"Tea Party's Congressional Allies Diverge on How to Gut EPA"
"Tea party favorites on and off Capitol Hill have taken different approaches to EPA's future in recent weeks."
Source: Greenwire, 02/11/2011
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"House Republicans Push Energy And Science Cuts"
"Scientific research, environmental protection and other priorities of the Obama administration would face steep cuts under a congressional Republican spending plan released Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2011
"Endangered Cranes To Be Reintroduced In Louisiana"
"Ten whooping cranes, the most endangered species of crane in the world, will be reintroduced in a Louisiana conservation area more than 60 years after the birds' numbers dwindled to near zero, the U.S. Interior Department said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/11/2011
"Majority of Upton's Constituents Oppose His Bill to Disempower EPA"
"A majority, (62%) of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton's constituents surveyed in a public opinion poll last week oppose his bill that would remove the U.S. EPA's power to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases."
Source: ENS, 02/11/2011
"Obama Administration Plans $53 Billion High-Speed Rail Investment"
"To accelerate construction of a national high-speed intercity passenger rail network, the Obama administration plans to invest $53 billion over six years, Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday."
Source: ENS, 02/11/2011
"Tribes Take Aim at Stronger Water Pollution Rules"
"The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are leading the drive to push Oregon to adopt the nation’s strictest rules against toxic pollution of the state’s waters."
Source: East Oregonian, 02/10/2011
"Md. Lawmakers Warned of Natural Gas Drilling Woes in Pa."
"A former top Pennsylvania official warned Maryland lawmakers to go slow in allowing drilling for natural gas in Marcellus shale deposits underlying the state's western mountains or risk the environmental and social problems his state is now experiencing from a poorly regulated wave of energy exploration."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 02/10/2011
"EPA Wants to Look at Full Lifecycle of Fracking in New Study"
"The EPA has proposed examining every aspect of hydraulic fracturing, from water withdrawals to waste disposal, according to a draft plan the agency released Tuesday."
Source: ProPublica, 02/10/2011
"Palm Oil Giant Vows To Spare Most Valuable Indonesian Rainforest"
"The world's second biggest palm oil company has agreed to halt deforestation in valuable areas of Indonesian forest, bowing to pressure from western food processors and conservationists."
Source: Guardian, 02/10/2011
Clorox Comes Clean: Company Discloses All Ingredients in All Products
"The maker of bleach, Pine-Sol and other popular cleaning products announced Tuesday that it will disclose the specific preservatives, dyes and fragrances it uses in its cleaning, disinfecting and laundry products sold in the U.S. and Canada."
Source: LA Times, 02/10/2011
