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• Governors protest the feds’ emissions plan. • Canadians blame themselves for climate change. • House legislation would help eradicate invasive species. • Non-plastic bottles hit the big time. • Can we rely on desalination for future water needs?
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National parks will get spruced up
The National Park Centennial Initiative has announced its first round of funding for various projects and programs in — surprise! — national parks. Seventy-six parks in 38 states will see a total $51 million in federal and privately donated funding. The projects will run the gamut of everything from hiking-shelter improvements to wildlife protection to […]
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• Airline slows down to help climate. • Wal-Mart rations rice. • Nalgene sued for downplaying health risks. • National parks and coal plants may get cozy. • Arctic ice melting faster than anticipated.
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Northwest sea lions granted stay of execution
Sea lions all set to gobble their last salmon supper at a Northwest dam have been granted a stay of execution by a U.S. appeals court. Judges granted an injunction, requested by the Humane Society, that a lower court had denied last week. It’s only a partial victory for the Humane Society, however, as the […]
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Over 800 EPA scientists report political interference in their work, survey says
More than 800 U.S. EPA scientists reported some form of political interference in their work in the last five years, according to a survey of EPA staff by the Union of Concerned Scientists. UCS sent out some 5,500 questionnaires to EPA scientists and received some 1,580 responses; over half the respondents asserted they had experienced […]
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Snippets from the news
• U.S. EPA scientists report political interference with their work. • Atmospheric methane and CO2 levels are through the roof. • Utah governor doesn’t want Italy’s nuclear waste. • More than 40,000 comments have come in on Cape Wind. • Canada’s emissions growth tops the G8. • Florida wants to curb ocean sewage dumping. &bull […]
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How’d Earth Day treat you this year?
Well, April 22 has come and gone. How was Earth Day for you? Take our poll below!
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Snippets from the news
• Then-EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman is found not liable for touting the breathability of the Manhattan air after 9/11. • Bush administration’s spotted-owl plan still unimpressive. • Can airlines achieve carbon-neutral growth? • China will model its emissions reduction after California. • Toys “R” us will phase out baby bottles containing BPA. • Meet […]
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Time hearts Grist, Grist hearts flattery
In tandem with its green issue, Time magazine has made a list of its fave green websites. And my, my, who is that at the top? “Grist is the Colbert Report of climate change, the Daily Show of deforestation, the Oprah of oil dependency — except with real reporting and analytical journalism,” says Time. “The […]
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