Mar 02 Watch Port Cities Work to Rid Air of Pollutants Air monitoring stations in communities adjacent to California ports record dangerous levels of nitrogen oxide as well as fine soot and sulfur oxides. The NewsHour reports on how port cities are working to combat the pollution. Continue watching
Mar 04 President Selects Career EPA Employee to Lead Agency By PBS News Hour President Bush announced Friday that he has picked career government employee Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to take on the position full-time. Continue reading
Dec 13 EPA Chief Tapped to Lead Health and Human Services Agency By PBS News Hour President Bush on Monday nominated Michael Leavitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading
May 11 EPA Issues Off-Road Diesel Pollution Rules By PBS News Hour Environmental Protection Agency chief Mike Leavitt signed new regulations Tuesday aimed at cutting pollutants from diesel engines in off-road vehicles such as farming and construction equipment by 90 percent over the next eight years. Continue reading
Aug 12 Utah Governor Mike Leavitt Tapped to Head EPA President Bush announced Monday that his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency is Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, a Republican and an advocate of shifting environmental regulation to the states. Continue reading
May 21 EPA Chief Christine Whitman Steps Down Christine Todd Whitman, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is leaving her post after more than two years. Continue reading