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"Concerns Over Bisphenol A Continue To Grow"

Heart arrhythmias in females and permanent, deleterious modifications of a gene that plays a pivotal role in reproduction are two new problems being linked to bisphenol A. New findings about the toxicity of this chemical and data suggest human exposures may be higher than U.S. regulatory agencies have assumed.

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Source: Science News, 07/03/2009

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"Purity of Federal 'Organic' Label Is Questioned"

Heavy lobbying by companies eager to get a slice of the $23 billion-a-year organic food business is watering down USDA "organic" standards to the point where consumers "are not always getting what they expect: foods without pesticides and other chemicals, produced in a way that is gentle to the environment."

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Source: Wash Post, 07/03/2009

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"Dollars And Streams"

"When you hear about dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes, they’re largely caused by pollution draining from the farm belt. It can take a long time and a lot of money to reduce pollution at factories. So they’re starting to pay farmers to cut pollution instead."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Environment Report, 07/02/2009

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"Carbon Trading on the Cheap"

If the United States wants to build a market-based approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, it should learn from Europe's failures.

Climate Change

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International

Source: IEEE Spectrum, 07/02/2009

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FL Breakwater Could Hurt Sea Turtles

"Two of Florida's top politicians are pushing state and federal regulators to approve a taxpayer-funded breakwater that would slow down, but not stop, erosion threatening expensive Palm Beach County condos. But biologists fear the breakwater will block sea turtles from one of the most important nesting beaches in the state."

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Source: St. Petersburg Times, 07/02/2009

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"Researcher Show Farmers How To Save Songbirds"

"A unique partnership between University of Vermont researchers and a federal farm program is providing time and space for grassland songbirds to reproduce on land where their nests usually are destroyed by haying."

Biodiversity

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National (U.S.)

Source: Burlington Free Press, 07/02/2009

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"EPA Ready To Settle Bay Area Pesticide Suit"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that could result in scrutiny of how dozens of dangerous pesticides affect threatened and endangered species living around San Francisco Bay."

Chemicals

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California

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/02/2009

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"Germany's Green-Energy Gap"

The offshore wind farms that were to replace Germany's nuclear and coal-fired power plants aren’t coming online quickly enough.

Energy & Fuel

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Europe

Source: IEEE Spectrum, 07/02/2009

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"American Chestnut's Revival May Combat Climate Change"

"The American chestnut tree, which towered over eastern U.S. forests before succumbing to a deadly fungus in the early 20th century, appears to be an excellent sponge for greenhouse gases, according to a new study."

Biodiversity

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National (U.S.)

Source: Greenwire, 07/02/2009

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