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Lawmakers, Enviros Maneuver to Block Deepwater Aquaculture

"With a deadline looming for approval of a federal plan that would open the Gulf of Mexico to deepwater fish farming, House lawmakers and conservationists are plotting strategies to block such offshore ventures until Congress creates a system to regulate them."

Source: NYTimes, 08/04/2009

"Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said"

Methane problems in drinking water wells are more common than has been acknowledge by state regulators in Pennsylvania, which is one of the states experiencing a natural gas drilling boom.

Source: ProPublica, 08/04/2009

"Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Climate Change Panel"

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won attention along with the Nobel Prize in 2007, now faces a challenge as climate policy and diplomacy lag behind climate science.

Source: NYTimes, 08/04/2009

"Mass. Chemical Leak Sends 100-Plus To Hospitals"

"NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 119 people to hospitals Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition."

Source: AP, 08/04/2009

"Congress to FDA: Prove Bisphenol A Safe, or Ban It"

"In food safety bill, the House gives the FDA a deadline to prove Bisphenol A is safe, or restrict its use in products used by pregnant women, and young children."

Source: Daily Green, 08/04/2009

"Company Defends Chief in Bhopal Disaster"

"Union Carbide is defending its former chief executive now wanted for arrest in India, saying that managers at the company’s plant in Bhopal could not have anticipated a gas leak that killed 10,000 people 25 years ago."

Source: NYTimes, 08/04/2009

"More D.C. Kids Had Elevated Lead Than Stated"

"More than twice as many D.C. children as previously reported by federal and local health officials had high levels of lead in their blood amid the city's drinking water crisis, according to congressional investigators, throwing into doubt assurances by those officials that the lead in tap water did not seriously harm city children."

Source: WashPost, 08/04/2009

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Lawmakers, Enviros Maneuver to Block Deepwater Aquaculture

"Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said"

"Nobel Halo Fades Fast for Climate Change Panel"

"Mass. Chemical Leak Sends 100-Plus To Hospitals"

"Congress to FDA: Prove Bisphenol A Safe, or Ban It"

"Company Defends Chief in Bhopal Disaster"

"More D.C. Kids Had Elevated Lead Than Stated"

"NJ Suits Put Farmland Development Under Microscope"

"Is Oak Ridge Elementary Sick?"

"Revival or Dam-nation?"

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