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  1. We had a very lively and good discussion. They (state BN leaders) also offered good suggestions
    Peter Chin Fah Kui (Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water) – Peter Chin Fah Kui (Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water) SOURCE: The Sun Daily Malaysia 2 months ago
  2. The entire transformation of the plant will not only improve the quality of the sewer system, but also positively contribute to Lembah Pantai’s social, environmental and economic situation
    Peter Chin Fah Kui (Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water) – Peter Chin Fah Kui (Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water) SOURCE: The Star Malaysia 2 months ago
  3. You don’t have to be a scientist to understand if you take more water out of the bathtub than you put into the bathtub, the bathtub will eventually go empty
    – Tim Barnett SOURCE: Voice of America 2 days ago
  4. This lead slowly leaches into soils and enters surface and ground water
    Jeff Miller – Jeff Miller SOURCE: Army Times 1 week ago
  5. This lead slowly leaches into soils and enters surface and ground water
    Jeff Miller – Jeff Miller SOURCE: Army Times 1 week ago
  6. Their analysis is both technically and scientifically flawed
    Bill Johnson – Bill Johnson SOURCE: NewsMax 6 days ago
  7. The growth is occurring in spite of the president and vice president and their policies, not because of them
    Bill Johnson – Bill Johnson SOURCE: NewsMax 6 days ago
  8. The remediation and compliance requirements – to put a dome over those facilities – is economically infeasible. Watch our exclusive video here. Story continues below They’ll shut down ... We’ll lose 500-plus jobs and America will have to buy manganese from our competitors, like China.
    Bill Johnson – Bill Johnson SOURCE: NewsMax 6 days ago
  9. The EPA is actually trying to shut down steel manufacturing in America
    Bill Johnson – Bill Johnson SOURCE: NewsMax 6 days ago
  10. I’m all for common-sense regulations, but ‘no’ should not be the final answer for any of these industries ... That’s not what the American people expect. That’s not what the American people deserve.
    Bill Johnson – Bill Johnson SOURCE: NewsMax 6 days ago
  11. I have come to the conclusion that my continued service will distract you and the agency from its important work
    – Al Armendariz SOURCE: GazetteNet | Northampton, MA 2 weeks ago
  12. don't comport with either this administration's policy on energy, our policy at EPA on environmental enforcement, nor do they comport with our record as well
    Lisa P Jackson – Lisa P Jackson SOURCE: Time Magazine 3 weeks ago
  13. They'd go into a little Turkish town somewhere, they'd find the first five guys they saw and they'd crucify them.
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  14. I have come to the conclusion that my continued service will distract you and the agency from its important work
    – Al Armendariz SOURCE: Time Magazine 3 weeks ago
  15. What this decision comes down to, of course, is trust. Do we trust companies like PolyMet to do the right thing? … (W)hat are the chances that a mining company can be held financially responsible? Someday, our grandchildren may learn the answers to those questions.
    – Sam Cook SOURCE: Duluth News Tribune 3 days ago
  16. This administration has finalized 1,330 rules that have been deemed what's called 'economically significant'
    John Barrasso – John Barrasso SOURCE: Washington Examiner 1 week ago
  17. Katana has a broad weed control spectrum and has been used in multiple states across the United States for the past two years with tremendous success ... This new state registration now provides turf care professionals in California with an effective option for weed control in warm-season turfgrass. An ...
    SOURCE: PRWeb 2 days ago
  18. There’s a whole lot more that has to happen before it becomes a problem.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 2 weeks ago
  19. Wonderful news ... that I think is really the best evidence anywhere that, on an ecosystem scale, we can solidly conclude that reductions in emissions will result in … very quick responses from [natural] systems.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 2 weeks ago
  20. It’s not just about emissions
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 2 weeks ago
  21. EPA’s proposal would create a loophole allowing dirty generators to participate in profitable electricity market programs, giving them additional revenue while avoiding life-saving pollution controls
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  22. The loophole in these rules could result in reduced reliability and will result in increased air pollution, by making the electricity system more dependent on small, dirty sources of electricity. Closing this loophole will send market signals to invest in cleaner generation and conservation while better...
    SOURCE: Business Wire 19 hours ago
  23. These proposed rules sacrifice local air quality and public health, distort energy markets, and could endanger electricity reliability in our region
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  24. EPA’s proposal would create a loophole allowing dirty generators to participate in profitable electricity market programs, giving them additional revenue while avoiding life-saving pollution controls
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  25. If someone manages any type of hazardous material in their business, they get put on the list and then we check them out and make sure there is nothing there to clean up. Sometimes we find problems, sometimes we don't
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