Brendan Gilfillan

Cuomo Seeks $400 Million to Buy New York Beachfront Homes

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to use $400 million in federal funding to buy beachfront homes as he seeks to reshape the New York coastline so the state is better prepared for storms like Hurricane Sandy.

U.S. Environment Agency Is Urged by Oil Group to Delay New Ozone Standards

The Obama administration should postpone issuing restrictive ozone standards that would cost $10 trillion and more than 7 million jobs, the oil and gas industry- funded American Petroleum Institute said today.

EPA Maligned by Business Says U.S. Courts, George W. Bush Made Us Do It

The Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. regulator criticized by business groups for proposing the most new rules of any agency, says the courts and former President George W. Bush have left it no choice.

EPA Bid for Carbon-Rule Clarity Fails to Satisfy U.S. Business, Lawmakers

The Environmental Protection Agency ’s effort to give states a leading role in curbing pollution tied to global warming failed to satisfy the agency’s critics in business and the U.S. Congress.

U.S. Carbon-Rule Delay Has `Better Chance' Than Repeal, Rockefeller Says

Lawmakers should try this year to delay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing greenhouse gas regulations instead of repealing them, Senator Jay Rockefeller said today.

EPA Seeks Changes to Cross-State Emission Rules After Complaints

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed amending its regulation affecting power-plant emissions that cross state boundaries, a measure that’s drawn complaints from industry and Texas government officials.

Some Radiation-Tracking Air Monitors May Not Be Working Properly, EPA Says

Eight of 18 air monitors in California, Oregon and Washington state that track radiation from Japan’s nuclear reactors are “undergoing quality review,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s website.

Air Rules to Cost Almost $18 Billion a Year, Coal Group Says

Clean-air rules proposed by the Obama administration will cost utilities $17.8 billion annually and raise electricity rates 11.5 percent on average in 2016, according to an analysis paid for by a coal-industry group.

EPA Said to Delay Draft Power-Plant Carbon Rules by Two Months

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to delay draft greenhouse-gas emissions limits for power plants, according to two people briefed on the discussions.

Dingell to Ask EPA to Extend Comment Time on Clean-Air Rule

U.S. Representative John Dingell , a Michigan Democrat, will ask the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the comment period for a clean-air rule designed to cut mercury and other toxic emissions.

"More than half of all coal-fired power plants already deploy the widely available pollution control technologies that allow them to meet these important standards."

- Brendan Gilfillan on Jun 08, 2011

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Lisa Jackson

Tiger Global, Appaloosa Cut Apple Stakes

Google Rises as Page Updates Music to Maps Services

Najib Cabinet Rewards Base as Chinese Sidelined: Southeast Asia

Taiwan Starts Drill After Rebuffing Aquino Over Death at Sea

Most Asian Stocks Drop as Japan’s Banks Fall on Earnings