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"Energy Leaders Blame Oil and Gas Subsidies for Weak Prospects"

"Senior financiers and the leaders of powerful energy companies on Thursday blamed subsidies to oil and natural gas  companies for damaging the ability of the clean-energy industry to recover from the economic slowdown and take advantage of growing power markets worldwide."

Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2010

"Lawmakers Split Over 330,000-Acre Idaho Wilderness Proposal"

"A proposal to designate more than 300,000 acres of wilderness in central Idaho appears to be in a political tailspin, dashing hopes among wilderness advocates that the Gem State could soon resolve a decades-long debate over management of its public lands."

Source: Greenwire, 10/01/2010

"U.S. Oil Spill Waters Contain Carcinogens: Report"

"University researchers said on Thursday they recently found alarming levels of cancer-causing toxins in an area of the Gulf of Mexico affected by BP's oil spill, raising the specter of long-lasting health concerns."

Source: Reuters, 10/01/2010

"Study Links C8, Changes in Puberty Age"

"Mid-Ohio Valley teenagers who were exposed to DuPont Co.'s C8 pollution experienced a four- to six-month delay in puberty, according to a new study that adds to the growing concerns about potential health effects of chemicals that have been widely used in nonstick and stain-resistant products."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 10/01/2010

"Illinois Takes a Hit Over Factory Farms"

"Illinois is failing to crack down on water pollution from large confined-animal farms, the Obama  administration announced Wednesday in a stinging rebuke that gave the state a month to figure out how to fix its troubled permitting and enforcement programs."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 09/30/2010

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