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Mesothelioma Scores? Asbestos May Drive Islanders To Brooklyn For Good
(NY Observer)
New York City’s 2012 Cycling Map is Out, and It’s a Beauty!
(Treehugger)
Conflicting Links Between Fracking And Health
(Metro Focus)
Fracking Not So Black And White – Lower East Side Discussion With ProPublica
(The Examiner)
Will A Job Fair Affect New York’s Fracking Ban?
(Huffington Post)
DEC Reminds New Yorkers Of State Law Restricting Use Of Lawn Fertilizers Containing Phosphorus
DEC: Three Arrested In Connection With Illegal Disposal Of Low-Level Radioactive Material
DEC Temporarily Closes Areas In Town Of Southampton, Suffolk County For The Harvest Of Shellfish And Carnivorous Gastropods
(NY DEC)
Green Economy, Jobs & Opportunities Fair At The NYC Green Festival!
(Solar One)
Frack Action Members Seek DEC Whistleblowers To Reveal How State Is Handling Policy
Suspected Toxic Vacant Dry Cleaning Store In Redevelopment Limbo; State DEC Tests Urged
(Times Union)
Bringing The Oysters Back To New York Harbor
(Grist)
State Will Take Over Local Share Of Flood Recovery
(Capital Confidential)
Smoke From Staten Island Brush Fire Not A Health Concern, Bloomberg Says
(DNA Info)
Manorville Brush Fire Among NY’s Biggest
(Newsday)
Jamaica Bay Salt Marsh Island Rebuilt Through Army Corps Of Engineers $19 Million Project
Celebrity Hawk Pale Male’s Mate Died From Ingesting Rat Poison
(Daily News)
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National News >
Tennessee Enacts Law Allowing Public School Teachers To Challenge Climate Change
(LA Times)
EPA OKs Pesticide; Major Increase In Use Expected Soon
FDA Offers Make-Believe Solution To Antibiotic Resistance
America Doesn’t Need More Of Canada’s Dirtiest Export: Tar Sands Oil
(NRDC)
350.org Mobilizing Big Anti-Fracking ‘Earthquake’ June 14-17 In Ohio
(Common Dream)
Obama Administration Announces New Clean-Energy Initiatives For The Military
(Inhabitat)
Texas Republicans Attack Agenda 21, Smart Growth, Sustainable Development And All Of Europe
(Treehugger)
EPA Releases List Of Cities With The Most Energy Star Buildings In The United States
(EPA)
The Worst Farm Bill Ever?
(Mother Jones)
Have US Emissions Peaked?
(The Breakthrough Institute)
Environmental Group Sues Ohio Agency For Failing To Turn Over Public Records Of New Drilling Program
(Cleveland)
Misgivings Raised As Nebraska Prepares To Speed Keystone XL Review
(Inside Climate News)
Seattle Gets Creative To Cut Trash
Plan Revealed To Save Chesapeake Oysters
U.S. Army Goes Green With Fuel-efficient Vehicles
(Huffington Post)
U.S. Navy Looks To The Seas For Clean Energy
(Triple Pundit)
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International News >
Huge Quakes Strike Off Indonesia; Tsunami Warning Issued
(Reuters)
Massive Mongolian Mine Raises Environmental Fears
(The Star)
How Clean Are Your Clothes? Pollution From China’s Textile Industry
(NRDC)
China Sets Waste-To-Power Price Double That Of Coal-Fired Plants
(Bloomberg)
Out Of Africa (And Elsewhere): More Fossil Fuels
(NY Times)
Hope For A Green Future In Myanmar
(Huffington Post)
London “Suffers” Through Drought Restrictions
Worldwide Smart Grid Spending To Hit $46 Billion In 2015
(Treehugger)
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Science, Technology, Health & The Planet >
Global Effort Launched To Save Turtles From Extinction
Ocean Acidification Linked To Larval Oyster Failure
(Science Daily)
Warming Temperatures Boost Plant Growth, Then Causes Long-Term Decline, Study Says
(Yale Environment 360)
Colony Collapse Disorder And Honeybee Death Conclusively Linked With Pesticide Use
Another Reason Not To Eat Factory Chicken: Arsenic
(Triple Pundit)
Copper Gold Nanoparticles Could Convert CO2 To Fuel Cost Effectively
(Treehugger)
Devastating Bat Fungus Invades From Europe
There’s Alternatives To The Gold In Them Thar Whales
(NY Times)
Antibiotics In Your Meat? The Ethanol Industry Might Be Partly To Blame
(Grist)
‘There Is Simply No Justification For Killing These Sea Lions’
Counting Seals Threatened By Climate Change
Pesticides And Pregnancy
(Huffington Post)
Why Are Alaska Polar Bears Losing Their Fur?
Droughts Are Killers: Which Plants Will Survive?
Do Protected Areas For Wildlife Really Work?
(ENN)
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Business >
Chinese NGOs Say Big Brands Buy From Polluting Textile Firms
(China Daily)
Just One of Monsanto’s Crimes, Or Why We Can’t Trust the EPA
(Organic Consumers Association)
Foreign Companies Eye Sacred Mountains In Montana And India For New Mines
(Treehugger)
The Greening Of The Cosmetic & Personal Care Industry Gathers Pace
In Medical Equipment Industry, Waste Management Is Focus Of Sustainability Goals And New Revenue Opportunities
(CSR Wire)
Honda And Zipcar Team Up To Provide Hybrid And Electric Vehicles To Car Share Members
(Inhabitat)
Fiat And Chrysler: Va Bene On Sustainability
(Triple Pundit)
Why Walmart Wants More Consumer Pressure For Sustainability
Watch Out Chevy, Nissan: EVs Are Going Open Source
4 Green Job Trends Sustainability Professionals Need To Know About
Cloud Computing Raises New Ethics And Sustainability Questions
(Green Biz)
GE Pushes GM To Second Place In 2011 U.S. Cleantech Patents
Ebay Installs Solar Panels After Utah Lobbying Victory
FedEx Express Launches Carbon-Neutral Shipping
(Environmental Leader)
Business Joins Forces To Kill Clean Energy Fund
(The Austrailian)
Qatar Air Targets Cleaner Fuel For Flights With Stake In Byogy
(Bloomberg)
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