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"Communities at Risk, But Coal Ash Sites Secret"

"Dozens of communities nationwide are at risk from a coal ash spill like the one that blanketed a Tennessee neighborhood last year, but the Obama administration has decided not to tell the public about it because of the danger of a terrorist attack."

Source: AP, 06/15/2009

Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco

"The tobacco-control movement celebrated another milestone yesterday as the U.S. Senate easily passed a bill giving the government unprecedented power over the making and marketing of tobacco products."

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/12/2009

Can 'Sustainable' Branding Save the World?

A five-day gathering of 650 marketing pros focuses on whether do-gooder marketing is the key to survival in a cut-throat economy. But are they merely 'greenwashing' the same old products?

Source: Monterey Co. Weekly, 06/12/2009

"Defending Fall Creek"

Lawsuits and tree-sits are among the tactics that activists in the Eugene, Oregon, area are using to resist clearcutting of a patch of ancient forest under the BLM's Western Oregon Plan Revisions.

Source: Eugene Weekly, 06/12/2009

Canada Beats US, Mexico at Toxics Reporting

"The United States and Mexico might consider emulating Canada when it comes to public reporting of industrial pollutants that are released into the air or water or transferred for disposal or recycling, suggests a new report."

Source: Canadian Press, 06/12/2009

"Twister Trackers Try To Decode Tornadoes"

"The largest, most sophisticated tornado chase ever assembled has been roaming the Great Plains for the past five weeks looking to crack some of the basic mysteries about the wildest storms on Earth."

Source: NPR, 06/12/2009

Rep. Henry Waxman: "Marathon Man"

"Henry Waxman’s climate change bill won’t make it into law this year. That’s why he’s the right guy for the job."

Source: Washington Monthly, 06/12/2009

FEMA Measures Climate Impact on Flood Insurance

"Federal officials are struggling to calculate the fiscal impact that climate change could have on the nation's troubled public flood insurance program, amid predictions of intensifying downpours and more potent hurricanes."

Source: ClimateWire, 06/12/2009

"Interior Report Shows Flawed Utah Lease Sale"

"The Interior Department released a report today outlining flaws in the process used last year to auction oil and gas leases in Utah and calling for a comprehensive regional air-quality strategy and a review to decide whether to reinstate the parcels."

Source: Greenwire, 06/12/2009

"Congress Abandoning Obama Clean Energy Goals"

"Congress is all but abandoning President Barack Obama's goal of producing fully one-quarter of the nation's electricity from renewable sources -- wind, solar and the like -- by 2025, though a push for at least some increase is making headway."

Source: AP, 06/12/2009

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