Water Shortages Spur Desalination Scrutiny
NRC takes closer look at desalination.
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Feds to Report on Climate Change-Transportation Connection
New report examines links between climate change and U.S. transportation.
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Scientists Predict Path of Mussel Invasion
Researchers predict invasive mussels may spread across nation.
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FDA Decision on Cloned Food Expected Soon
FDA's decision on the sale of cloned meat and dairy products is expected soon.
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Wide Range of Environmental Issues Before Supreme Court
US Supreme Court to hear six cases with important environmental implications. Issues involved are: use of sonar in Naval training; logging in California; power plant operation; disposal of mining wastes; royalties paid to the Navajo Nation on coal leases; and liability under Superfund law.
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Canadian Tar Sands Pollution Moves South to US Refineries
New U.S. refineries will process crude oil from Canada's Tar Sands, which means that much of the pollution associated with that refining will occur in the lower 48.
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Some States Win, Some Lose with Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Compact fluorescent lighting reduces energy use, but what's the trade-off in mercury exposure via broken bulbs and disposal? Now a team of Yale scientists has estimated where there will be a net increase or decrease in mercury emissions.
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Federal EIS For Wave, Wind, and Other Offshore Energy Projects Soon
The future of alternative energy development in coastal US waters will likely become clearer at the end of March 2007, when a draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be released.
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STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress
A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.
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Reports and Studies Map Hazards Posed by Tsunamis, Hurricanes
Spurred by recent tsunami and hurricane disasters in the US and around the world, NOAA, USGS, and other government agencies are taking a closer look at the hazards lurking on US shores.
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