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"Kids' Lower IQ Scores Linked To Prenatal Pollution" [1]

"Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain."
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [5], 07/20/2009
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"Genetically Engineered Corn Causes Concern" [6]

The agricultural giant, Syngenta, has petitioned the USDA to grant its new genetically modified corn a non-regulated status. Some experts fear that the strain, meant solely for producing ethanol, could end up in the food supply.
Agriculture [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Living on Earth [8], 07/20/2009
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"Outbreak of Fungus Threatens Tomato Crop" [9]

"A highly contagious fungus that destroys tomato plants has quickly spread to nearly every state in the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic, and the weather over the next week may determine whether the outbreak abates or whether tomato crops are ruined."
Agriculture [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [10], 07/20/2009
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"Do Contaminants Play a Role in Diabetes?" [11]

"A Great Lakes study linking a pesticide in fish to diabetes adds to the growing chorus of studies suggesting that environmental contaminants may play a role in the widespread disease."
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Env. Health News [12], 07/20/2009
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"43 New Coal Plants Would Escape Climate Bill CO2 Standards" [13]

"A new burst of coal-fired power plant construction now underway -- the largest in decades -- will put 43 new coal plants on American soil in the next five years, and all of them will escape the performance standards written into the climate bill now moving through Congress."
Climate Change [14]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: SolveClimate [15], 07/17/2009
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"Bike Shop in a Box" [16]

"So many of us have an old bike collecting dust in the garage. More often than not, they end up in the garbage. But ...one group has found a unique way to recycle them."
Transportation [17]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Environment Report [18], 07/16/2009
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Analysis: "The Challenge for Green Energy: How To Store Excess Electricity" [19]

"For years, the stumbling block for making renewable energy practical and dependable has been how to store electricity for days when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing. But new technologies suggest this goal may finally be within reach."
Energy & Fuel [20]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: YaleE360 [21], 07/16/2009
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Opinion: "Kerry Spars With Palin Over Climate" [22]

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA) penned a response criticising AK Gov. Sarah Palin's July 14, 2009, Washington Post op-ed slamming the Democrat's cap-and-trade plan. The blogosphere buzz built by Palin's foray into climate matters suggests she may still have a role to play in U.S. politics. Both Republicans and Democrats seem to hope so.
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [24], 07/16/2009
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"At Wal-Mart, Labeling to Reflect Green Intent" [25]

Wal-Mart is throwing its hat into the crowded ring of green-labeling schemes for merchandise -- and hoping to crowd out other certifiers of sustainability.
Economy & Business [26]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [27], 07/16/2009
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"City Bees Are All the Buzz" [28]

"Honeybees may not be the first thing that come to mind when you think of Brooklyn. Yet ... a growing number of urbanites who keep bees in cities across the country. Their motivations vary."
Agriculture [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [29], 07/16/2009
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