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"EPA Rolls Back Air Rule; Texas Gets Most Leeway"

"HOUSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed easing new pollution restrictions that angered several states and infuriated GOP presidential contender Texas Gov. Rick Perry."

Source: AP, 10/07/2011

"Study Finds Coal Costly To U.S. Economy"

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Air pollution from coal-fired power plants costs the U.S. more in health damage than those plants contribute to the American economy, according to a new study in a respected economics journal."

Source: Charleston Gazette, 10/06/2011

"Doctors Urge N.Y. to Weigh Health Risks of Fracking"

"New York’s environmental study of the possible risks of high-volume hydraulic fracturing, a technique for natural gas drilling, addresses everything from the possible impact on job creation and the character of communities to damage to roads and wildlife. But a group of doctors, medical associations and environmental groups say there is one glaring omission: the possible effects on public health."

Source: Green/NYT, 10/06/2011

E-Mails: White House Weighed a 2nd Solyndra Loan Worth $469 Million

"Early last year, the Obama administration was so optimistic about the business prospects of Solyndra, the solar equipment manufacturer that declared bankruptcy last month after receiving a $528 million government loan, that officials entertained the possibility of giving the California company a second loan of almost half a billion dollars, according to internal e-mails."

Source: NY Times, 10/06/2011

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