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It's Bare Knuckles Time at the Bush EPA

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny! AlterNet: Environment. May 8, 2008.
The time to do nothing is quickly running out.

The Bush Administration's War On Science

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. February 27, 2008.
Our government is waging a war against science, endangering millions of lives in the U.S. and beyond.

Nanotech: Tiny Particles, Big Risks

Terry Allen, In These Times. January 30, 2008.
Do the risks of nanotechnology outweigh the benefits?

Sen. Boxer Slams EPA Administrator for Redacting Documents With Duct Tape

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. January 24, 2008.
"This is information the people deserve to have. And this is not the way we should run the greatest government in the world," said Boxer.

EPA Gets Fs for Math, Attendance, and Behavior

Josh Dorner, Sierra Club AlterNet: PEEK. January 12, 2008.
The Bush administration can't pretend it wasn't warned about the consequences of the latest salvo in its epic battle against the environment.

EPA Spews Auto Industry Propaganda

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com. January 3, 2008.
The EPA has lied about a critical decision that will delay global warming progress.

Lobby to Hide Cancer Dangers Has Government's Helping Hand

Michelle Chen, In These Times. November 19, 2007.
Industry special interests are burying information on cancer-causing chemicals and, according to watchdog groups, the government is helping them do it.

Legal Toxins in Toys May Disrupt Male Sexual Development

Mark Schapiro, The Nation. October 26, 2007.
Toxic chemicals in toys can interrupt the production of testosterone, the hormone that helps determine everything from gender-based behavior to sex drive to sperm count.

We Eat, Breathe and Absorb Flame Retardants

Terry J. Allen, In These Times. October 16, 2007.
The Environmental Protection Agency does almost nothing to regulate these chemicals.

The Nuclear Industry's New Shill: Christie Todd Whitman

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. August 27, 2007.
Hiring former Bush administration EPA head Christie Todd Whitman to chair its "Clean and Safe Energy Coalition" is the nuclear industry's latest PR attempt at "greening" its image.

White House Covered Up Safety Concerns After 9/11 [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. June 26, 2007.
Former EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman tries to explain the logic of the Bush Administration's preoccupation with the markets and shopping instead of the safety of New Yorkers and 9/11 workers.

Bush's Assault on the Endangered Species Act

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 18, 2007.
It looks like the only endangered species that the Bush administration is interested in protecting are its own corrupt appointees.

How Corporations Are Trying to Cheat Environmental Law

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com. April 9, 2007.
It looks like the president's friends at the EPA intend to ignore one of last week's big environmental rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Deals Win for Environment

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. April 9, 2007.
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on what many are calling the most important environmental decision in a generation.

E.P.A. Library Closures Could Threaten Public Health

Leslie Burger, AlterNet. December 14, 2006.
Congress needs to act now to reverse the E.P.A.'s closing of tax-payer funded libraries, which contain potentially life-saving information about our environment.

A Step Shy of Book-Burning

Kelpie Wilson, TruthOut.org. November 23, 2006.
The White House has begun closing the Enviromental Protection Agency's research libraries to the public and to its own staff, cementing Bush's reputation as usher of a new dark age.