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Air/Climate

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Climate, Nuclear Disarmament

October 9, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Climate, Nuclear Disarmament

  OSLO, Norway, October 9, 2009 (ENS) – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama “for […]

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Wildlife

Alaska Sea Otters Granted Critical Habitat Protection

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Alaska Sea Otters Granted Critical Habitat Protection

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – It took a court order to accomplish, but threatened sea otters in southwest Alaska now will have some respite from the pressure […]

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Energy

Solar Decathlon Opens, Chu Offers $87M for Solar Technologies

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Solar Decathlon Opens, Chu Offers $87M for Solar Technologies

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2009 – Twenty unique high-tech, solar-powered houses took center stage on the National Mall today at the opening of the U.S. Energy Department’s Solar Decathlon. […]

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Air/Climate

Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Oregon Dead Zone Blamed on Climate Change

  CORVALLIS, Oregon, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – Climate change is likely responsible for the formation of a large dead zone that has formed off the coast of Oregon and […]

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Water

Port of Los Angeles Tenants Caught Dumping Polluted Stormwater

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Port of Los Angeles Tenants Caught Dumping Polluted Stormwater

  LOS ANGELES, California, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – Four firms that are tenants of the Port of Los Angeles have been cited by the U.S. EPA for discharging polluted […]

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Toxics

U.S. EPA Probes Herbicide Atrazine for Human Health Threats

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S. EPA Probes Herbicide Atrazine for Human Health Threats

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2009 (ENS) – The commonly used weed killer atrazine will undergo a new comprehensive evaluation to determine its effects – first on humans and later […]

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Air/Climate

Obama Orders All Federal Agencies to Cut Greenhouse Gases

October 7, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Orders All Federal Agencies to Cut Greenhouse Gases

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 7, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order Monday that requires federal agencies to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020 […]

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Air/Climate

Economic Crisis Has Slowed Global Climate Change

October 7, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Economic Crisis Has Slowed Global Climate Change

  BANGKOK, Thailand, October 7, 2009 (ENS) – Emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas mainly responsible for global warming, could fall three percent worldwide in 2009 due to the […]

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Air/Climate

Climate Talks Stall on Developed Countries’ Weak Commitments

October 7, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Climate Talks Stall on Developed Countries’ Weak Commitments

  BANGKOK, Thailand, October 7, 2009 (ENS) – The total of commitments made by developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions falls short of stabilizing global temperatures at a level […]

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Wildlife

Guides Face Prison, Big Fine After Client Shot Protected Alligator

October 6, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Guides Face Prison, Big Fine After Client Shot Protected Alligator

  BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, October 6, 2009 (ENS) – Two Louisiana hunting guides each faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine for allowing a […]

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Water

Aircraft Drinking Water Rule Requires Testing Every 5 Years

October 6, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Aircraft Drinking Water Rule Requires Testing Every 5 Years

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 6, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today published a final rule to ensure that safe and reliable drinking water is provided to aircraft […]

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Air/Climate

Adirondack Council Rates Officials on Treatment of Largest U.S. Park

October 6, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Adirondack Council Rates Officials on Treatment of Largest U.S. Park

  ELIZABETHTOWN, New York, October 6, 2009 (ENS) – New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo earned a perfect rating from the nonprofit Adirondack Council’s State of the Park Report today, […]

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Land Use/Forests

Uganda Trees First in Africa to Count as CO2 Emissions Reductions

October 6, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Uganda Trees First in Africa to Count as CO2 Emissions Reductions

  KAMPALA, Uganda, October 6, 2009 (ENS) — Pines and a mix of native African trees will soon cover what is now grassland within Uganda’s Rwoho Central Forest Reserve, an […]

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Air/Climate

North Carolina Enjoys Cleanest Air in 30 Years

October 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on North Carolina Enjoys Cleanest Air in 30 Years

  RALEIGH, North Carolina, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – North Carolina’s smog levels this year are the lowest since the state began monitoring air quality in the 1970s, due to […]

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Gov/Politics

‘Show Me’ State Governor Showcases State Parks

October 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on ‘Show Me’ State Governor Showcases State Parks

  ST. LOUIS, Missouri, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has a new project in the works – to restart the state’s declining tourism industry by promoting […]

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Air/Climate

Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Cost Fertilizer Giant $32.4 Million

October 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Cost Fertilizer Giant $32.4 Million

  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – Mosaic Fertilizer will spend $30 million on air pollution controls to eliminate harmful emissions from sulfuric acid production plants in Uncle […]

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Oceans

EPA Will Spend $50 Million to Cap Toxic California Seabed

October 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA Will Spend $50 Million to Cap Toxic California Seabed

  SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – A $50 million plan to protect the public from contaminated sediment off the coast of Los Angeles was detailed today by […]

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Wildlife

Icelandic Whaling Condemned by 26 Countries

October 5, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Icelandic Whaling Condemned by 26 Countries

  BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 5, 2009 (ENS) – Twenty-six countries Friday issued a joint statement putting diplomatic pressure on Iceland to abandon whaling. Icelandic whalers have killed more than 200 […]

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Air/Climate

Governors’ Global Climate Summit Backs Treaty With Teeth

October 2, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Governors’ Global Climate Summit Backs Treaty With Teeth

  LOS ANGELES, California, October 2, 2009 (ENS) – At the Governors’ Global Climate Summit today, 30 governors, premiers, mayors and senior officials from around the world and the United […]

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Water

Salazar Signs Decision on Navajo-Gallup Water Supply

October 2, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Salazar Signs Decision on Navajo-Gallup Water Supply

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 2, 2009 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined New Mexico’s congressional delegation to advance a vital water supply project that will provide […]

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