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"EU, U.S. Grapple With Crunch In Rare Earth Supplies"

"The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines."

Source: Reuters, 10/27/2010

"China Plays Tug-of-War With U.S. Inspectors Over Drywall"

"A federal investigation into contaminated Chinese-made drywall has been a long, hard tug-of-war for U.S. investigators trying to pry information from Chinese government officials and manufacturers. When a team of investigators traveled to China last year, the tug-of-war became physical, with a Chinese official trying to wrest a piece of drywall from an American’s hands."

"New U.S. Standards Take Aim at Truck Emissions and Fuel Economy"

"The federal government announced the first national emissions and fuel economy standards for heavy vehicles on Monday, one of a series of regulatory steps that the Obama administration is taking to increase energy efficiency and reduce atmospheric pollution in the absence of Congressional action on climate change."

Source: NYTimes, 10/26/2010

"Breathe Carefully: Air Emissions of Benzene May Cause Birth Defects"

"Pregnant women living in Texas neighborhoods with higher air levels of benzene – a pollutant often released from oil refineries and traffic exhaust – are more likely to have babies with neural tube defects. Women living in the areas with the highest benzene levels had a two times greater risk for their children to be born with spina bifida."

Source: EHN/EHP, 10/26/2010

"Fracking Shown to Mobilize Uranium in Marcellus Shale"

Hydraulic fracturing of underground shale to produce natural gas also releases uranium that is part of the rock, say researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The uranium may pollute groundwater.

Source: ENS, 10/26/2010

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