Environmental Cleanup

EPA criticizes environmental review of Keystone XL pipeline

2013-04-22 20:41:00

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday criticized the State Department's environmental impact review of the Keystone XL pipeline, saying there was not enough evidence to back up key conclusions on gas emissions, safety and...

West Fertilizer Co. fined $2,300 in 2006 for lack of safety plan

2013-04-18 11:59:00

The West, Texas, fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday was fined $2,300 in 2006 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not having a risk management program in place, records show.� West Fertilizer Co. settled with the environmental agency in...

Chemical in Texas blast has a well-known deadly potential

2013-04-18 18:27:00

The blast at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant on Wednesday night was so massive that investigators believe it probably involved a significant amount of ammonium nitrate, a chemical that some scientists say should be regulated as an explosive. In a report...

States, cities, environmental groups demand EPA emission rules

2013-04-17 15:05:00

WASHINGTON -- A dozen states and cities and three major environmental groups have notified the Environmental Protection Agency that they plan to sue the regulator unless it issues final rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. On...

Iraqi immigrant wins Goldman Environmental Prize

2013-04-15 06:00:00

During his 30-year reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein repeatedly plunged the country into war, even transforming an ancestral marshland some say is the "historical" Garden of Eden into a battleground. To punish political enemies, Hussein built canals with...

Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland

2013-04-15 11:41:00

Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...

Senate Republicans question EPA nominee Gina McCarthy

2013-04-11 16:21:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans at her confirmation hearing Thursday, in a clear signal to the White House that they will continue...

China pollution may hold silver lining for California

2013-04-10 16:45:00

BEIJING — As Gov. Jerry Brown tours some of China's economic hubs this week, he is breathing the kind of heavy, soiled air that blanketed Los Angeles decades ago. The soot and smog that are byproducts of this country's industrial progress are...

Gov. Jerry Brown details his upcoming China trip

2013-04-03 13:35:00

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced details of his planned trip to China, where he's to spend next week promoting environmental protection, opening a new state trade office and looking for Chinese investments in California companies....

China pledges to curb auto emissions, reduce air pollution

2013-01-15 00:53:00

Photo gallery of smog in China BEIJING -- Few have experienced more rapid success in China than the auto industry, which has doubled its volume sales in just the last four years. But as anger simmers over the country's air pollution, fingers are...

Lancaster among seven cities recognized by EPA for 'smart growth'

2012-11-28 10:23:37

Business, labor groups propose environmental act changes

2012-08-20 14:53:29

Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

2012-12-21 16:18:43

In this, Feb. 13, 2012 file photo, Dan Jacobsen, center, and Joel Munson with TechLaw, contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency, conduct a field screening of a homeowners water in Dimock, Pa. The U.S.

2012-05-11 15:55:00

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson at EPA headquarters in Washington.

2012-04-17 00:00:00