Environmentalists try to bypass EPA at the state level to stop pesticide use in Oregon *

USA - August 24 2012
Unwilling to wait for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act, the Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) on August 9 filed a petition requesting that the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission implement measures mitigating the use of pesticides described in several biological opinions issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

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Streamlining NEPA, renewable energy sustainability *

USA - July 11 2012
The Obama administration continues to make development of renewable energy projects an administrative priority.

Co-authors: Katherine Kennedy.

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NEPA and renewable energy practices: streamlining sustainability *

USA - June 28 2012
The Obama administration continues to make development of renewable-energy projects an administrative priority.

Co-authors: Katherine Kennedy.

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DOE releases proposed new energy conservation standards for battery chargers and electronic power supplies *

USA - March 19 2012
The Department of Energy (DOE) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) that seeks to amend existing energy conservation standards for Class A external power supplies (EPSs), and create new energy conservation standards for non-Class A EPSs and battery chargers. 

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Obama year two: environment and energy initiatives accelerate *

USA - January 20 2010
2009 marked the rebirth of the Federal regulatory state, as the Obama Administration moved to address unprecedented economic challenges and reversal of many policies implemented under President Bush.

Co-authors: J. Elizabeth Poole, Michael D. Bloomquist, John A. Hodges, David B. Weinberg.

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