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"EPA Gives California Emissions Waiver"

"California can develop its own standards on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, though it agrees not to toughen the standards before 2017. Automakers agree to drop lawsuits."

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Source: LA Times, 06/30/2009

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EPA Proposes Tougher Clean Air Rule for NO2

"The Obama administration on Monday proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses."

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Source: AP, 06/30/2009

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"New Lighting Standards Announced"

"The Energy Department issued new standards for lighting that would save large amounts of energy by boosting the efficiency of fluorescent tubes common in office buildings and reflector lamps used in recessed fixtures in homes and retail stores."

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Source: Wash Post, 06/30/2009

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"New Measures to Aid Solar on Public Lands"

"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced measures on Monday to hasten the development of solar energy on Western public lands."

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Source: NYTimes, 06/30/2009

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"EPA Reveals 44 Higher Risk Coal Ash Sites"

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday made public a list of 26 communities in 10 states where residents are potentially threatened by coal ash storage ponds similar to one that flooded a neighborhood in Tennessee last year."

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Source: AP, 06/30/2009

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Forum on Media Diversity

A partnership of Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, the Forum comprises more than 2,000 journal articles and books; a research database of syllabi of diversity courses from approximately 40 universities and colleges around the country; a directory of state ethnic media; and more.

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October 6, 2009 to October 7, 2009

Gearing Up for a Low Carbon Economy

The Canadian Institute's conference will offer an in-depth look at how Canadian and U.S. carbon initiatives compare and contrast, and the most up-to-date carbon policy information from both sides of the border.

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"Obama Aide's Husband Lobbied for Oil Drilling"

White House climate czar Carol Browner's husband, former Rep. Thomas Downey, was a paid lobbyist for the group pushing for more oil drilling off Florida's coast.

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Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 06/29/2009

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"Rebellion on the Range Over a Cattle ID Plan"

Ranchers and farmers are rebelling against a federal plan to tag livestock with microchips and track them birth to slaughterhouse for disease control and food safety.

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Source: NYTimes, 06/29/2009

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"Beetles Add New Dynamic to Forest Fire Control Efforts"

Bark beetles "munching and killing pine trees by the millions from Colorado to Canada" add a dangerous unknown to predictions for the coming wildfire season.

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Source: NYTimes, 06/29/2009

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