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"Court Ends Bush-Era Road-Building in Forests" [1]

"The Bush administration acted illegally when it opened millions of acres (hectares) of U.S. national forests to road-building and logging, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit effectively reinstated a 2001 rule that bars development in recognized 'roadless' areas of national forests, except in Idaho and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska."

Source: Reuters [2], 08/06/2009

"Interview: A Former CIA Director Talks Oil" [3]

"The current recession has caused the price of oil to drop -- most think temporarily. James Woolsey was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency -- the CIA -- during the Clinton Administration. ... Woolsey has been arguing that, no matter what the price, dependence on oil is a national security problem that we need to solve."

Source: Environment Report [4], 08/05/2009

Sen. Reid Opposes Mining Law Reform [5]

"The Nevada lawmaker has a long history of opposing attempts to reform an antiquated federal mining law."

Source: High Country News [6], 08/05/2009

"Mexico Aims To Bring CO2 Cut Plan To Climate Talks" [7]

"Mexico aims to put a detailed offer to cut the growth of its own greenhouse gas emissions on the negotiating table at global climate change talks in Copenhagen this year, a senior environmental policymaker said."

Source: Reuters [8], 08/05/2009

"Climate Bill May Fall by the Wayside" [9]

"With the fight over health care reform absorbing all the bandwidth on Capitol Hill, Democrats fear a major climate change bill may be left on the cutting-room floor this year."

Source: Politico [10], 08/05/2009

Industry, Enviros Agree on Rewriting Toxics Control Act [11]

Both environmentalists and the chemical industry say they want Congress to overhaul the key law aimed at protecting Americans from toxic chemicals in the products they use.

Source: USA TODAY [12], 08/05/2009

"L.A. Lawyer Accused of Fraud in Pesticide Litigation" [13]

"A judge says Juan Dominguez conspired with Nicaraguan workers, allegedly left sterile by exposure to DBCP on banana plantations, to file claims against Dole Food and Dow Chemical."

Source: LA Times [14], 08/05/2009

"Rural Well Water Linked To Parkinson's" [15]

A new study finds that rural residents who drink water from private wells are much more likely to have Parkinson's disease, bolstering theories that farm pesticides may be partly to blame.

Source: EHN [16], 08/05/2009

Realtors Get Labels Cut From Climate Bill for Older Houses [17]

Lobbyists for the real estate industry convinced House leaders to remove from the recently passed climate bill a provision that would have indicated how much energy older houses use.

Source: ClimateWire [18], 08/05/2009

"Common Insect Repellent Affects Nervous System: Study" [19]

"One of the world's most common insect repellents [DEET] acts on the central nervous system in the same way as some insecticides and nerve gases, according to a study released on Wednesday."

Source: AFP [20], 08/05/2009

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