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Bill Seeks To Protect Drinking Wells from Fracking

"A bill introduced earlier this month would bring federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing fluids -- chemical mixtures pumped at high pressure into oil and gas wells in order to unlock deposits trapped deep underground."

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Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2009

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"Poisoned Patriots"

"From 1957 to 1987, hundreds of thousands of unprepared men, women and children who lived on or near Camp Lejeune, N.C., the largest Marine Corps base on the East Coast, were the unwitting victims of a decades-long water contamination disaster that is still claiming lives."

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Source: NRNS, 07/01/2009

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"Lake Algae and Lou Gehrig's Disease"

"There’s a kind of blue and green scum that can bloom in lakes and ponds across the nation. This scum is called cyanobacteria. For years, scientists have known that this stuff can produce dangerous toxins. Amy Quinton reports now researchers are studying whether there’s a link between cyanobacteria and Lou Gehrig’s disease."

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Source: Environment Report, 06/30/2009

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"Conservative Christians Sound 'Cap and Trade' Alarms"

Conservative Christians -- the Republican party's "base" -- are trying to galvanize opposition to the House-passed climate bill.

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Source: Reuters, 06/30/2009

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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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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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