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"Infectious Diseases Study Site Questioned"

"The Department of Homeland Security relied on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate a $700 million research facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas, according to a government report."

Source: Wash Post, 07/27/2009

"Administration Appears Close to Filling Nuclear Panel's Vacancies"

"The Obama administration is close to a decision on filling two vacancies on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to industry and congressional sources."

Source: ClimateWire, 07/27/2009

"Dry Cleaners Leave a Toxic Legacy"

"For decades, one of the nation's most widely used dry cleaning solvents was billed as a marvel of modern chemistry that could safely remove dirt and stains from clothing. ...But over the years, with little if any notice to the public, the often sloppy use of perchloroethylene has poisoned hundreds of sites in Illinois."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 07/27/2009

"Energy Firms Help Pay for State Regulators' Far-Flung Trips"

"State officials who lead California's war on global warming often travel abroad on trips supported by the major greenhouse gas polluters they regulate, a Bee investigation has found. Industry lobbyists and executives routinely join them."

Source: Sacramento Bee, 07/27/2009

Nuke Scanners at Ports Failed To Protect

The nation's program to detect nuclear devices and materials being smugggled into the country by terrorists went "off the rails" during the Bush administration and left the nation unprotected.

Source: Greenwire, 07/27/2009

"Warmest June on Record for Global Ocean Surface Temperature"

"The world's ocean surface temperature in June rose to its warmest since 1880, breaking the previous high mark set in 2005, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville."

Source: ENS, 07/24/2009