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Julia Ramey Serazio | Dec 2nd, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Baltimore, New York, Portland, San Francisco |
Last night, the EPA presented the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement to five communities, recognizing initiatives in New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Maine and Portland. (
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Hamida Kinge | Oct 11th, 2010 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Cleveland, New York |
Bedbugs are everywhere – including in what seems like every other news story. But experts say journalists are missing the boat. (
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Rachel Somerstein | Sep 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: Midwest | Cities: New York |
In Binghamton on Monday, the EPA staged the first part of its final community meeting as part of the lead-up to its forthcoming study on the potential effects of hydrofracking on water. (
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Hamida Kinge | Mar 16th, 2010 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Nowhere is Brooklyn’s industrial past more evident than in the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA has just named a Superfund site. Hamida Kinge interviews Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tia Lessin about the designation’s impact on the neighborhood where she works. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Dec 8th, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
As the Copenhagen climate change discussions get underway, Josh Leon wonders whether advocating for the continued use of automobiles—even the fancy new “green” ones—might spell disaster for cities. (
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Hamida Kinge | Sep 29th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance | Region: | Cities: |
Hamida Kinge on how emissions-lowering technology at U.S. coal-fired power plants has led to serious water pollution problems—and what the EPA is doing about it. (
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Hamida Kinge | Aug 18th, 2009 | Topic: Economy | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
A new law proposed by the EPA to dramatically lower toxic ship emissions close to the nation’s coastlines only costs consumers pennies. Tipping Point columnist Hamida Kinga asks what took the feds so long to propose it. (
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Evan Miller | May 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism.
The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (
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Meredith Aska McBride | Jan 24th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Jeffrey Hill | Jan 22nd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Last night, the EPA presented the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement to five communities, recognizing initiatives in New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Maine and Portland. (keep reading…)
Bedbugs are everywhere – including in what seems like every other news story. But experts say journalists are missing the boat. (keep reading…)
In Binghamton on Monday, the EPA staged the first part of its final community meeting as part of the lead-up to its forthcoming study on the potential effects of hydrofracking on water. (keep reading…)
Nowhere is Brooklyn’s industrial past more evident than in the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA has just named a Superfund site. Hamida Kinge interviews Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tia Lessin about the designation’s impact on the neighborhood where she works. (keep reading…)
As the Copenhagen climate change discussions get underway, Josh Leon wonders whether advocating for the continued use of automobiles—even the fancy new “green” ones—might spell disaster for cities. (keep reading…)
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (keep reading…)
