted 6/13/03 on www.epa.gov(Comal) County staves off pollution penalties
Posted 6/13/03 on www.herald-zeitung.com by Dylan Jimenez
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Posted 6/5/03 on www.seguingazette.com/ by Bill O'Connell
Proposal for Implementing the 8-Hour Ozone Standard
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E.P.A. Reintroduces Standards to Control Ozone and Smog
Posted 5/16/03 on www.nytimes.com
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Fuel Economy Hit 22-Year Low
Posted 5/3/03 on www.nytimes.com
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American Lung Association State of the Air Report
Posted 5/1/03 on www.texaslung.org
Senior groups press EPA for cleaner air, water
Posted 5/2/03 on http://www.enn.com by Todd Dvorak, Associated Press
Recipe for Car Power: Heat Vegetable Oil, Flip Switch and Go.
Posted 4/22/03 on www.nytimes.com by Chris Dixon
2003 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Awards
Posted 4/15/03 on the ENERGY STAR website
Air pollution spurs asthma, allergies
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Ozone Kickoff raises Environmental Awareness
Posted 4/1/03 on www.seguingazette.com
Officials Prepare for Ozone Season
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Government May Alter Line Between a Car and a Truck
Posted 3/25/03 on www.nytimes.com by Danny Hakim
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Richard E. Greene Appointed Administrator for Region 6
Posted 3/03 on www.epa.gov
Bill would raise cost of diesel fuel, equipment
Posted 3/21/03 on www.dfw.com
Whitman Enacts Measures for Continued Reductions in Toxic Air Emissions
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A List Some Carmakers Don't Covet
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Dirty Air Chokes off Toyota Facility
Posted 2/12/03 on www.dfw.com by Mitchell Schnurman
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Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean and Secure Energy Future
Posted 1/30/03 on www.whitehouse.govEPA Announces New National Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Improve Air Quality
Posted 1/10/03 on www.epa.gov
EPA Seeks Comment on New Draft Strategic Plan
Posted 1/7/03 on www.epa.govClean Air Agreement Endorsed
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