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Is That a Bonanza in Your Docket?
EPA board freezes construction of new coal-fired power plants
In a major win for environmentalists, an EPA appeals board handed down a landmark decision on Thursday that essentially puts a freeze on the construction of as many as 100 new coal-fired power plants around the U.S. It will now be up to the Obama administration to develop rules on carbon dioxide emissions from such plants. Kate Sheppard reports.
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TODAY'S NEWS
Quantum of Greenness
New James Bond movie has an eco-theme
The new James Bond flick Quantum of Solace, opening this weekend, features an eco-entrepreneur, an eco-hotel, and some downright evil greenwashing. Get the scoop.
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GM-Oh, No!
Long-term study finds that GMOs lower fertility in mice
Most studies of genetically modified organisms have been conducted by industry, and it just so happens that they have found no health problems associated with GMO foods. But a new long-term study conducted by the Austrian government found that mice fed GMO corn had lower birth rates and fewer offspring than their control-group peers. Tom Philpott reports.
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Please Be Advised
EPA scientific advisers urge agency to delay final perchlorate decision
The U.S. EPA's scientific advisers asked the agency to delay finalizing its decision not to set standards for the toxic chemical perchlorate in drinking water, saying the model its decision was based on may be flawed. "Given perchlorate's wide occurrence and well-documented toxicity to humans, the [Science Advisory Board] strongly believes that there must be a compelling scientific basis to support a scientific determination not to regulate perchlorate as a national drinking water contaminant," the board wrote to the EPA last week.
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source: The Washington Post
The Smog of More
Concerns grow about giant pollute-y cloud over Asia
A cloud of soot and other pollutants, blanketing Asia in a haze nearly two miles thick, is darkening cities, damaging crops, and killing thousands of people. But look at the bright side -- it's mitigating some impacts of climate change! Hey, they don't call us a beacon in the smog for nothin'.
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sources: Reuters, Associated Press
Whatever Floats Your Bo ... Hey, Come Back
Boat owners abandoning boats in droves, vessels leaking oil, pollutants
Owners of both commercial and recreational boats have been abandoning their vessels in droves as a poor economy, high fuel prices, poor fishing, and bad resale values have prompted them to put the boats down and back away slowly. Abandoned boats around the country have begun to clog waterways and some have become toxic messes as they deteriorate, spilling fuel and other toxics into the water.
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source: Associated Press
If the Leaders Lead, the Lead Will Follow
White House undercuts reduced-lead rule for factories, paper reports
The Chicago Tribune reports that officials from the White House Office of Management and Budget successfully prompted the U.S. EPA to reduce by some 60 percent the number of industrial sites that would be subject to monitoring for lead under the agency's recently tightened lead standards.
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source: Chicago Tribune
GRIST COLUMNS AND FEATURES
Corporate Green
A review of Joel Makower's Strategies for the Green Economy
If there were an M.B.A. school for green execs, Joel Makower undoubtedly would be its dean. During a 20-year career, he's chronicled the rise of green in corporate America, created himself a mini green-business empire, and -- most recently -- written a greening guide for biz leaders. Mark Pawlosky reviews Makower's informative Strategies for the Green Economy.
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Who should Obama choose as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency? Cast your vote.
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