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CRS Publishes Cost-Benefit Analysis of House Climate Bill [1]

A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service is likely to be one key focus of an upcoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.
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Older Buildings May Pose Sizable Risk of PCB Exposure [8]

EPA is warning about possible risks from PCBs in the caulking at some schools and older buildings. Are there some in your community?
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Tracking Trash? There's an App for That [11]

MIT researchers have been using custom-made sensors planted on trash in New York City, Seattle, and London to track the circuitous route that trash takes each day. Similar efforts are planned for other cities.
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"Interior Bid for Supreme Court Hearing on $19B Royalties Case Fails" [14]

"The Supreme Court won't review an appellate decision blocking the Interior Department from ending royalty waivers at times of high oil and gas prices for deepwater energy producers in the Gulf of Mexico."
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Source: Greenwire [15], 10/06/2009
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"Plastic Chemical Linked to Female Aggression" [16]

"A new study adds to the growing concern that prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A could harm children's development. In the study of 249 pregnant women, the first to examine the effects of BPA on children's behavior, researchers found that girls whose mothers had the highest levels of BPA during pregnancy were more aggressive and hyperactive at age 2 than other girls."
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Source: USA TODAY [17], 10/06/2009
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"E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection" [18]

Despite federal efforts, meat companies and grocers have continuted to sell ground beef tainted by the virulent strain of E. coli known as O157:H7.
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Source: NYTimes [20], 10/06/2009
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"Apple Leaves U.S. Chamber Over Its Climate Position" [21]

"Apple is pulling out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the organization's strident criticism of plans to reduce U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, the computer giant said Monday."
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Source: Wash Post [23], 10/06/2009
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"Dogfighting Case Gets Its Day In Court" [24]

The Supreme court will hear a major free speech case today that could restrict how environmental journalists do their jobs.
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Source: NPR [26], 10/06/2009
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"Obama Puts Government on Greenhouse-Gas Diet" [27]

"President Barack Obama is putting the federal government on a greenhouse-gas diet. In an executive order signed Monday, Obama directed all agencies to set the first-ever targets for reducing climate-altering pollution from government buildings, fleets and federal workers' commutes."
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Source: AP [28], 10/06/2009
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"Green Crime: Stealing Solar Panels" [29]

"Solar panels are expensive and increasingly in demand. And now, many communities are learning of their solar array's value the hard way – they're being stolen."
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Source: Environment Report [31], 10/05/2009
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