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Opponents Cry Foul Over of Pebble Mine's Scientific Review [1]

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlay its work, turning to a Colorado-based non-profit with expertise in environmental conflict resolution. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it."

Source: Anchorage Daily News [2], 10/04/2012

"Study Finds Lower Thyroid Hormones in Baby Boys Exposed To BPA" [3]

"Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the chemical bisphenol A gave birth to baby boys with lower thyroid hormones, according to a new study published today."

Source: EHN [4], 10/04/2012

"Argus Energy Mine Spill In Lincoln County, West Virginia Kills Fish" [5]

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State regulators in West Virginia have ordered Argus Energy to repair a water treatment system at a Lincoln County mine site after a blackwater spill killed fish."

Source: AP [6], 10/04/2012

"Study Reveals Ancient Greenhouse Gas Emissions" [7]

"An analysis of Greenland ice core samples indicates significant global methane emissions per capita during the Roman Empire and China's Han Dynasty — much greater than had been known."

Source: LA Times [8], 10/04/2012

"Standard Bulbs Phased Out; Alternatives Can Be Turnoff for Shoppers" [9]

"It's lights out for the standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb after new national energy-efficiency laws took effect Monday."

Source: Island Packet [10], 10/04/2012

"Secret Cold War Tests in St. Louis Raise Concerns" [11]

"ST. LOUIS -- Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer. After learning that the Army conducted secret chemical testing in her impoverished St. Louis neighborhood at the height of the Cold War, she wonders if her own government is to blame."

Source: AP [12], 10/04/2012

"TransCanada Working Around Environmentalists" [13]

"A standoff between environmentalists in trees and workers clearing the way for a Texas portion of the Keystone XL pipeline has led crews to move around the protesters."

Source: FuelFix [14], 10/04/2012

GOP Climate Sceptics Face Reelection Battle as Green Groups Hit Back [15]

"It is the issue most notable by its absence in the 2012 presidential race. But the environment may yet have an impact this election as campaign groups target the vulnerable congressional seats of Republicans who dismiss the dangers of climate change."

Source: Guardian [16], 10/04/2012

"Debate: Obama Backs Green Energy, Romney Backs Black" [17]

"DENVER -- The deep division between President Barack Obama’s green energy policies and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s preference for coal and tar sands oil were apparent in their first presidential debate tonight in Denver."

"Challenged by Obama to explain his plan for the country if he is elected on November 6, Romney replied, 'My plan has five basic parts. One, get us energy independent, North American energy independent. That creates about four million jobs.'

Source: ENS [18], 10/04/2012

SPJ Publishes Useful Resource List for Access to Information [19]

The list, recently published by the Society of Professional Journalists, includes items ranging from the FOIA letter generator from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to Charles Davis' "The Art of Access" blog.

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