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EPA Finds Suspect Materials in Chinese Drywall [1]

EPA has found suspect materials in a small sample of Chinese-made drywall that some believe may be causing corrosion in homes and possibly sickening people.
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
International [4]
Source: AP [5], 05/20/2009
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Judge Mulls Breaching Snake River Dams [6]

"Federal officials, who have spent much of the last decade 'avoiding their obligations under the Endangered Species Act,' need a contingency plan to save the endangered fish, the judge says."
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Public [3]
Northwest (OR WA) [8]
Source: LA Times [9], 05/20/2009
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"House Panel Approves 'Clean Energy' Bank" [10]

The House Energy Committe amended its climate bill to include a "Clean Energy Deployment Administration" within the Energy Department that would fund new nuclear plants as well as renewables.
Climate Change [11]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Greenwire/NYTimes [13], 05/20/2009
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"Advocates of Gun Rights Are Poised for a Victory" [14]

"Advocates of gun rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president." Visitors carrying loaded and concealed weapons in National Parks.
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [16], 05/20/2009
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"Obama Proposes Strict Vehicle Emissions Limits" [17]

"For the first time, the government will enact a national limitation on car emissions, President Barack Obama announced" Monday.
Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: U.S. News [19], 05/20/2009
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"Saving Energy: Simple Changes, Big Impact" [20]

"Solar panels and wind turbines get most of the buzz, but it's far easier and cheaper to save energy than it is to make more of it."
Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Environment Report [21], 05/19/2009
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WV DEP: Low Fish Consumption Justifies Higher Mercury Levels [22]

West Virginia's environmental agency says it's OK for fish there to contain more mercury than the federal EPA recommends -- because West Virginians consume less fish than the national average.
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
Source: WV Public Broadcasting [24], 05/19/2009
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TX DEQ Boss Mum on Meetings With Asarco Lobbyist [25]

A Texas state senator is seeking documents on meetings between Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Chairman H.S. Buddy Garcia and a lobbyist for Asarco as he was preparing to approve its application to reopen a smelter.
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [3]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Austin American-Statesman [27], 05/19/2009
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Dow Cites Bad Info To Quell Nun-Led Shareholders Revolt [28]

"Fighting off shareholders’ environmental resolution, Dow cites inaccurate information in its SEC filing"
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: Michigan Messenger [30], 05/19/2009
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"Court Allows Foreign Nuclear Waste Shipment to Utah" [31]

"A Salt Lake City-based company can import Italian nuclear waste for disposal in Utah, a federal judge ruled Friday."
Nuclear Power & Radiation [32]
Public [3]
International [4]
Source: NYTimes [33], 05/19/2009
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