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Dollars And Sense Of Hydrofracking In NY With Senator Greg Ball And More -Video
The Future of Fracking In NY – Video
(RNN)
Tics And Toxins: Evidence Points To Environment, Infection In LeRoy Outbreak
(Read Media)
Assembly Passes Key Fracking Waste Bill
NYC Economic Development Corporation President Pinsky Speaks With Eco-Partners
(NYCLV)
NY Bans Shellfishing In Parts Of Hempstead, On LI, Water Quality Not Reliable
(Wall Street Journal)
DEP Announces Pilot Program To Measure And Monitor Combined Sewer Overflow Discharges Into NY Harbor
(DEP)
C40 Chair, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg On Sustainable Growth
(C40)
EPA Deputy Administrator Visits Recycling Technology Training Center In The Bronx; Per Scholas Provides Computers To Underserved Communities, Strengthens Green Economy
EPA Seeks Public Input On Plan For Cleanup At American Cyanamid Superfund Site In Bridgewater, N.J.
(EPA)
Council’s OK 7.6 Mile Natural Gas Pipeline That Would Cut Through NJ Highlands, Including Several State Parks
(NJ Spotlight)
Green Mountain Energy Company Commits $50,000 To Help Fund Solar Array At Riverside Park
(Daily Markets)
PlaNYC: Parks And Public Space
(City Atlas)
Protecting Landscapes: The Changing Face Of Environmental Conservation
(Regional Plan Association NY, NJ, CT)
The NY GreenShows Brings Luxury Ethical Fashion To Fall 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
(Ecoterre)
Bronx Gardeners Fight To Save Vacant Lot From Development
(Daily News)
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National News >
EPA Finally Releases Updated Science Assessment For Toxic Dioxins, Last Reviewed In The 1980s
Commission For Environmental Cooperation Announces Funding To Address Environmental Problems In North America
(EPA)
Senate Climate Hawks Deliver Speech Calling for U.S. Action On The “Planetary Crisis Of Global Warming”
Water-Gate: Texas State Report On Dealing With A Current And Future Drought Never Mentions Climate Change
(Think Progress)
Polluters Move To Block Landmark Mercury Protections
(Sierra Club)
Fourth Legislative Attack On Grand Canyon Uranium Ban Fails
(ENN)
GOP Governors Press Ahead With Green Economic Policies, Study Shows
(Inside Climate News)
U.S. Won’t Allow More Fungicide In Orange Juice: FDA
(Reuters)
Texas Tweens Have High Levels Of PFCs Chemicals
(Environmental Health News)
Environmentalists To Contest NRC License For Southern’s Reactors
(Bloomberg)
Shark Fin Suppliers Sue California Over Fin Ban
Michigan Has Large Shale Gas Reserves: In The Great Lakes Watershed
(Treehugger)
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International News >
US, Canada Launch A New Global Attack On Climate Change Pollutants
(Green Biz)
Rio+20 Won’t Be About Trying To Save The Planet With Unrealistic Goals: Brazil’s Climate Negotiator
Why Political Reform In Burma Is Good For The Environment, Too
UN Report: Up To 85% of Africa’s E-Waste Comes From Within Africa
(Treehugger)
GMO Crops Remain A Global Failure
(Reader Supported News)
India Is Burning: How Rapid Growth Is Destroying Its Environment And Future
(The Atlantic)
For Mexico City, A Repurposed Landfill
Countries Seek Retaliation To Europe’s Carbon Tax On Airlines
(NY Times)
Coal-Power In China Makes Electric Vehicles More Polluting
(ENN)
Uganda Keeps Coffee-Output Target Amid Disease, Climate Change
(Bloomberg)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
At Least 200 Elephants Slaughtered In Poaching Spree
(Huffington Post)
Endosulfan Pesticide Linked To Blood Cancers In Children
(Daily Mail)
Study Finds Caribbean-American Women At Higher Risk For Elevated Mercury Levels
(PHYS)
Studies: Health Risk From Toxic Pavement Sealant Greater Than Previously Believed
(MSN)
Researchers Say Man’s Sprawling Nitrogen Footprint Could Increase With Climate Change
(E&E News)
Fracking Impacts Reviewed In Major Study
(ENN)
Nanotechnology Turns Plants Into Common Plastic
(Scientific American)
Environmental Impacts Cost 41 Cents For Every $1 Of Revenue, Report Finds
(Environmental Leader)
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Business >
EXPOSED: The 19 Public Corporations Funding The Climate Denier Think Tank Heartland Institute
(Think Progress)
Company Blasted For Gruesome Bear Bile Extraction Methods
Butterball Turkey Raid Leads To Criminal Charges And Arrests
Organic Milk Demand Surges, Dairy Farmers Struggle To Keep Up
(Huffington Post)
Big Dairy’s Latest Smear Tactic
Court Holds Factory Farm Accountable For Water Pollution
(Grist)
Coal, Mining Interests File Suit To Block Landmark Mercury Regs
(Triple Pundit)
Dow Agrees To Clean Dioxin-Tainted Properties
(Yahoo)
Obama Hikes Royalties On Oil Industry By 50%
Solar Energy Companies Look To Capital Markets For Long-Term Financing
(Clean Technica)
MOEX Offshore Agrees To $90 Million Partial Settlement Of Liability In Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(Wall Street Journal)
Federal Investigation Of Fraud In The Renewable Fuels Industry In Baltimore And Texas Draws Congressional Interest
(Baltimore Sun)
Will Apple’s New Factory Inspections Help Chinese Workers?
(Good)
BP Oil Spill Litigation Comes To Court
(Reuters)
Tesla And Mercedes-Benz To Collaborate On A New Mercedes EV
(Inhabitat)
Europe-US Partnership Creates Huge New Market For Organic Foods
Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever To Roll Out Greener Freezers In U.S.
(Green Biz)
Gore Calls For Integrated Reporting, End To Quarterly Guidance
Fruit Of The Loom Distribution Center Goes Landfill-Free
(Environmental Leader)
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