"Low In The Vitamin D Department"
Many kids and adults aren't getting enough Vitamin D. The solution may be as simple as spending more time in the sun.
Source: Environment Report, 09/03/2009
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"Spate of Gas Drilling Leaks Raises Marcellus Concerns"
"On New Year’s Day, 2009, in the tiny northeast Pennsylvania town of Dimock, a drinking-water well blew up because of a methane leak associated with natural-gas drilling nearby."
Source: ES&T, 09/03/2009
"Clean Split: Duke Energy Leaves Clean-Coal Group"
"Duke Energy’s departure from the star-crossed American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity seems to have less to do with the viability of clean coal than with the viability of the groups that promote it."
Source: Wall St. Journal, 09/03/2009
"Google-Backed Geothermal Company Suspends Test Project"
"Geothermal startup AltaRock Energy Inc on Wednesday said it has suspended its demonstration project in California due to geologic anomalies."
Source: Reuters, 09/03/2009
"Enviros Blast Obama's Choice for Office of Surface Mining"
"Environmental groups are speaking out against the man President Barack Obama has chosen to run the Office of Surface Mining, which has jurisdiction over mountaintop removal coal mining."
Source: ENS, 09/03/2009
EPA Rule Targets Aircraft Deicing Runoff
A proposed rule for control of fluid-contaminated runoff at primary commercial airports would reduce the substantial threats to drinking water, surface water, air quality, wildlife, plants, and soils at airports and the surrounding areas.
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EPA Releases Bulk of Tri Data for 2008
This new resource can provide some good initial clues for important stories that in years past had to be deferred at least two more months, and sometimes far longer.
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Mercury Found in All Sampled Fish in U.S. Streams
USGS researchers have found that it may be impossible for people eating fish caught in US waters to avoid eating mercury-contaminated fish.
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Plug-In Hybrids: Coming to a School Near You?
Current economic doldrums may impair the general market appeal of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles for a while, but hybrid diesel schoolbuses are one aspect pulling into high gear.
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"Mercury Found in Blood of One-Third of American Women"
"The level of inorganic mercury in the blood of American women has been increasing since 1999 and it is now found in the blood of one in three women, according to a new analysis of government data for more than 6,000 American women."
Source: ENS, 09/02/2009
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