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US seizes 2,200 pieces of artwork in NJ

By KATIE ZEZIMA - Associated Press

"Perils of Sequestration" (Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times)

PATTERSON AND KOVACS: Cut spending: Permanently furlough ‘official time’ workers

By Matt Patterson and Trey Kovacs

$** FILE ** Millions of dollars already have been spent looking at fracking’s impact on water and air quality and at possible links to cancer and other diseases, but many analysts believe there hasn’t been enough research to draw firm conclusions. (Associated Press)$

EPA’s own watchdog faults agency for using inaccurate data to control fracking

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Plaquemines Parish Coastal Zone Director P.J. Hahn rescues a heavily oiled bird from the waters of Barataria Bay, which are laden with oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Barataria Bay, La., on June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

EPA offices rely on outdated information to respond to spills, watchdog warns

By Edward Felker and EnergyGuardian - Washington Guardian

Gina McCarthy emerging as likely pick for EPA chief

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

MILLOY: Federal judge overturns EPA human experiments case

By Steve Milloy

** FILE ** China is now the world’s biggest and fastest-growing source of air-polluting greenhouse gases as it relies increasingly on coal to generate electricity. (Associated Press)

Emissions pledge seen within reach

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Illustration: Flex fuel by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: EPA’s fantasy fuel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

APNewsBreak: EPA moves to ban some rodent poisons

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Smog from an inversion hangs over the Utah State Capitol on Jan. 23, 2013, in Salt Lake City. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has singled out the greater Salt Lake region as having the nation's worst air for much of January, when an icy fog smothers mountain valleys for days or weeks at a time and traps lung-busting soot. (Associated Press)

GRAY: Cleaner air will require tougher diplomacy

By C. Boyden Gray

Illustration: Biofuels

EPA loses: Court tosses mandate for biofuels

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

EPA rules kill Texas power plant, 3,900 jobs

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Before a crowd stretching down the Mall, President Obama takes the oath of office and gives a relatively brief inaugural address. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Mapping a picture of Earth’s minute particles from the sky

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Illustration Wanted: Coal by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

MCKINLEY AND GRIFFITH: Obama coal regulations crippling communities

By Rep. David B. McKinley and Rep. H. Morgan Griffith

Big win over EPA boosts Cuccinelli campaign

By Cheryl K. Chumley - Special to The Washington Times

President Obama shakes hands with Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, the president's choice to be the next secretary of state, as he makes the announcement at the White House on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. If Mr. Kerry is confirmed by his fellow senators, a special election will be held to fill his Senate seat. (Associated Press)

Questions abound as Obama restocks his Cabinet

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama talks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Jan. 10, 2012, at EPA headquarters. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers seek leverage on Obama energy push

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

“It was not a partisan undertaking,” said Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, a Republican who is running for governor, of his successful challenge of the EPA. “This really would have allowed them to take a club to our economy.” (Associated Press)

Va. Attorney General Cuccinelli had Democratic allies in a win against EPA

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times