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4 Years, 500 Lakes, and A Lot of Polluted Fish: New EPA Study [1]

Results of sampling the tissue of fish caught in freshwater lakes throughout the US reveal widespread contamination by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Chemicals [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [8]
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"Toxic Playgrounds" [9]

"No kid should ever play in arsenic. Especially at school. Yet many probably do, according to findings of a study presented today."

Chemicals [4]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Science News [10], 11/25/2009
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"New Endangered Species Listings Wait as Obama Admin Charts New Course" [11]

"The Obama administration is lagging behind the pace set by its predecessor for listing endangered species, and some environmentalists are not happy."

Biodiversity [12]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [13], 11/25/2009
  • Read more about "New Endangered Species Listings Wait as Obama Admin Charts New Course" [11]

"Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics'" [14]

"Firing back at recent industry charges that the Obama administration is not promoting domestic energy development, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced that his department has scheduled 38 onshore oil and gas lease sales for 2010."

Environmental Politics [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [16], 11/25/2009
  • Read more about "Interior Chief Slams Oil and Gas Groups' 'Election-Year Politics'" [14]

"Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming, Poll Shows" [17]

"The percentage of Americans who believe global warming is happening has dipped from 80 to 72 percent in the past year, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, even as a majority still support a national cap on greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Wash Post [19], 11/25/2009
  • Read more about "Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming, Poll Shows" [17]

"Climate Change Could Risk Trillions In U.S. Assets: Report" [20]

"Rising sea levels due to global warming in the next few decades could put trillions of dollars in U.S. assets at risk, according to a report released Tuesday."

Climate Change [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Business Insurance [21], 11/25/2009
  • Read more about "Climate Change Could Risk Trillions In U.S. Assets: Report" [20]

"EPA Targets Construction-Site Pollution" [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Monday aimed at reducing pollution from construction sites, saying that it will significantly improve the quality of water nationwide."

Pollution [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Wall St. Journal [23], 11/24/2009
  • Read more about "EPA Targets Construction-Site Pollution" [22]

"Solar Energy Industry Brings a Ray of Hope To the Rust Belt" [24]

"Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers' slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: LA Times [26], 11/24/2009
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"FERC Enters a Maze of Questions About Renewable Energy Transmission" [27]

"The spread of wind and solar power is being held back by fragmented policies on paying for new transmission lines to carry renewable energy, said a group of leading transmission providers in a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: ClimateWire [28], 11/24/2009
  • Read more about "FERC Enters a Maze of Questions About Renewable Energy Transmission" [27]

"Tiny Group of Deep-Pocketed Contributors Fueling U.S. Chamber's Advocacy" [29]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce often says it speaks for 3 million members, businesses both large and small. What it doesn't promote as readily is that 19 supporters last year provided a third of the trade group's total revenue."

Environmental Politics [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [30], 11/24/2009
  • Read more about "Tiny Group of Deep-Pocketed Contributors Fueling U.S. Chamber's Advocacy" [29]

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