Enviros Have Rough Term in Supreme Court
"Environmental interests were trounced in the 2009 Supreme Court term that ends Monday."
Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009
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House Dems Limit Amendments to Interior-EPA Spending Bill "
"House Democrats yesterday decided to allow votes on 13 of the 105 amendments submitted for the spending bill that funds environmental agencies, prompting cries of foul play from Republicans."
Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009
"Two Utilities Are Leaving Clean Coal Initiative"
"Two of the nation’s biggest coal-burning utilities said Thursday that they were withdrawing from a $2.4 billion project to demonstrate carbon capture and storage, and would instead pursue their own work in the field."
Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2009
Balto Drivers to Test Electric Fleet
"Several U.S. companies hope to race ahead of foreign rivals by using federal loans and grants to commercialize electric cars and lighter, longer-lasting batteries. But a Canadian company might get there first."
Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009
"Close Win Predicted For Cap-and-Trade Bill"
"The House could vote today on a measure to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with Democratic leaders predicting a tight victory for a behemoth bill that has grown more complex with each compromise."
Source: WashPost, 06/26/2009
Beach Nourishment: Supreme Court To Decide Who Owns the New Sand
When governments or communities pay to replenish beaches along privately owned beachfront property — or create new beaches by trucking in sand — what does that mean for the landowners' waterfront rights and property value?
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Feds Continue Compensation for Lost Local Tax Revenue
The fiscal year 2009 allocation of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) is up about 4% from last year, and is being distributed to about 60% of the nation's counties and other local jurisdictions.
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US Vulnerability To Heat Waves Varies Substantially by Location
A new analysis of about 40,000 census tracts in the larger US metropolitan areas can help you cover how well your community is preparing for heat-related risk.
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"The Great Vaccination Debate"
There are parts of the country where 20 percent of partents are opting not to give their children vaccines. That worries the CDC.
Source: Environment Report, 06/25/2009
"Obama's FWS Nominee Ignored Endangered Species Act"
"The man nominated by President Barack Obama to administer the Endangered Species Act rarely used it to protect species, according to agency statistics released Monday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility."
Source: ENS, 06/25/2009
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