US EPA Office of the Inspector General http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2012/20121229-12-P-0162.pdf [From a Greenwire story by Jeremy Jacobs] U.S. EPA lacks an effective program to collect information and monitor the possible health risks posed by nanomaterials, according to a new report by the agency’s Office of Inspector General…
Posted on January 3, 2012 …
Saving a National Treasure: Debunking the “Job Killer” Myth — How Pollution Limits Encourage Jobs in the Chesapeake Bay Region
Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/document.doc?id=1023 [From a story in the Suffolk News-Herald] Extensive government regulation of Chesapeake Bay pollution would create jobs, rather than kill them, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation claims in a new report… In December 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the new pollution limits for the Chesapeake Bay to accelerate its cleanup. … Continue reading »
Phase 1 Report: Formation of Stakeholder Process, Regional Plan Integration and Macroeconomic Analysis
Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC) for DOE http://www.eipconline.com/uploads/Phase_1_Report_Final_12-15-2011.pdf [From an E&E Daily story by Paul Behr] Utility executives and state regulators from 39 states will study three widely different scenarios for the future of the Eastern power grid, to determine how far and fast the high-voltage transmission network must expand…The Eastern Interconnection study’s first phase, … Continue reading »
