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"In Case You Haven't Noticed, It's Hot" [5]

Kate Sheppard observes that it is very hot outside in much of the eastern U.S. She notes a blog post by Miles Grant citing NOAA records showing "June 2011 was the 316th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average." Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh says that the Heat Index is a government conspiracy.

Source: Mother Jones [6], 07/22/2011

"EPA Finalizes Guidance To Limit Mining Impacts" [9]

"Despite strong pressure from the coal industry and its political allies, the Obama administration on Thursday finalized new guidance aimed at reducing the environmental and public health impacts of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia."

Source: Charleston Gazette [10], 07/22/2011

40th Anniversary Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education [11]

You’re invited to join us at the 2011 40th Anniversary Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education in Raleigh, NC. Be part of this international partnership at the forefront of the No Child Left Inside movement, defining “Environmental Literacy,” and focusing on “Excellence in Environmental Education.” Register by the Early Bird deadline of August 11, to get the best rates!

"Big Retailers Make Pledge of Stores for 'Food Deserts'" [12]

"Executives from Wal-Mart, Walgreens, SuperValu and other stores joined Michelle Obama at the White House on Wednesday to announce a pledge to open or expand a combined 1,500 stores in communities that have limited access to nutritious food and are designated as 'food deserts.'"

Source: NY Times [13], 07/21/2011

"Can Bluefin Tuna Farms Work?" [16]

"In pens off Baja, an Icelandic company is raising the fish, a delicacy whose numbers have plummeted in recent years. It hopes to please consumers and environmentalists too."

Source: LA Times [17], 07/21/2011

"Despite Risk, Embalmers Still Embrace Preservative" [18]

"With the government declaring formaldehyde a carcinogen, these might be boom times for alternative embalming fluids — if it weren't for the so-called everlasting effect funeral directors stake their reputations on."

Source: NY Times [19], 07/21/2011

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