"California Water Legislation at a Standstill"
"Republicans roll out their own version of a water bill, as state legislators are being held up mostly by obscure water policy details and regional self-interests."
Source: LA Times, 10/29/2009
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N. Carolina Sea Levels Rising 3 Times Faster: Study
"An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level rise to be three times higher than the rate of sea-level rise during the last 500 years."
Source: Science Daily, 10/29/2009
"Coal Ash Poses Significant Risk, EPA Report Says"
"A new EPA report says that the potentially toxic pollutants in coal ash – from mercury to arsenic - are of particular concern because they can concentrate in large amounts that are discharged to waterways or seep into groundwater."
Source: Nashville Tennessean, 10/29/2009
"Young Musician Dies From Coyote Attack"
"Conservation officers in Cape Breton were still hunting Wednesday for one of the coyotes that took the life of a young Toronto musician who was on an East Coast tour."
Source: Halifax Chronicle Herald, 10/29/2009
"Deal Struck on Great Lakes Ship Pollution"
"Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution."
Source: AP, 10/29/2009
"EPA Crafting Multiple Air Pollutant Strategy"
"U.S. EPA is working on a new strategy aimed at providing a clearer road map for industrial investment in air pollution controls, the agency's top air official said yesterday."
Source: Greenwire, 10/29/2009
"U.S. Climate Bill Spurs Low-Carbon Jobs Debate"
"Leaders at companies that develop low-carbon energy told a Senate panel that climate legislation would create millions of new jobs, but lawmakers from fossil-fuel dependent states said the bill would hit employment in the traditional energy economy."
Source: Reuters, 10/29/2009
The Copenhagen Connection
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"Lobbying Disclosure Forms Don't Tell Full Story"
Because of exemptions, lobby groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity don't have to disclose how much they spend on fake-grassroots activities and TV ads.
Source: Greenwire, 10/28/2009
"High Lead Levels Return Near Doe Run Smelter"
"More than 100 properties near the Doe Run Co.'s smelter have been recontaminated with dangerous levels of lead, a finding that comes less than a decade after regulators ordered the company to remove and replace polluted soil on the properties, the U.S. EPA said Monday."
Source: St.Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/28/2009
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