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"Global Deal on Climate-Warming HFCs Hinges on Secret White House Policy"

"Hydrofluorocarbons ... are ... many thousands of times more potent than CO2 as climate warming agents, and scientists say their spread could become as much as 50 percent of the global greenhouse gas problem by 2050. Yet the public is barely aware of the issue, and as the White House works to hammer out its policy, it seems to want to keep it that way."

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Source: SolveClimate, 07/09/2009

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"Group of 8 Agrees On a Ceiling for Temperature Rise"

"The world's leading industrial nations tentatively agreed Wednesday to try to prevent global temperatures from rising above a fixed level, after a more far-reaching proposal to slash production of greenhouse gases fizzled... ."

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Source: WashPost, 07/09/2009

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"Enviros Sue Over Energy Transmission Across Federal Lands"

"A coalition of environmental groups is suing federal agencies in an effort to change the location of corridors to transmit energy across Western lands."

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 07/09/2009

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Alaskan Gas Pipeline: Would-Be Operators Vying For Routes, Funding

The proposed $20-40 billion natural gas pipeline would transport natural gas over 2000 miles from AK's North Slope natural gas reserves to the Midwestern US. Or would it?

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NOAA Fishery Advisers Have New Look

If you report for a coastal region where fisheries are important, it's a good time to investigate the membership makeup of your regional Fishery Management Council.

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Feds Focus on 24 Solar Sites in 6 Western States

Good solar potential, relative proximity to existing or potential energy transmission corridors, and the perception of the fewest conflicts with existing land uses and the natural environment were factors in site selection.

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EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk

While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.

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Coaches To Be Warned About Air Pollution

Should youth practice or play sports outdoors on days when the EPA cautions them against heavy exercise?

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Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 07/08/2009

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"Hiring Lambs As Landscapers"

"Wine makers are shaking things up in their vineyards. Some of them use natural and organic methods to control pests and weeds instead of using pesticides. Now, one winery has discovered a unique, natural way to prune their grape vines."

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California

Source: Environment Report, 07/08/2009

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Bark Beetles Seen as Natural Event

The bark beetles devastating millions of acres of western pine forests are actually a native insect whose destruction -- like that of wildfire -- is part of a natural cycle of forest regeneration.

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Source: NYTimes, 07/08/2009