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BP Slapdown: EPA really is back on the job!

October 22, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
bp, britishpetroleum, chicago, epa, illinois, indiana, lisajackson, northwestindiana, tarsands, usepa

This week EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told NPR that the "EPA is back on the job.” And here in the greater Chicago region, EPA is back on the job in a big way! In a long-awaited move, the United...continued

Water, Democracy and Citizen Engagement: New York Times reinforces why citizen participation is essential for the public health, safety and wellbeing

September 17, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
charlesduhigg, EPA, illinois, indiana, michigan, newyorktimes, ohio, waterpollution

Not long ago, I spoke with an attorney in Ohio who was surprised by my concern that state authorities had issued a water pollution permit for a facility containing provisions that had not been properly published for citizen review and...continued

BP Has a Deal It Hopes We Can’t Refuse: benzene releases and refinery expansion plans…

June 3, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

Tags:
ateam, benzene, bp, doncorleone, indiana, lakemichigan, pollution, tarsands, whiting

"Hey, you got a nice business here. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it..."  In films and TV, that's usually what the young toughs or Outfit guys say to the hardworking shopkeeper before they...continued

Two Schools: a changing view of coal in the Midwest?

May 22, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
cleanenergy, climatechange, climatelegislation, coal, energy, illinois, indiana, Midwest, midwestgovernorsassociation

A look at last week's news clearly illustrates the fascinating rift developing in the way that Midwestern states are looking at coal right now. Happily, there are a number of states taking actions that challenge the pundits' view that the Heartland's...continued

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Henry Henderson
Director, Midwest Program NRDC
Chicago, Illinois
I was born in Granite City, Illinois, a steel town where the coke plant sits...
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