"EPA Probes Its Actions in Town With Toxic-Waste Dump"
"The federal agency's internal investigation will run concurrently with a state and local inquiry into health and environmental issues facing Kettleman City, Calif."
Source: LA Times, 01/29/2010
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"Climate Change To Triple Australia Fire Danger: Report"
"Climate change could more than triple the risk of catastrophic wildfires in parts of Australia, a top environmental group warned Thursday, almost a year since savage firestorms that killed 173 people."
Friday, January 29, 2010
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"Obama Holds Firm on Climate Bill, but Most Senators Shrug"
"President Obama refused to back down from his ambitious energy and climate change agenda during last night's State of the Union address, prodding the Senate to pass a comprehensive bill despite complaints from moderates in both parties that the issue is too big to tackle in an election year."
Source: ClimateWire, 01/29/2010
"Renewal in Rwanda"
A series examining Rwanda's efforts to build an eco-friendly economy after genocide, and an Iowa-based initiative that's leading the way. Des Moines Register, December 20-23, 2009, by Perry Beeman.
"North Central W.Va. is Ground Zero for Surface Mine Coal Ash"
"Mine operators are spreading serious amounts of coal combustion waste in W.Va. before the EPA declares it to be a hazardous material."
Source: WV State Journal, 01/28/2010
"Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future"
"The Environment Report explores the role that coal plays in our lives and in the lives of those who depend on coal mining for a living."
Source: Environment Report, 01/28/2010
"Radiation Levels Cloud Vermont Reactor’s Fate"
"Levels of radioactive tritium have risen rapidly in recent weeks in the groundwater surrounding Vermont’s sole nuclear power plant, leading both longtime supporters and foes of the reactor to question whether it will be allowed to keep operating."
Source: NYTimes, 01/28/2010
"Two States Prepare To Regulate BPA"
"MADISON, Wis. -- Washington and Wisconsin are one step closer to becoming the third and fourth U.S. states to ban the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles and food and drink containers."
Source: Plastics News, 01/28/2010
"Interior Fires Back at API Chief"
"The Interior Department is firing back at American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard, saying he made several 'inaccurate statements' yesterday when charging the Obama administration with slowing development of oil and gas resources."
Source: Greenwire, 01/28/2010
"U.S., Russia Close To New Nuclear Deal: White House"
"Talks on a landmark treaty to cut Cold War nuclear arsenals are nearly complete, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/28/2010
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