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EPA Hunts Fugitive in Massachusett Asbestos Case [1]

A Massachusetts woman convicted of selling bogus asbestos- removal training certificates cut off her ankle bracelet, left her 3-year-old son behind, and went on the lam days before her sentincing.
Other or All [2]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Boston Globe [5], 05/18/2009

"Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming Deal" [6]

This week begins a showdown on climate legislation in the House Energy Committee. The Democrats have votes to pass it -- but at what price?
Climate Change [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: TIME [8], 05/18/2009

"FDA Relied Heavily on BPA Lobby" [9]

E-mails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel show that the FDA relied on chemical industry lobbyists to examine bisphenol A's risks, track legislation to ban it and even monitor press coverage.
Chemicals [10]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [11], 05/18/2009

"DOJ Nominee's Industry Experience a Worry for Some" [12]

President Obama picks Ignacia Moreno to be the nation's top environmental prosecutor at the Justice Department. Environmentalists criticize her background as corporate attorney for General Electric.
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [14], 05/18/2009
July 20, 2009 to July 24, 2009

3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration [15]

Highlighted large scale ecosystem restorations will include the Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Louisiana, Everglades, Great Lakes, Lower Colorado, Columbia, Snake, Mississippi and Missouri River Basins, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Professional Meetings [16]
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Natural Resources [17]
Biodiversity [18]
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National (U.S.) [4]
California [19]
June 8, 2009 to June 12, 2009

Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics and Conference on Middle Atmosphere [20]

An American Meteorological Society joint conference.
Professional Meetings [16]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Air [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
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National (U.S.) [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]

Stopping Septic Seepage [24]

There’s an underground threat to water that’s making it harder to clean up for drinking. The Environment Report's Julie Grant reports – it all depends on where you live and whether the people who live nearby are maintaining their septic systems.
Pollution [25]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Stopping Septic Seepage [26], 05/15/2009

"Confused by SPF? Take a Number" [27]

"SPF creep has hit the triple digits with Neutrogena’s SPF 100+ sunblock, leading some dermatologists to complain that this is merely a numbers game that confuses consumers."
Other or All [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [28], 05/15/2009

"First Ocean Acidification Lawsuit Filed Against EPA" [29]

"The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Lisa Jackson over the agency's failure to recognize the impacts of ocean acidification on waters off the state of Washington."
Activism [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: ENS [31], 05/15/2009

"New York City Official Is Obama Pick for C.D.C." [32]

"President Obama will announce on Friday that he has chosen Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the New York City health commissioner, as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...."
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [33], 05/15/2009

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