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"Windsor Cleans up Act as Detroit Spews Sewage Into River" [1]

"While Windsor builds a $60-million riverfront basin to stop raw sewage overflows, the City of Detroit is dumping billions of gallons of untreated waste into the Detroit River."

Pollution [2]

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International [4]

Source: Windsor Star [5], 01/21/2010

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"Pacific's Rising Acid Levels Threatening Marine Life" [6]

"The most extensive survey of pH levels in the Pacific Ocean confirms what spot measurements have suggested: From Hawaii to Alaska, the upper reaches of the sea are becoming more acidic in concert with rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere."

Water & Oceans [7]

Public [3]

International [4]

Source: Seattle Times [8], 01/21/2010

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"Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly" [9]

"Wind could replace coal and natural gas for 20 to 30 percent of the electricity used in the eastern two-thirds of the United States by 2024, according to a study released Wednesday by the Energy Department."

Energy & Fuel [10]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: NYTimes [12], 01/21/2010

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"The Eco-Warrior" -- Rolling Stone Profiles Lisa Jackson [13]

"President Obama has appointed the most progressive EPA chief in history — and she's moving swiftly to clean up the mess left by Bush."

Government [14]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: Rolling Stone [15], 01/21/2010

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"Mt. Rainier's Retreating Glaciers Are Making a Mess" [16]

"As receding glaciers expose crumbly slopes, vast amounts of gravel and sediment are being sluiced into the rivers that flow from the Northwest's tallest peak. ... Climate experts blame global warming, triggered by emissions from industries and cars, for much of the ongoing retreat of glaciers worldwide."

Climate Change [17]

Public [3]

International [4]

Source: Seattle Times [18], 01/21/2010

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"Mountains of Mercury: The Pollution Costs of Cement Production" [19]

After checking the math, Oregon regulators were surprised to discover the state's only cement plant emitted more mercury into the air than a major coal-burning power plant.

Air [20]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: High Country News [21], 01/21/2010

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"Murkowski Takes Aim At EPA" [22]

"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) plans to announce Thursday she will move to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare, according to sources familiar with the matter."

Climate Change [17]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: Post Carbon [23], 01/21/2010

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"Sierra Club Names New Executive Director" [24]

"SAN FRANCISCO -- Environmental group Sierra Club has named its first new leader in 18 years -- an activist who once took over the intercom of a Home Depot to tell customers not to buy lumber from ancient forests."

Activism [25]

Public [3]

National (U.S.) [11]

Source: AP [26], 01/21/2010

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Radon Action Month a Chance To Save Lives [27]

Every year, an estimated 20,000 Americans die of lung cancer caused by exposure to radon — a naturally occurring radioactive gas that often finds its way into indoor air. So now's a good time to look at the ways radon impacts your audience and how people can protect themselves.

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