"Climate Regulation's Newest Foe: Enviros?"
"The Environmental Protection Agency's plan to roll out regulations on planet-warming gases may hit a snag in the coming months -- opposition from environmentalists."
Source: Mother Jones, 08/12/2010
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"Suit Sees Lead Risk in Bounce Houses"
"It may be one of the most beloved activities of hyperactive children and the parents who love them: bouncing in a bounce house [Ed. Note: aka 'Moon Bounce']. But, according to Attorney General Jerry Brown of California, it may also be toxic."
Source: NYTimes, 08/12/2010
Obama Signs 'Libel Tourism' Bill
The new bill protects U.S. journalists and citizens against harsh overseas libel judgments.
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Appeals Court Nixes Permits for Free Speech in National Parks
A federal appeals court has ruled that the National Park Service is violating the First Amendment with its current rules requiring permits for demonstrations, gatherings, and public "expressions of views" on National Park System lands.
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Deep-Sixing the Facts? — Congress Blinds, Hamstrings Oil Spill Commission
Before leaving town for its August vacation, Congress stripped $12 million for the commission from an appropriations bill and denied that panel the subpoena power it needs to find out what happened or what should be done to prevent another spill.
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"Shrimp On Prozac Are None Too Cheerful"
Scientists are now studying the effects of Prozac in water on shrimp. After being secreted by humans, drugs like Prozac find their way through sewage systems and into waterways. Their effects on shrimp could be fatal.
Source: NPR, 08/11/2010
"Dueling Pollsters Add Heat to Torpid Climate Debate"
"It has been the summer of polling discontent, or at least the dog days of disagreement on climate change."
Source: ClimateWire, 08/11/2010
"Tropical Depression Halts Drilling at Gulf Well"
"Drilling the final feet of a relief well intended to permanently plug the busted BP oil well deep below the Gulf of Mexico will have to wait two to three days as a strengthening tropical depression bears down on the site."
Source: AP, 08/11/2010
"Ted Stevens' Environmental Legacy"
The death of Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator, marks the loss of a great influence over environmental and energy policy for the better part of a half century. Stevens devoted much of his time in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 2009 to opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWAR) for petroleum development.
Source: Mother Nature Network, 08/11/2010
"8,000 People? E.P.A. Defers Hearing on Fracking"
EPA officials in New York had to postpone a planned hearing on the impact of the natural gas drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing. The reason: the large number of passionate people planning to attend or demonstrate.
Source: Green (NYT), 08/11/2010
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