Word: epa
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...action, which Strobel discussed with Montana State University's biosafety committee last week, incensed Jeremy Rifkin, the activist who has led a crusade against releasing genetically altered bacteria into the environment. Rifkin, who contends that man-made bacteria might proliferate out of control, demanded that the EPA and other agencies "immediately terminate" the experiment and destroy the trees. But EPA Spokesman Al Heier, acknowledging that the agency's regulations are "somewhat complex," said "nature has enough controls that this product would not get out of hand. That's likely what our final determination will...
...production. The company disputed that exposure to the pesticide, which has been linked to increased risk of cancer, is a health hazard. But Velsicol said it would stop making the compound, which under the brand name Termide is used in about 1 million U.S. homes each year, until the EPA is satisfied that it can safely be applied...
Surveying 11,600 houses in ten states from Wyoming to Alabama, EPA investigators found that 21% had radon levels exceeding EPA health standards. The American Medical Association promptly declared radon a "risk of substantial magnitude" but described as "somewhat uncertain" federal estimates that attribute 10% of lung-cancer deaths...
...industry to blow off steam last week were two Government proposals that could help cut down smog. The rules, put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency, would impose new controls on gasoline content and require improved pollution-control equipment on autos. Acknowledging that the proposals are "controversial," EPA Administrator Lee Thomas said oil companies and automakers "are going to have to spend additional money...
Goaded into action, EPA officials commandeered a Coast Guard cutter last week and were en route to a rendezvous with the barge when they got word that the Mobro was headed for Mexico. But there too it was turned away; the Mexican navy even went on alert to repel the Yanqui rubbish...