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The article focuses on the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President George W. Bush administration. It notes that EPA softened regulations that were deemed industry-friendly. The administration shuttered its technical and scientific libraries and lessened the information companies submit on their toxic substance release. EPA became less independent than its predecessors and closely tied to White House ideology.

Focuses on the challenges faced by the United States government in trying to motivate old coal-fired electric power plants to clean up emissions. U.S. President George W. Bush's goal to develop a zero-emissions coal-fired power plant that creates hydrogen and electricity and captures and injects carbon dioxide deep into the earth; Costs to human health brought about the increased use of coal.

The article discusses the changes made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning chemical risks and air-quality standards policies created under former U.S. President George W. Bush. EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson carried out a new policy in May 2009 to increase the scientific integrity of an EPA database called Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Jackson has also changed the policy for reviewing and setting health-based air-quality standards under the Clean Air Act.

The article criticizes the administration of United States President George W. Bush for allegedly failing to address environmental issues. According to the author, the government has failed to address environmental issues such as control of mercury from coal-fired power plants and air quality in national parks. The author states that political interference is behind the failure of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to accurately interpret congressional mandates on the environment.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President George Bush appealed in March 2008 a federal court's decision declaring unlawful an Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulation to control mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. The EPA regulation limited the amount of neurotoxic metal that utilities could emit and allowed them to trade their mercury emissions permits.

The article reports on U.S. President George W. Bush's May 31, 2007 speech explaining the country's agenda for the G-8 summit. He outlined a strategy for setting worldwide goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He claims that each country would establish midterm national targets and programs that reflect its own mix of energy sources and future energy needs.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has proposed to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. The proposal aims at increasing the nuclear production worldwide, while reducing the risk that plutonium and other radioactive weapon components will fall into the hands of terrorist. The country will collaborate with other countries with advanced nuclear technologies.

Reveals the finding in an interim report by the National Research Council that United States president George W. Bush's plan to reduce air pollution would likely curb emissions less than existing law does. Part of the Clean Air Act that requires industry to install modern pollution controls when plants built before 1970 make renovations that increase emissions.

Comments on a decision by the administration of U.S. president George W. Bush not to issue a Clean Water Act regulation opposed by environmental groups and members of the Congress. Possible negative impact of the rule on wetlands protection.