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"Enviros Demand Locations of 44 'High Hazard' Coal Ash Sites"

"A coalition of environmental groups today formally asked three federal agencies to make public the list of 44 coal ash disposal sites across the country that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has classed as 'high hazard.'"

Source: ENS, 06/25/2009

"In the Andes, a Toxic Site"

From an immense mansion in the Hamptons, Ira Rennert oversees a private industrial empire that includes one of the most toxic sites in the world.

Source: NYTimes, 06/25/2009

Farm Lobby Wins: USDA in Charge of Offsets

"The Agriculture Department will have the lead role in overseeing agriculture offsets under the House climate bill...."

Source: ClimateWire, 06/25/2009

"Limits on Emissions Have Wide Support"

"Three-quarters of Americans think the federal government should regulate the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from power plants, cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...."

Source: WashPost, 06/25/2009

North American Toxics Data Released

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which is a joint effort of Canada, the US, and Mexico, released on June 10, 2009, its annual report tracking and comparing toxic emissions.

EPA To Announce Proposed NO2 Standard

After several years of preparatory work, EPA is expected to announce by June 26, 2009, its proposed primary standard for one of the six "criteria" air pollutants, nitrogen dioxide.

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"From the Trees to the Tank"

Southerners are looking to their forests for alternative fuel.

Source: Environment Report, 06/24/2009

"Island Nations Plead for Help from Obama on HFCs"

Four island nations facing inundation from sea-level rise wrote President Obama, asking him to support their efforts to control HFCs.

Source: SolveClimate, 06/24/2009

Canada To Clean Up Abandoned Radar Sites in N. Ontario

"Aboriginal leaders welcomed an agreement announced Monday between the federal and Ontario governments to clean up 16 abandoned Cold War radar sites in northern Ontario at an estimated cost of more than $100 million."

Source: Canadian Press, 06/24/2009

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