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"Ozone Solution Poses a Growing Climate Threat"

"A group of chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons, long hailed as a substitute for gases that can destroy the ozone layer, are now seen as a growing greenhouse threat given their outsize ability to warm the atmosphere."

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

Agreement Reached on Fort Meade Clean-Up

The Army has finally agreed to an enforceable timetable for cleaning up Superfund sites at Fort Meade in Maryland.

Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/23/2009

"Tesla Says It Will Turn Profit Next Month"

Tesla Motors' chief executive, whose company has been mired in legal actions, predicted in a blog post that the company would become profitable next month.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

Weed Killer 'Inert' Kills Human Cells

An inert ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup has been found to kill human cells.

Source: EHN, 06/23/2009

Levee-Busting in Louisiana

Two brothers are busting levees to return the Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge to its primeval condition.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

"Council Continues Gulf Longline Fishing Ban"

"The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council ... left in place a moratorium on longline fishing to aid a federally protected sea turtle species."

Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009

"DOD, Defense Contractors Lobby to Block Perchlorate Advisory"

"The Pentagon and the defense industry is lobbying the White House to prevent U.S. EPA from tightening a health advisory for a rocket-fuel chemical."

Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009

Large 'Dead Zone' Predicted For Gulf

Scientists are forecasting that the pollution-caused 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record.

Source: SPX, 06/23/2009

CBO: Climate Bill Will Cost Average Household $175

The House climate bill would cost on average $175 per household, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday. Maneuvering to get the bill to the House floor continues.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

"Environmentalists Baffled by Obama's Strategy"

"The administration is defending in court environmental measures that the president once vowed to roll back. Officials say it is part of a long-term plan, but critics see it as backpedaling."

Source: LA Times, 06/23/2009

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