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"Tax Incentives Put Solar Within Reach"

"Buying a solar system for your home still is not as simple or inexpensive as say picking up a new water heater. But solar energy advocates argue that the systems are affordable and obtainable for just about everyone -- right now."

Source: Environment Report, 06/15/2009

"Genus Envy? Phallic Mushroom Wins Immortality for California Scientist"

"Most great scientists have prizes named after them. Or university buildings. Not Bob Drewes."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, 06/15/2009

"EPA To Rebuild Uranium-Contaminated Navajo Homes"

"The federal government plans to spend up to $3 million a year to demolish and rebuild uranium-contaminated structures across the Navajo Nation, where Cold War-era mining of the radioactive substance left a legacy of disease and death."

Source: AP, 06/15/2009

"Ghosts of Gas Stations Past Haunt Roadsides"

Abandoned gas stations dot some Florida highways. Economic conditions bear part of the blame. But operators' inability to pay for replacement of old, leaky tanks ironically may be causing more old tanks to be left in the ground.

Source: Ft. Myers News-Press, 06/15/2009

Pacific Oysters in Deep Trouble

"Oyster larvae have been dying by the billions. Scientists suspect it's a sign that carbon dioxide is dramatically affecting the ocean -- and if they're right, it could push Washington into the center of the debate about the future of the seas."

Source: Seattle Times, 06/15/2009

Toxaphene in Lake Superior Fish Poses Risk

"The largest, deepest and coldest Great Lake holds another distinction -- the highest levels of the contaminant toxaphene in the region and possibly anywhere in the world."

Source: South Bend Tribune, 06/15/2009

"Report Cannot Link Lejeune Water to Diseases"

A National Research Council report says it may be impossible to know whether contaminated drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine base caused birth defects and illness among people seeking $33.9 billion in claims.

Source: Raleigh News & Observer, 06/15/2009

"Dredged Mud Can Save Louisiana Coast, State Says"

If the Army Corps of Engineers and private companies used all the mud they dredge from wetlands and waterway to rebuild Louisiana coastal marshes, it would be a boon for coastal restoration.

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/15/2009

"Iowa Air Pollutants Push Federal Limits"

"The air across Iowa is so polluted that the state is perilously close to violating new federal limits aimed at protecting human health."

Source: Des Moines Register, 06/15/2009

"Agriculture Offsets -- a Savior or a Boondoggle?"

"A dispute is heating up over the role of farms and forests in climate legislation."

Source: ClimateWire, 06/15/2009

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