"Bush Mining Rule to Stand"
"A federal judge let stand a Bush administration rule that makes it easier for companies involved in mountaintop coal mining to dump debris near streams."
Source: NYTimes, 08/13/2009
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"Amaranth Settles Charges of Market Manipulation"
"Amaranth Advisors, a hedge fund that collapsed in 2006, agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle accusations from regulators that it tried to manipulate natural gas futures."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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"New Plan Would Add Oversight But Delay Hanford Nuclear Cleanup"
"Cleanup of the nation's biggest nuclear mess would take nearly two decades longer than planned under an agreement endorsed Tuesday by the governors of Washington and Oregon."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 08/13/2009
"Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle"
Fiji water is in fashion. Alleged to be pure. And a brutal military dictatorship threatens prison and rape for any journalist who may suggest otherwise.
Source: Mother Jones, 08/13/2009
"U.S. Court Blocks Plan To Curb Mountaintop Mining"
"A U.S. court on Wednesday blocked an attempt by the Obama administration to overturn a Bush administration rule that made it easier for coal mining companies to dump mountaintop debris into valley streams."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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"Obama EPA Approves Another Mountaintop Removal Mine"
"The Obama administration late last week quietly approved one of six major mountaintop removal permits that were said to be undergoing close scrutiny by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Charleston Gazette, 08/13/2009
"Lobby Groups to Use Town Hall Tactics to Oppose Climate Bill"
"Taking a cue from angry protests against the Obama Administration’s health care restructuring, the oil industry is helping organize anti-climate bill rallies around the nation."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 08/13/2009
"TRIBUNE WATCHDOG: Pesticides in Your Peaches"
Tests "show that more than 50 pesticide compounds showed up on domestic and imported peaches headed for U.S. stores. Five of the compounds exceeded the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, and six of the pesticide compounds present are not approved for use on peaches in the United States."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/13/2009
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"A Battle Over The Treatment Of Livestock"
"Recently, six states have changed their laws to require better conditions for farm animals. But there’s a battle brewing in one state that’s putting a new spin on the debate."
Source: Environment Report, 08/11/2009
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