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"Synthetic Turf Fields Kicking Up Safety Concerns" [1]

Some parents, activists, and health experts are worried that the ground-up used tires in artificial turf may harm kids who play sports on it.
05/18/2009
Chemicals [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
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EPA Hunts Fugitive in Massachusett Asbestos Case [5]

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 [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Boston Globe [7], 05/18/2009

"Pesticides Indicted in Bee Deaths" [8]

"Agriculture officials have renewed their scrutiny of the world's best-selling pest-killer as they try to solve the mysterious collapse of the nation's hives."
Biodiversity [9]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Salon [11], 05/18/2009

"Environmentalists Attack House Global Warming Deal" [12]

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 [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: TIME [14], 05/18/2009

"FDA Relied Heavily on BPA Lobby" [15]

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 [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [16], 05/18/2009

"Obama's EPA Clears 42 of 48 New Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits" [17]

"The Obama administration has cleared more than three-dozen new mountaintop removal permits for issuance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, drawing quick criticism from environmental groups"
05/18/2009
Natural Resources [18]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
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"DOJ Nominee's Industry Experience a Worry for Some" [20]

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 [21]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [22], 05/18/2009
August 31, 2009 to September 4, 2009

World Climate Conference-3 [23]

This event will address ways that various sectors can develop and use climate predictions to adapt to climate change.
Professional Meetings [24]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Region: 
International [10]
August 18, 2009

Ground Source Heating and Cooling for Residential and Commercial Properties [25]

Geothermal industry and agency professionals will define geothermal "state of the art".
Professional Meetings [24]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Energy & Fuel [26]
Technology [27]
Region: 
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [28]
August 17, 2009 to August 20, 2009

13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes [29]

This AMA conference will feature presentations on the structure and evolution of tropical and extratropical cyclones; coastal and other thermally driven circulation systems; mountain waves and obstacle flows; and recent field research programs.
Professional Meetings [24]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Region: 
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]

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