http://enviro.blr.com Daily updated environmental news from Business & Legal Reports en-us Copyright 2006 Enviro.BLR.Com http://www.blr.com/rss/feed/enviroAgencyIndex.cfm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:01:59 EST http://enviro.blr.com/images/header_ecologo2.gif http://enviro.blr.com (11/18) EPA has proposed to strengthen the nation's sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standard. Power plants and other industrial facilities emit SO2 directly into the air. http://enviro.blr.com/display.cfm/id/110542/source/RSA/effort/5 Enviro.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:15:11 EST (11/13) EPA has cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations, nine of which are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. http://enviro.blr.com/display.cfm/id/110387/source/RSA/effort/5 Enviro.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:15:11 EST (11/12) A new EPA study shows concentrations of toxic chemicals in fish tissue from lakes and reservoirs in nearly all 50 U.S. states. For the first time, EPA is able to estimate the percentage of lakes and reservoirs nationwide that have fish containing potentially harmful levels of chemicals such as mercury and PCBs. http://enviro.blr.com/display.cfm/id/110347/source/RSA/effort/5 Enviro.BLR.Com Editorial Staff editorial@blr.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:15:11 EST