Tag Archives: Lisa Jackson
U.S. Elections vs. the Environment: The Stigma of Successful Regulation
The current administration’s environmental policies have frequently been a disappointment, but the choice in the November elections seems sure to be between disappointment and disaster. Continue reading
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s Remarks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Since the beginning of this year, Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has orchestrated 170 votes against environmental protection. That is almost a vote for every day the chamber has been in session to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency and our nation’s environmental laws. Much of this has happened in response to myths and misleading information. Continue reading
EPA Empowered to Oversee Shale Extraction
Production from shale formations has grown from a negligible amount just a few years ago to almost 15 percent of total U.S. natural gas production and this share is expected to triple in the coming decades. By 2035, natural gas, generally, will make up about 45 percent of the utility generation market. Continue reading
Too Dirty to Fail? House Republicans’ Assault on our Environmental Laws Must be Stopped
No credible economist links our current economic crisis — or any economic crisis — to tough clean-air and clean-water standards. Our environment affects red states and blue states alike. It is time for House Republicans to stop politicizing our air and water. Let’s end “too dirty to fail.” Continue reading
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
The Clean Air Act is one of the most successful environmental laws in American history. It is misleading to say that enforcement of our nation’s environmental laws is bad for the economy and employment. It isn’t. Continue reading
Cutting Coal Plant Emissions
It’s a classic debate about government’s role. Case in point: The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule that will drastically cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions — a move that has greenies applauding and coal advocacy groups making dire warnings. Continue reading
EPA Issues New Standards for Coal-Burning Plants
By Elizabeth Shogren for NPR The Environmental Protection Agency sent a strong message Thursday to power plants that burn coal. It’s time to clean up dirty exhausts that travel long distances, and 75 percent of Americans will breathe healthier air … Continue reading
AEP Protests Too Much
Editorial for The New York Times American Electric Power, one of the nation’s largest utilities, warned last week that new air quality rules could force it to “prematurely” shut down about two dozen big coal-fired units and fire hundreds of … Continue reading
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency As prepared for delivery. Madam Chairman, thank you for inviting me to testify about EPA’s ongoing efforts to protect our health by reducing the air pollution that affects millions of Americans. I know this … Continue reading
Tr-Ash Talk: EPA Delays Leave Americans at Risk
By Lisa Evans for EarthJustice Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released final assessment reports that detail the structural integrity of 38 coal ash dams. The agency began inspecting coal ash dams in May 2009, and EPA contractors have, to … Continue reading
