"Obama Commits To Climate Change Bill"
"Barack Obama put himself firmly behind the effort to get a climate change bill through Congress last night -- but said it must include a new generation of nuclear power."
Source: Guardian, 01/28/2010
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Environmental Disclosure a High-Stakes Issue for Corporations
Companies of all kinds face the prospect of major costs or losses as they face a future of unknown risks and uncertain regulations — and you are provided an environmental reporting opportunity.
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EPA Moves for Disclosure of Pesticide "Inert" Ingredients
In a historic step forward, EPA's proposed rule would require disclosure of ALL pesticide ingredients — which has not been required for decades.
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EPA Takes Some Trade Secret Wraps off of Chemical Identity
But apparently confidentiality claims will only be rejected in cases where the chemicals have already been disclosed in the Toxic Substances Control Act inventory.
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Data.gov: 100s of New Fed Datasets Released, Many Environmental
This includes three new datasets from EPA, PLUS many other datasets relevant to environmental issues, released in response to a Dec. 8, 2009, White House open government order.
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"Food and Health"
The Environment Report's series on food and health focuses on the seemingly addictive qualities of sugar, fat, and salt, and the way some advertisers focus on children.
Source: Environment Report, 01/27/2010
"Survey: Honeybee Colony Collapse Losses Declining"
"Fewer beekeepers are reporting evidence of a mysterious ailment that had been decimating the U.S. honeybee population."
Source: AP, 01/27/2010
"Officials Fear Another Whooping Crane Die-Off"
"Wildlife officials fear the world's only remaining natural flock of endangered whooping cranes could be at risk of another winter die-off."
Source: AP, 01/27/2010
"Scientists Link Flame Retardants and Reduced Human Fertility"
"Scientists for the first time have found evidence that flame retardants -- ubiquitous in homes and in the environment - may be reducing human fertility. California women exposed to high levels of the compounds take substantially longer to get pregnant than women with low levels."
Source: EHN, 01/27/2010
"Obama to Announce High-Speed Rail Plan Post-Speech"
"A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he understands their struggles, President Barack Obama intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to develop high-speed rail corridors and sell the program as a jobs creator."
Source: AP, 01/27/2010
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