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U.S. Awards First Leases for Wind Energy off NJ, DE Coasts

"The federal government today issued five leases to allow wind-energy companies to explore the possibility of building wind farms off the coast of New Jersey and Delaware."

Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 06/25/2009

"Virginia First to Review Emissions From Grandfathered Power Plants"

"The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will evaluate older coal-fired power plants for compliance with today's federal air quality standards, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine announced today. The state will survey air pollution from facilities throughout Virginia that were initially grandfathered by the 1970 federal Clean Air Act."

Source: ENS, 06/25/2009

"Enviros Demand Locations of 44 'High Hazard' Coal Ash Sites"

"A coalition of environmental groups today formally asked three federal agencies to make public the list of 44 coal ash disposal sites across the country that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has classed as 'high hazard.'"

Source: ENS, 06/25/2009

"In the Andes, a Toxic Site"

From an immense mansion in the Hamptons, Ira Rennert oversees a private industrial empire that includes one of the most toxic sites in the world.

Source: NYTimes, 06/25/2009

Farm Lobby Wins: USDA in Charge of Offsets

"The Agriculture Department will have the lead role in overseeing agriculture offsets under the House climate bill...."

Source: ClimateWire, 06/25/2009

"Limits on Emissions Have Wide Support"

"Three-quarters of Americans think the federal government should regulate the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from power plants, cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...."

Source: WashPost, 06/25/2009

"From the Trees to the Tank"

Southerners are looking to their forests for alternative fuel.

Source: Environment Report, 06/24/2009

"Island Nations Plead for Help from Obama on HFCs"

Four island nations facing inundation from sea-level rise wrote President Obama, asking him to support their efforts to control HFCs.

Source: SolveClimate, 06/24/2009

Canada To Clean Up Abandoned Radar Sites in N. Ontario

"Aboriginal leaders welcomed an agreement announced Monday between the federal and Ontario governments to clean up 16 abandoned Cold War radar sites in northern Ontario at an estimated cost of more than $100 million."

Source: Canadian Press, 06/24/2009

"Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears"

Advanced geothermal technology -- deep drilling to fracture rock far underground -- threatens to cause earthquakes when deployed along faults. The Energy Department is funding private firms to try such projects in the U.S.

Source: NYTimes, 06/24/2009

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