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"Ohio Freight Train Derails, Causing Fiery Blast"

"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A freight train derailment and explosion in Columbus, Ohio, has authorities evacuating a mile-wide area of the city as they try to contain the blaze and determine what's burning."

Source: AP, 07/11/2012

"Firm Blamed In The Costliest Onshore Oil Spill Ever"

"Two years ago this month, an oil pipeline burst in Michigan, contaminating 38 miles of the Kalamazoo River. It didn't get much national notice because everyone was focused on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: NPR, 07/11/2012

"Global Warming Makes Heat Waves More Likely, Study Finds"

"Some of the weather extremes bedeviling people around the world have become far more likely because of human-induced global warming, researchers reported on Tuesday. Yet they ruled it out as a cause of last year’s devastating floods in Thailand, one of the most striking weather events of recent years."

Source: NY Times, 07/11/2012

"America's Dirtiest Beaches"

"With temperatures in the triple digits in many parts of the United States and not far from it in the rest of the country, lots of people are seeking relief on the sandy shores. But before you head to the beach, you might want to make sure that cool ocean air isn't carrying a whiff of sewage first."

Source: Mother Jones, 07/10/2012

"Power Industry Braces for Court Air Pollution Ruling"

"The power industry is waiting for a federal appeals court to rule on proposed emissions controls for coal-fired power plants, a decision with implications for energy sectors ranging from natural gas to coal to tradeable pollution permits."

Source: Reuters, 07/10/2012

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