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"Iowa Utilities Fight Proposed Mercury Rule" [1]

"Iowa's largest utility companies are ramping up their opposition to proposed state rules that would require them to monitor the mercury being emitted from their power plants, public records obtained by The Des Moines Register show."

Source: Des Moines Register [2], 06/22/2009

"Permit Delay Worries Uranium Hopefuls" [3]

"Several proposed uranium mining projects in Wyoming and across the West will be delayed due the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent decision requiring a more thorough site-specific analysis for each project."

Source: Casper Star-Tribune [4], 06/22/2009

San Joaquin Valley Cities Divert Cleanup Funds [5]

"A handful of San Joaquin Valley cities and public agencies have used millions of dollars meant for filtering contaminated water for entirely unrelated purposes."

Source: Fresno Bee [6], 06/22/2009

Roma Displaced to Toxic Area [7]

A settlement of Roma people (often called "Gypsies") at Mitrovica in Northern Kosovo, displaced by the ethnic conflict following the breakup of Yugoslavia, are living near the toxic slag heap of an old lead mine, Human Rights Watch says.

Source: Guardian [8], 06/22/2009

Greenwash Misleads Shoppers, Congress Told [9]

"98% of supposedly environmentally friendly products in US supermarkets make false or confusing claims, campaigners say."

Source: Guardian [10], 06/22/2009

Cuyahoga River Reborn [11]

The Cuyahoga River, which became a symbol of pollution when it caught fire 40 years ago, has come back to life.

Source: NYTimes [12], 06/22/2009

Joshua Trees Are Vanishing [13]

Experts say the Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park may be vaninishing as a result of global warming, pollution, and the introduction of non-native species.

Source: Riverside Press-Enterprise [14], 06/22/2009

Cow Lobby Wins on Burps [15]

Methane emissions from cows (cow burps) is a major source of greenhouse warming. Yet they are being left out of the climate change bill now before Congress -- because of an adept lobby campaign.

Source: AP [16], 06/22/2009

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [17]

This 2009 US Global Change Research Program report summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [18]

The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

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