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"Administration Appears Close to Filling Nuclear Panel's Vacancies"

"The Obama administration is close to a decision on filling two vacancies on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to industry and congressional sources."

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Source: ClimateWire, 07/27/2009

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Nuke Scanners at Ports Failed To Protect

The nation's program to detect nuclear devices and materials being smugggled into the country by terrorists went "off the rails" during the Bush administration and left the nation unprotected.

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Source: Greenwire, 07/27/2009

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"N.D. Could Be the Badlands for Cap and Trade"

"The fate of major climate legislation in Congress could rest with North Dakota."

07/24/2009

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"Consumer Products Could Be Major C8 Source, Study Says"

"Everyday consumer products such as stain repellants and paper coatings may be a 'significant source' of the toxic chemical C8, according to a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study."

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Source: Charleston Gazette, 07/24/2009

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"Energy Companies Opened Wallets Wide to Sway House Climate Bill"

"Electric utilities boosted lobbying in the second quarter of 2009, narrowing the gap with oil and gas companies that had dominated spending on persuasion by a wide margin earlier this year."

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Source: Greenwire, 07/24/2009

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"At 65, Smokey Bear Is Still Fighting Fires"

"The beloved icon remains the face of the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history. But keeping him current has been a challenge."

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Source: LA Times, 07/24/2009

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"EPA Weighs Adding More Lead-Emission Monitors"

"The Obama administration moved Wednesday to expand a national network of monitors to track lead emissions, a troublesome source of industrial air pollution."

Air

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Source: Chicago Tribune, 07/24/2009

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State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.

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EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.

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Congress Renews Efforts To Reform 19th Century Mining Law

Critics of the US General Mining Act of 1872 are hopeful that the law, which was crafted at a time when the priority was encouraging mining in a largely unsettled West, will finally be revamped.

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