Wikio - Stephen Johnson

EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name (The Onion)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:45:31 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC—Days after unveiling new power-plant pollution regulations that rely on an industry-favored market-trading approach to cutting mercury emissions, EPA Acting Administrator Stephen Johnson announced that the agency will remove the "E" and "P" from its name. "We're not really 'environmental' anymore, and we certainly aren't 'protecting' anything," Johnson said. "'The...

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Texas Corn Producers Board urges EPA to deny Texas waiver request (Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:31:00 GMT

In comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, Texas Corn Producers Board (TCPB) and Corn Producers Association of Texas (CPAT) urged Administrator Stephen Johnson to reject Texas Governor Rick Perry’s request for a waiver of the renewable fuels standard (RFS).

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Now Isn’t That Lovely by Stephen Johnson (dezeen)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:54:30 GMT

Gallery Fumi in London presents Now Isn’t That Lovely, a series of one-off objects by artist Stephen Johnson.

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White House covers Johnson (Gristmill)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:49:19 GMT

By Kate Sheppard The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was set to vote today to hold U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and Susan Dudley of the White House Office of Management and Budget in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over documents related to recent controversial decisions on smog and California's request for an emissions waiver. But it appears their...

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President Claims Executive Privilege Over CAA Documents (eNewsUSA)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:14:00 GMT

Jun 20: President Bush has asserted executive privilege over thousands of pages of documents that would show whether the President and his staff complied with the Clean Air Act (CAA) in overruling EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson on important environmental decisions. The latest White House response comes as a result of Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee...

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White House invokes executive privilege (again), denies Congress EPA docs (The Carpetbagger Report)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:50:23 GMT

California petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency for waiver to regulate greenhouse gas emissions more forcefully than the federal government. EPA policy experts agreed that the state qualified for the waivers, but in the 11th hour, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, one of the Bush administration’s more humiliating hacks, intervened and denied the California’s request. Dems on...

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White House exerts executive privilege to hide global warming documents. (Think Progress)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:19:28 GMT

As the Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson reports, President Bush today exerted executive privilege to block the House Oversight Committee’s subpoenas for EPA documents on global warming, heading off a scheduled contempt vote for EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House Office of Management and Budget regulatory administrator Susan Dudley. Committee chairman Henry Waxman’s (D-CA)...

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White House Invokes Executive Privilege -- Again (Talking Points Memo)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:38:31 GMT

The House oversight committee was supposed to vote this morning on whether to hold EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson (and an OMB official) in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas. But the EPA and the White House...

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Pressure building on EPA chief to quit, vehicle CO emissions issue play a role (AutoblogGreen)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:18:02 GMT

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , Green Daily Remember EPA head Stephen Johnson? His tale has been keeping us busy for a while, particularly because he's been battling with California over the state's desire to regulate tailpipe emissions , something Johnson says they can't do. Johnson has found other ways to slow down emissions regulations and skip out on meeting with Democratic...

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EPA Head Must Resign (democrats.com)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:16:47 GMT

Please Join Us in Demanding the Resignation of EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson Johnson punishes whistleblowers , stonewalls Congress , and devastates the environment . A coalition has formed to demand his resignation that includes the No Fear Coalition, AfterDowningStreet.org, Democrats.com, Friends of the Earth, the Black Leadership Roundtable, the Hip Hop Caucus, the Federally...

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Contempt at last? (Gristmill)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:26:26 GMT

By Kate Sheppard U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and Susan Dudley of the White House Office of Management and Budget may be held in contempt of Congress by the end of this week for failing to turn over documents related to recent controversial decisions on smog and California's request for a waiver that would let the state set tougher auto-emissions standards than the federal...

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Waxman threatens contempt resolution for EPA’s Johnson and OMB’s Dudley. (Think Progress)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:48:51 GMT

The AP reports that House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) has threatened to hold EPA administrator Stephen Johnson and OMB official Susan Dudley in contempt of Congress “for their repeated refusal to provide subpoenaed documents to the Committee. The subpoenaed documents involve the White House role in EPA’s ozone standards and rejection of California’s [...]

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Chairman Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote against EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House official Susan Dudley (YubaNet.com)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:29:59 GMT

In letters today to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House official Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman announces that the Committee will consider holding them in contempt for their repeated refusal to provide subpoenaed documents to the Committee. The subpoenaed documents involve the White House role in EPA's ozone standards and rejection of California's motor vehicle emission standards....

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More Contempt Citations in the Works [Talking Points Memo] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:57:49 GMT

The House government oversight committee will vote June 20 on whether to hold EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and a White House OMB official in contempt for their failure to comply with congressional subpoenas....

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Waxman Threatens Contempt of Congress In EPA Investigation (TPMmuckraker)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:40:12 GMT

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) has had enough of the great stonewaller himself, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson. In a letter today to Johnson, Waxman threatens to hold Johnson in contempt for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas requesting information on two...

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Rep. Waxman schedules contempt vote over Bush dirty-air stonewalling (Blog for Clean Air)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:29:00 GMT

Friday, June 13, 2008 Environment Chairman Waxman Schedules Contempt Vote In letters to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and White House official Susan Dudley, Chairman Waxman announces that the Committee will consider holding them in contempt for their repeated refusal to provide subpoenaed documents to the Committee. The subpoenaed documents involve the White House role in EPA’s ozone...

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Midwest Governors oppose waiver of Renewable Fuel Standard by EPA (Biofuels Digest)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:01:48 GMT

The Midwest Governors Association announced that they have written Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson requesting that the EPA continue the Renewable Fuel Standard in its existing form and decline to issue waivers of ethanol blending requirements. The governors of Texas and Connecticut have issued requests for waivers in recent weeks. The EPA is responding [...]...

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A Litany of Delays on PFOA at EPA, ATSDR (The Pump Handle)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:17:24 GMT

An attorney representing a large group of PFOA-exposed individuals sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and ATSDR Director Howard Frumkin, urging them not to delay any further the release of hazard information and risk assessments on the contaminant perfluorooctanoic (PFOA, a.k.a. C8). Mr. Bilott was writing on behalf of residents who live near DuPont’s Washington Works...

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Midwest Governors Support Ethanol (Domestic Fuel)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:55:52 GMT

The Midwestern Governors Association is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to uphold the Renewable Fuels Standard passed by Congress in December. In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, the group said that granting a waiver would be contrary to the agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment. The letter adds [...]

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EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson’s Contempt for Americans (ideonexus)

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:48 GMT

Awhile back I linked to this video of EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson refusing to explain to Congress why he will not do his job despite the Supreme Court mandating he take action on CO2 pollution, and his refusal to allow Californians the right to take action on greenhouse emissions for themselves. Three hearings later and he [...]

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