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Forest Activists Drop Suit on Press-Conference Ejection

After an appeals court ruling against them, and running out of funds, conservationists dropped their suit against the Forest Service for escorting them from a press conference on a Bitterroot National Forest timber sale.

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Analysis: Obama Openness Has Yet To Fulfill Promise

Watchdog groups and the Associated Press report on federal agency foot-dragging in making a reality of Obama administration declarations that it would foster government transparency.

Lisa Jackson Interview

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is interviewed by Lester Graham of The Environment Report.

Source: Environment Report, 05/20/2009

Newborns Tested for Plastic Risk

"Critically ill newborns may help researchers figure out whether children are at risk from plastic additives called phthalates."

Source: NPR, 05/20/2009

"Researchers Shine New Light on Old Great Lakes Contaminant"

Canadian scientists are taking a closer look at dioxin-like contaminants in the Great Lakes called polychlorinated naphthalenes. They accumulate in fish and are toxic to humans.

Source: Great Lakes Echo, 05/20/2009

EPA Finds Suspect Materials in Chinese Drywall

EPA has found suspect materials in a small sample of Chinese-made drywall that some believe may be causing corrosion in homes and possibly sickening people.

Source: AP, 05/20/2009

Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams

"Federal officials, who have spent much of the last decade 'avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act,' need a contingency plan to save the endangered fish, the judge says."

Source: LA Times, 05/20/2009

"House Panel Approves 'Clean Energy' Bank"

The House Energy Committe amended its climate bill to include a "Clean Energy Deployment Administration" within the Energy Department that would fund new nuclear plants as well as renewables.

Source: Greenwire/NYTimes, 05/20/2009

"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory"

"Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president." Visitors carrying loaded and concealed weapons in National Parks.

Source: NYTimes, 05/20/2009

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