"US Lightbulb Rules Spark New Political Fight"
"With a January deadline looming on a US law mandating energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, some political forces don't want to turn out the lights."
Source: AFP, 06/27/2011
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"Obama’s Focus on Visiting Clean-Tech Companies Raises Questions"
"With trips that began two months after he took office, President Obama has devoted more than half of his out-of-town private-business visits to promoting a single industry: clean technology, which the president says will lead the nation back to economic prosperity."
Source: Wash Post, 06/27/2011
"Drilling Down: Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush"
"Natural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling, saying they will deliver big profits and provide a vast new source of energy for the United States. ... [But documents show industry analysts voicing] skepticism about lofty forecasts and question whether companies are intentionally, and even illegally, overstating the productivity of their wells and the size of their reserves."
Source: NY Times, 06/27/2011
"Canada Concedes Science Against Asbestos Is Sound"
"The Canadian delegation at an international summit admitted Thursday it agrees with the work of a United Nations scientific panel that wants limits placed on the export of chrysotile asbestos, but Canada still won't back the move."
Source: Postmedia, 06/24/2011
"California Air Board Expands Clean-Fuel Shipping Zone"
"After the Navy complained that cargo ships were traveling through its testing area to avoid pollution regulations closer to shore, the California Air Resources Board votes to extend the clean-fuel zone."
Source: LA Times, 06/24/2011
"EPA Warns House Bill Would 'Overturn' Clean Water Law"
"U.S. EPA warned of the potential dire consequences of legislation being fast-tracked through the House that would give states final say on rules concerning water, wetlands and mountaintop-removal mining."
Source: Greenwire, 06/24/2011
"Texas Rice Farmers' Livelihoods at Stake in Water Talks"
Rice farmers in Texas worry about their future in the face of looming water restrictions and drought.
Source: Texas Tribune, 06/24/2011
3 Senators Call for Probe Based on Nuke Safety Issues Cited By AP
"Three U.S. senators, alarmed by findings of an Associated Press investigation about aging-related problems at the nation’s nuclear power plants, are asking for a congressional investigation of safety standards and federal oversight at the facilities."
Source: AP, 06/24/2011
"A New Hazard From Bisphenol A?"
"Researchers report that certain bacteria convert BPA into compounds more deadly to fish than BPA itself."
Source: C&EN, 06/24/2011
"EPA To Study Natgas Fracking In Five U.S. States"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released on Thursday the locations in five states where it will study the safety of a natural gas drilling technique some blame for polluting water."
Source: Reuters, 06/24/2011
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