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"Feds Say Artifact Looting Case Likely to Grow"

"Federal authorities in charge of the nation's biggest bust of artifact looting and grave-robbing are targeting more suspects ranging from those who do the digging to wealthy buyers in the lucrative black market of ancient Southwest relics."
Source: AP, 08/06/2009

"Audit Finds Research Labs Slow to Improve Security"

"Government officials have been slow to upgrade security at U.S. laboratories that handle deadly germs nearly a year after congressional investigators found weak security controls, a new audit finds."
Source: AP, 08/06/2009

"Congressman Demands Answers on Forged Letters"

"A congressional chairman is demanding answers from a coal group about forged letters criticizing major climate legislation that were sent to three congressional offices ahead of the vote."
Source: AP, 08/06/2009

"Senate Reaches Deal To Save 'Clunkers' Program"

"The Senate reached a deal on saving the dwindling "cash for clunkers" program late Wednesday, agreeing to vote on a plan that would add $2 billion to the popular rebate program and give car shoppers until Labor Day to trade in their gas-guzzlers for a new ride."
Source: AP, 08/06/2009

"Court Ends Bush-Era Road-Building in Forests"

"The Bush administration acted illegally when it opened millions of acres (hectares) of U.S. national forests to road-building and logging, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit effectively reinstated a 2001 rule that bars development in recognized 'roadless' areas of national forests, except in Idaho and the Tongass National Forest in Alaska."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2009

"Interview: A Former CIA Director Talks Oil"

"The current recession has caused the price of oil to drop -- most think temporarily. James Woolsey was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency -- the CIA -- during the Clinton Administration. ... Woolsey has been arguing that, no matter what the price, dependence on oil is a national security problem that we need to solve."
Source: Environment Report, 08/05/2009

"Mexico Aims To Bring CO2 Cut Plan To Climate Talks"

"Mexico aims to put a detailed offer to cut the growth of its own greenhouse gas emissions on the negotiating table at global climate change talks in Copenhagen this year, a senior environmental policymaker said."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2009

"Climate Bill May Fall by the Wayside"

"With the fight over health care reform absorbing all the bandwidth on Capitol Hill, Democrats fear a major climate change bill may be left on the cutting-room floor this year."
Source: Politico, 08/05/2009

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