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"Court Allows Gold Mine To Dump Waste in Lake"

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday approved an Army Corps of Engineers permit for the Kensington Mine in Alaska to discharge tailings into a small lake, even though it is likely to kill all the fish.

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Source: Anchorage Daily News, 06/23/2009

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September 23, 2009 to September 24, 2009

E-Scrap 2009 Conference

Industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative policy considerations.

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"Predicting Wildfires In A Warmer World"

"Climate change has already brought warmer temperatures, rising sea levels and melting glaciers. Now, researchers believe global warming will cause major shifts in wildfire patterns around the world."

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Source: Environment Report, 06/22/2009

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BPA May Cause Heart Disease in Women

"A study released this week by researchers at the University of Cincinnati says that exposure to bisphenol A may increase heart disease in women."

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Source: AlterNet, 06/22/2009

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"Permit Delay Worries Uranium Hopefuls"

"Several proposed uranium mining projects in Wyoming and across the West will be delayed due the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent decision requiring a more thorough site-specific analysis for each project."

Nuclear Power & Radiation

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Source: Casper Star-Tribune, 06/22/2009

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Greenwash Misleads Shoppers, Congress Told

"98% of supposedly environmentally friendly products in US supermarkets make false or confusing claims, campaigners say."

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Source: Guardian, 06/22/2009

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Cow Lobby Wins on Burps

Methane emissions from cows (cow burps) is a major source of greenhouse warming. Yet they are being left out of the climate change bill now before Congress -- because of an adept lobby campaign.

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Source: AP, 06/22/2009

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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This 2009 US Global Change Research Program report summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

The 2009 US Global Change Research Program report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, summarizes current science and focuses on impacts in different regions of the U.S. and on various aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

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Using TRI, Please!

By KEN WARD Jr.

I know that a lot of folks are down on TRI, and I agree that the data is not perfect. But I'm also terribly concerned that we as environmental reporters don't use it frequently enough (or well enough) and particularly frightened about EPA's proposals to cut back on the program. I also know that some of the best stories I do are based in some way on TRI data. It's still simply the best basic set of pollution numbers we have. Here's my latest example of how TRI helped me make a so-so story into a darned good one.

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