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"Suit Could Chill Government Efforts To Keep Food Safe"

"A major fruit company's lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration could have a chilling effect on regulators' efforts to get tainted food off the market. Florida-based Del Monte Fresh Produce is striking back at the FDA with a lawsuit after the agency halted imports of its Guatemalan cantaloupes, saying they may be contaminated with salmonella. Such a lawsuit is extremely rare, and the threat of litigation could make officials more reluctant to tell the public about the possibility of contamination in food."

Source: AP, 09/01/2011

"Exclusive: Smoked Out: Tobacco Giant's War on Science"

"The world's largest tobacco company is attempting to gain access to confidential information about British teenagers' smoking habits."

Source: UK Independent, 09/01/2011

"Rocky Mountain Pikas Not Nearing Extinction, Study Finds"

"A team of researchers from the University of Colorado has concluded that the hamster-sized mammal is doing better than previously believed, finding the population is holding its own in the southern Rocky Mountains."

Source: LA Times, 09/01/2011

"Apple Criticized For China Supply Chain Pollution"

"Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc. of turning a blind eye as its suppliers pollute the country, the latest criticism of the technology company's environmental record."

Source: Reuters, 09/01/2011

"U.S. Researchers Find Roundup Chemical In Water, Air"

"Significant levels of the world's most-used herbicide have been detected in air and water samples from two U.S. farm states, government scientists said on Wednesday, in groundbreaking research on the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's Roundup."

Source: Reuters, 09/01/2011

"Schools Fill Budget Holes With Fracking Revenues"

"In late July, the Blackhawk School District, 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, joined a handful of other school districts in Pennsylvania looking to cash in on the state’s natural gas boom."

Source: Stateline, 09/01/2011

"U.N. Climate Boss Says Durban Talks Can Deliver"

"A record rise in global greenhouse emissions and ever tighter economic constraints make it crucial for United Nations climate talks in South Africa in November to overcome years of deadlock and deliver a solution, the U.N.'s climate chief told Reuters."

Source: Reuters, 09/01/2011

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"Suit Could Chill Government Efforts To Keep Food Safe"

"Exclusive: Smoked Out: Tobacco Giant's War on Science"

"Rocky Mountain Pikas Not Nearing Extinction, Study Finds"

"Apple Criticized For China Supply Chain Pollution"

"U.S. Researchers Find Roundup Chemical In Water, Air"

"Schools Fill Budget Holes With Fracking Revenues"

"U.N. Climate Boss Says Durban Talks Can Deliver"

Hannah, Hansen Arrested at White House in Tar Sands Pipeline Protests

"Solar Panel Firm Solyndra To Cease Operations"

Feds Provide Conservation Funds, But Won't Disclose Recipients

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