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Jury Acquits Grace in Libby Asbestos Case [1]

"A federal court jury on Friday acquitted the big chemical products company W. R. Grace and three of its former executives on all charges that they had knowingly contaminated the small Montana mining town of Libby with asbestos, then conspired to cover up the deed."
Source: NYTimes [2], 05/10/2009

Obama Keeps Bush Polar Bear Rule [3]

"The Obama administration said Friday that it would retain a wildlife rule issued in the last days of the Bush administration that says the government cannot invoke the Endangered Species Act to restrict emissions of greenhouse gases threatening the polar bear and its habitat."
Source: NYTimes [4], 05/10/2009

Farmers v. Enviros Over CA Wilderness [9]

"SAN FRANCISCO -- A Bay Area oyster cannery in an estuary slated to become a federal wilderness area is at the heart of a battle pitting proponents of fishing and local food production against environmental advocates."
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [10], 05/08/2009

Bhopal Victims Lobby Congress [13]

"Victims of the 1984 gas leak that killed thousands of people in Bhopal, India took their battle Thursday to the US Congress, seeking pressure on Dow Chemicals."
Source: AFP [14], 05/08/2009

NJ To Appeal Kiddie Kollege [15]

"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced yesterday that it would appeal a court ruling that the owner of the Kiddie Kollege building in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, is not responsible for its $1 million cleanup."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [16], 05/08/2009

Obama Insists: Auction CO2 Permits [17]

"President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, released on Thursday, retains his plan to cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by auctioning off 100 percent of emission permits to industries."
Source: Reuters [18], 05/08/2009

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