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"New Twist in 'Astroturf' Coal Campaign" [1]

"A prominent coal industry association spent nearly $10 million over the past 18 months on lobbying efforts supervised by a public affairs firm currently under congressional investigation for its involvement in sending forged letters opposing the climate bill."

Source: Politico [2], 10/16/2009

"Cable Channel Will Get New Wildlife Focus" [3]

"Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Channel announced Thursday that they would start a new program service that would focus on natural history and wildlife."

Source: NYTimes [4], 10/16/2009

"Experts Pin Hopes on Cutting, Burning to Save West's Dying Aspen" [5]

Over the last decade, aspens in the Rocky Mountains have been fading away from "sudden aspen decline." Now, as scientists have gained better understanding of the syndrome, they hope that timber harvesting and prescribed burns will help stands regenerate.

Source: Greenwire [6], 10/16/2009

"E.P.A. Vows Better Effort on Water" [7]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it would overhaul enforcement of the Clean Water Act, as lawmakers sharply criticized the agency's decade-long lapses in punishing polluters."

Source: NYTimes [8], 10/16/2009

"Arctic Ice Cap To Disappear in 20-30 Years: Study" [9]

"The Arctic ice cap will vanish completely in summer months within 20-30 years, polar researchers said Thursday, sounding the alarm two months before a critical climate change summit in Copenhagen."

Source: AFP [10], 10/16/2009

"OMB Endocrine Directive Draws Industry Cheers, Enviro Jeers" [11]

"The Office of Management and Budget has instructed U.S. EPA to use existing toxicity data rather than require companies to conduct new tests to determine whether chemicals can damage the human endocrine system."

Source: Greenwire [12], 10/16/2009

"Hybrid Cars Dominate EPA List of Top 10 Fuel Sippers" [13]

"More automakers are joining the trend. Nine of the top 10 vehicles in the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel economy rankings for the 2010 model year are hybrids, made by six companies."

Source: LA Times [14], 10/16/2009

Probe of Toxic Exposure by KBR Falls Flat [15]

Despite Democrats' promises, a Congressional investigation into whether military contractor KBR knowingly exposed soldiers to toxic sodium dichromate in Iraq seems to be going nowhere.

Source: DC Bureau [16], 10/15/2009

New York To Ban Use of Coal Ash at Cement Plant [17]

"The state is poised to ban the use of mercury-tainted coal fly ash at a Ravena cement plant that is the state's second largest source of airborne mercury pollution."

Source: Albany Times-Union [18], 10/15/2009

"Agriculture Critic's Appearance Angers University Alumni" [19]

A big-money rancher alumnus caused Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to change a scheduled lecture by best-selling sustainable food writer Michael Pollan -- raising questions about academic freedom.

Source: LA Times [20], 10/15/2009

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