Outdoor Air Quality: Is America Suffocating Itself?
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This spring, runny eyes and a stuffed up nose may not be the result of seasonal allergens.
Government regulators can try to halt construction projects at power plants if they think the companies didn't properly calculate whether the changes would increase air pollution, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, marking the latest twist in a decades-long fight over the Clean Air Act.
A federal appeals court says government regulators can take action when they fear a power company construction project might significantly increase air pollution, without waiting to see if they were right.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered Enbridge Inc. to dredge sections of the Kalamazoo River to remove sediments tainted by oil from a massive spill.
Despite the Safe Drinking Water Act, you and your family may be drinking dirty water.
The effectiveness of a long-term plan to heal the ailing Great Lakes could be marred by federal spending cuts, which also could make it harder to cope with low water levels that threaten the region's economy.
The Livonia Country Fresh foods plant of Dean Foods has met the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Challenge for Industry, reducing its "energy intensity" 12.1 percent, company officials said.
FEV Inc., a developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, announced hat it has completed a Phase 2 Light-Duty Vehicle Mass Reduction and Cost Analysis Study under contract to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Researchers at Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute have been awarded a grant for about $85,000 by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to help restore portions of the Muskegon River watershed.
The Environmental Protection Agency says Hyundai and Kia have been overstating the gas mileage on most of their models from the past three years.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday told Enbridge Inc. that the pipeline company's massive 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River system requires more cleanup work.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday announced 21 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling nearly $8 million for projects to combat invasive species in the Great Lakes basin, including the much-feared Asian carp.
It's official -- the Environmental Protection Agency has certified the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid at 47 mpg for both city and highway driving.
President Barack Obama, if re-elected, would continue a program that has pumped more than $1 billion into Great Lakes protection during his first term, although it's uncertain how much money will be available in the future, a spokeswoman said.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is funding more than $1 million in research on extreme weather by scientists at Michigan Technological University and Michigan State University.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency will hold an information session Wednesday, Aug. 22, to share details about its cleanup plan for the Ironwood Manufactured Gas Plant Site in the Upper Peninsula's Ironwood.
General Motors says it's reached a landmark when it comes to keeping stuff out of landfills.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is creating a board to advise federal agencies carrying out two wide-ranging programs to protect the Great Lakes.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences announced Thursday that it has completed a six-year, $3.3 million collaborative program with the United States Environmental Protection Agency called "The Sustainable Product Initiative."
The Clean Energy Coalition is now assembling a large proposal for the Environmental Protecction Agency and is seeking partnerships with entities that own and operate diesel fleets in Michigan.
The data-collection phase of Chrysler Group LLC's plug-in hybrid minivan project begins in earnest with the completion of the demonstration fleet's deployment.
A stretch of the Kalamazoo River reopened for public use Wednesday for the first time since a massive oil spill fouled the southern Michigan waterway in July 2010, officials said.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says about 200 drums and bins of waste found at the site of a former paper mill in Otsego will be removed.
Dearborn is among just eight communities in America that will receive free neighborhood design consultation in 2012 from Global Green USA with the help of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.
