http://www.mail.com/subjects/3046-environmental-laws-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3046-environmental-laws-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2157474-mccain-presses-obama-secret-emails.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it creates a "secret alternate communications network." The letter from McCain, the senior Republican... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:42:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2157474-mccain-presses-obama-secret-emails.html 2013-06-17T19:42:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138500-government-moves-to-wrap-up-gray-wolf-recovery.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed removing the animal's remaining protections as an endangered species across the Lower 48 states. The ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:39:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138500-government-moves-to-wrap-up-gray-wolf-recovery.html 2013-06-08T08:39:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2136682-obama-proposes-lifting-lower-48-wolf-protections.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts. State and federal agencies have spent more than $117 million restoring the predators since they were added to the endangered species list in 1974. ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2136682-obama-proposes-lifting-lower-48-wolf-protections.html 2013-06-07T23:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2136732-appeals-court-ustr-withhold-document.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Trade Representative can withhold a classified position paper prepared during free-trade negotiations, reversing a lower court that had ordered the document's release under a Freedom of Information Act request. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:36:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2136732-appeals-court-ustr-withhold-document.html 2013-06-07T17:36:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133338-horse-slaughterhouse-accuses-usda-irs-tactics.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company's attorney blames on the Obama administration putting politics over policy. Blair Dunn, who represents Valley Meat Co. of Roswell in its more than yearl... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:53:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2133338-horse-slaughterhouse-accuses-usda-irs-tactics.html 2013-06-06T09:53:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127830-top-obama-appointees-using-secret-email-accounts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of President Barack Obama's political appointees are using secret government email accounts to conduct official business, The Associated Press found, a practice that complicates agencies' legal responsibilities to find and turn over emails under public records requests and congressional inquiries. White House spokesman Jay Carney on... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:35:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127830-top-obama-appointees-using-secret-email-accounts.html 2013-06-04T19:35:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127056-ap-source-obama-nominating-3-to-us-appeals-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is simultaneously naming three nominees to the understaffed federal appeals court in Washington, setting up an aggressive push against Senate Republicans who are trying to keep him from naming any more judges to the influential circuit. A White House official said late Monday that Obama planned to announce his nomi... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2127056-ap-source-obama-nominating-3-to-us-appeals-court.html 2013-06-04T13:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2122602-ill-passes-nations-toughest-fracking-regulations.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois came a giant step closer to approving the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling on Friday, as lawmakers approved a measure they hoped would create thousands of jobs in economically depressed areas of southern Illinois. The Senate passed the legislation 52-3, one day after it was overwhelmingl... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:07:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2122602-ill-passes-nations-toughest-fracking-regulations.html 2013-06-01T04:07:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2115628-wal-mart-to-pay-816m-illegal-waste-disposal.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ending an environmental investigation that lasted nearly a decade, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has pleaded guilty to improperly disposing of pesticides, fertilizer and other hazardous products and will pay a fine of $81.6 million. The company entered the guilty plea in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday to misdemeanor counts of violating... Wed, 29 May 2013 07:07:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2115628-wal-mart-to-pay-816m-illegal-waste-disposal.html 2013-05-29T07:07:03Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2114682-wal-mart-pleads-guilty-hazardous-waste-case.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $81.6 million after pleading guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges of improperly disposing of fertilizer, pesticides and other hazardous products that were pulled from stores in California and Missouri because of damaged packaging and other problems. The retail giant entered the plea in federal court in S... Tue, 28 May 2013 22:24:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2114682-wal-mart-pleads-guilty-hazardous-waste-case.html 2013-05-28T22:24:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115068-partisan-showdown-looms-dc-circuit-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan showdown is looming over what is known as the nation's second-highest court, with President Barack Obama poised to nominate as many as three choices for the understaffed U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington in the face of a Republican proposal to distribute its vacancies to other parts of the country. The District of Columbia C... Tue, 28 May 2013 21:49:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115068-partisan-showdown-looms-dc-circuit-nominees.html 2013-05-28T21:49:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2113680-us-environmentalist-mckibben-wins-sophie-prize.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — American environmentalist Bill McKibben has won the $100,000 Sophie Prize for being a mobilizing force in the fight against global warming. The award committee commended McKibben for "building a global, social movement, fighting to preserve a sustainable planet." McKibben, born in 1960, has written widely about the impact of global war... Tue, 28 May 2013 10:02:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2113680-us-environmentalist-mckibben-wins-sophie-prize.html 2013-05-28T10:02:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-calif-plastic-ocean-debris-bill-dies-committee.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Assembly Bill 521 was before the chamber's Appropriations Committee, and the panel failed to act on it, effectively killing the legislation for the ses... Fri, 24 May 2013 22:45:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-calif-plastic-ocean-debris-bill-dies-committee.html 2013-05-24T22:45:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108160-barrick-fined-16m-pascua-lama-violations.html VALLENAR, Chile (AP) — Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. After a four-month inv... Fri, 24 May 2013 22:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108160-barrick-fined-16m-pascua-lama-violations.html 2013-05-24T22:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103328-house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. Republicans said t... Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103328-house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval.html 2013-05-23T00:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) — Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. But so far, the companies operating industrial-sized turbines here and elsewhere that are killing eagles and other protected birds have yet to be fined or prosecuted - even tho... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:47:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083682-wind-farms-pass-eagle-deaths.html 2013-05-14T21:47:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html HONOLULU (AP) — A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago. Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a coalition of f... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html 2013-05-03T20:55:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2059798-apnewsbreak-judge-axes-federal-suit-lake.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles against air quality regulators who are requiring the city to do more to control dust on a lake that was siphoned dry a century ago to provide water for the booming metropolis. U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii granted a motion Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit in the latest... Fri, 03 May 2013 00:36:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2059798-apnewsbreak-judge-axes-federal-suit-lake.html 2013-05-03T00:36:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058558-feds-dramatic-bee-disappearance.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report blames a combination of problems for a mysterious and dramatic disappearance of U.S. honeybees since 2006. The intertwined factors cited include a parasitic mite, multiple viruses, bacteria, poor nutrition, genetics, habitat loss and pesticides. The multiple causes make it harder to do something about what's called c... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:43:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2058558-feds-dramatic-bee-disappearance.html 2013-05-02T19:43:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2055320-alan-alda-wants-scientists-to-cut-jargon.html STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis. Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces. Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teac... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:24:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2055320-alan-alda-wants-scientists-to-cut-jargon.html 2013-05-01T07:24:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2047300-draft-rule-ends-protections-gray-wolves.html BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historic range. The draft U.S. Department of Interior rule obtained by The Associated Press contends the roughly 6... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2047300-draft-rule-ends-protections-gray-wolves.html 2013-04-26T22:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046630-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html LONDON (AP) — Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back a ban on pesticides that have been blamed for a worrying drop in bee populations. The demonstrators say they hope to influence Britain's vote next week on a proposed European Union ban on some pe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2046630-beekeepers-create-buzz-with-uk-parliament-protest.html 2013-04-26T13:37:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reversed a lower court's ruling i... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2039334-appeals-court-upholds-epa-block-wva-mine.html 2013-04-23T19:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033596-safety-rules-limited-small-fertilizer-plants.html There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants nationwide fall under the purview of several government agencies, each with a specific concern and none required to coord... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:55:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2033596-safety-rules-limited-small-fertilizer-plants.html 2013-04-20T21:55:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026320-testimony-ends-1st-phase-bp-oil-spill-trial.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Testimony concluded Wednesday for the first phase of a high-stakes trial over the deadly 2010 rig explosion that led to the nation's worst offshore oil spill, but the presiding judge didn't immediately rule in the case. After BP PLC wrapped up its defense on the trial's 29th day, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier announced he would give ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:23:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026320-testimony-ends-1st-phase-bp-oil-spill-trial.html 2013-04-17T23:23:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2022554-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's fight against climate change was dealt a setback on Tuesday, when EU lawmakers voted against a proposal that would have made it more expensive for utilities and other businesses to burn fossil fuels. The European Commission wanted to make companies pay more for each ton of carbon dioxide they release into the atmosphere — activity... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:10:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2022554-eu-cap-and-trade-system-suffers-blow.html 2013-04-16T19:10:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015310-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-latin-america.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world's largest gold miner. Barrick also faces growing environmental resistance in Argentina, which shares the Pascua-Lama mine project, and the Dominica... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:22:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015310-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-latin-america.html 2013-04-12T12:22:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2010754-barrick-halts-work-mine-chile-court-rules.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Barrick Gold Corp. suspended construction on its Pascua Lama mine Wednesday after a Chilean court ruled in favor of indigenous communities that say the world's highest-altitude gold mine threatens their water supply and pollutes glaciers. The appeals court in the northern city of Copiapo charged the Toronto-based mining company with... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:03:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2010754-barrick-halts-work-mine-chile-court-rules.html 2013-04-11T01:03:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000646-tyson-agrees-to-4m-penalty-to-resolve-epa-case.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc. will pay roughly $4 million in civil penalties to settle allegations related to eight accidental anhydrous ammonia releases that caused multiple injuries and one death over four years, the U.S. government and the company said Friday. The deal, which resolved a federal lawsuit filed in St. Louis by the Environmental Protec... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000646-tyson-agrees-to-4m-penalty-to-resolve-epa-case.html 2013-04-05T18:05:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986214-cleaner-gas-rule-would-higher-price-pump.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's newest anti-pollution plan would ping American drivers where they wince the most: at the gas pump. That makes arguments weighing the cost against the health benefits politically potent. The proposal to reduce sulfur in gasoline and tighten auto emission standards, released Friday, would raise gasoline prices by... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:24:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986214-cleaner-gas-rule-would-higher-price-pump.html 2013-03-29T17:24:01Z