Lisa Jackson

Environmental activists look forward to Obama's second term

While they didn't get everything they wanted in President Barack Obama's first term, nor did they get all they asked for at the ballot box in November, environmental activists are bullish about how the second Obama term will play out, in regard to the environment.

Environmental activists look forward to Obama's second term
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Obama withdraws from stricter smog standards

Obama withdraws from stricter smog standards

Human rights in 'Cancer Alley'

Human rights in 'Cancer Alley'

Visions of the EPA, Past, Present, Future

Visions of the EPA, Past, Present, Future

Effects of chemicals in flame retardants

Effects of chemicals in flame retardants

Republicans not sold on cap and trade

Current cap and trade plan sounds like ponzi scheme, according to Republican Senator Mike Enzi.

Republicans not sold on cap and trade
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Environment: 'Cap and Trade' and Climate Change

Lisa Jackson, the new Administrator of the EPA, joins The Takeaway to explain the Agency's plans. Also joining the conversation is Congressman Fred Upton, a Republican Congressman from Michigan, with his opposition to the bill.

Environment: 'Cap and Trade' and Climate Change

Lisa Jackson's Plan

In an interview with Living on Earth, the new EPA administrator promises big changes for the embattled agency. One of her first initiatives is to test the air at schools near toxic hot spots. Next, she says she'll decide what to do with the EPA's authorit

Lisa Jackson's Plan
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EPA poised to make changes in greenhouse gas regulation

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EPA poised to make changes in greenhouse gas regulation
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Jackson's Job in Jersey

Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. EPA, Lisa Jackson, draws praise and criticism from activists in her home state.

Jackson's Job in Jersey