EPA: Alaska mine project could hurt salmon streams
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report says build-out of the large-scale Pebble mine near the headwaters of a world-class salmon fishery could wipe out as many as 90 miles of streams and alter stream flows.
Shell’s Arctic ‘beer can’ passes federal test in Puget Sound
It took several tries, and neither Shell nor the federal government announced the results. But a contractor successfully deployed Shell’s Arctic oil-spill containment system in Samish Bay in March.
EPA To Release Revised Pebble Mine Watershed Assessment
The EPA is scheduled to release its revised watershed assessment for the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay sometime this spring.
EPA’s Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Late
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15.
EPA plans final Bristol Bay assessment this year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to issue a final report this year on the impacts of large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay region.
EPA fines Princess Cruise Lines for 2011 Clean Water Act violation in Glacier Bay
Princes Cruise Lines has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine for dumping water from on-board swimming pools into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in 2011.
EPA issues Shell violation notices
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued Royal Dutch Shell PLC notices of air quality violations for emissions involving its Arctic drilling operation in 2012.
State sues Fairbanks wood-burners
The state of Alaska is suing owners of two Fairbanks outdoor wood boilers, claiming they’re violating public nuisance laws.
EPA: No new timetable for Bristol Bay report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has no timetable for completing its review of the impacts of large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay region.
EPA Says Its Ethanol Rules Aren’t Driving Up Food Prices
The Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t waive a law that requires much of the nation’s corn to be refined into ethanol and blended into gasoline. Meat producers say this will drive up food prices, but the EPA says the “ethanol mandate” isn’t at fault.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
