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HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUS Hold Your Breath! Your Indoor Air Quality May Be An Issue.
Did you know that the Environmental Protection Agency estimates indoor air quality in your home or workplace can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outdoors and causes 50% of the illness glo...
Posted on 2/12/13 at 3:29 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER GOP disagrees with EPA gasoline 4-gallon minimum plan
Republicans strongly disagree with a federal Environmental Protection Agency requirement that customers must buy at least four gallons of gasoline at some pumps. Gasoline tanks on some motorcycles an...
Posted on 9/24/12 at 5:19 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND EPA to hear prairie dog concerns
A news release from the Ag Department: Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring hopes a Thursday visit by federal officials will give them a better understanding about the problems faced...
Posted on 8/9/10 at 8:20 AM
EPA taking comments on ND air pollution matter 
Environmental groups say the federal government should order two coal-fired power plants in western North Dakota to use more sophisticated pollution-control technology, but state officials say the matter already has been settled and no more debate is needed.
By Associated Press , May 16, 2013
Minot, New Rockford get EPA cleanup grants
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $600,000 to two North Dakota communities as part of a nationwide program to assess, cleanup and redevelop contaminated properties.
By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
EPA fines SD ethanol plants for violations
The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a Minnesota company has agreed to pay $136,500 in fines to settle violations at its ethanol plants in the South Dakota cities of Huron and Aberdeen.
By Associated Press , April 08, 2013
Pam Link, Bismarck, letter: Federal rules threaten N.D.’s lignite industry
In 2012, the EPA proposed to regulate greenhouse gases from new power plants and expects to finalize the rule in 2013. If adopted, the rule effectively will ban the construction of all new coal-based power plants.
By Pam Link , March 19, 2013
EPA signs rule to cut haze in Big Sky Country
Federal regulators have approved a new measure meant to help turn Montana's Big Sky Country into Clear Sky Country by forcing industrial plants to cut pollutants that make hazy skies over national parks and wilderness areas.
By Matt Volz and Matthew Brown , August 16, 2012
EPA to approve grain sorghum for cleaner ethanol
The federal government is on the verge of approving a grain mainly used as livestock feed to make a cleaner version of ethanol, a decision officials say could give farmers a new moneymaking opportunity, boost the biofuels industry and help the environment.
By Blake Nicholson , August 15, 2012
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Reed Hopper, Sacramento, Calif., column: Clean Water Act can generate toxic consequences
The proposed rules reach so far into state and local waters that one has to wonder whether the Army Corps of Engineers is exceeding its authority — again.
By Reed Hopper , July 22, 2012
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John Dwyer, Bismarck, column: EPA puts jobs, low-cost electricity at risk
The Clean Air Act never was intended to regulate greenhouse gases, but President Barack Obama’s administration has been implementing new rules directed at just that: regulating greenhouse gases.
By John Dwyer , June 15, 2012
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EPA awards $1.8 million in clean-up grants for St. Paul
St. Paul is getting $1.8 million in "brownfield grants" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for cleaning up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.
By Associated Press , June 07, 2012
EPA completes arsenic cleanup in south Minneapolis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has finished its cleanup of arsenic contamination in a south Minneapolis neighborhood a full year ahead of schedule.
By Associated Press , June 06, 2012
Duane Stahl, Valley City, N.D., letter: U.S. EPA shows penchant for tyranny
President Richard Nixon established the EPA by executive order; there was no vote by Congress.
Today, some say it needs “reforming.” But when did that ever reduce the size and cost of a federal agency?
By Duane Stahl , May 04, 2012
Pesticide, EPA faulted in bee die-off
Beekeepers and several environmental groups argue in an emergency petition filed with the EPA that the agency failed to require some legally mandated field testing before the pesticide was approved in 2003. New research, including two studies published last week in the journal Science, raises serious questions about its effect on pollinators of all kinds, they maintain.
By Josephine Marcotty , April 06, 2012
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High court sides with Idaho property owners over EPA order
Today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for Mike and Chantell Sackett, whose property near a scenic lake has sat undisturbed since the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a halt in work in 2007. The agency said part of the property was a wetlands that could not disturbed without a permit.
By Mark Sherman , March 21, 2012
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EPA approves N.D.'s plan to protect endangered species
State Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the federal Environmental Protection Agency is giving North Dakota more of a voice when it comes to protecting endangered species from exposure to pesticides. Goehring says the EPA has approved a plan that will protect endangered species in the state while still being "reasonable" for pesticide users.
By Associated Press , January 31, 2012
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Protesters arrested at Ron Paul's campaign HQ
Five Occupy protesters were arrested today outside the Iowa campaign headquarters of presidential contender Ron Paul as the group continued its protest against Republican candidates and President Barack Obama.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2011
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