"Certification for Electronic Waste Recycling Gathers Support"
"The Natural Resources Defense Council Tuesday announced its endorsement of the first certification program for electronics recycling."
Source: ENS, 02/11/2010
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"Bipartisan Effort To Improve Air Quality"
"A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would sidestep the stalled climate debate on carbon emissions and reduce other harmful gases by large margins in the next few years."
Source: Scripps, 02/11/2010
"EPA Launches Marcellus Shale Watchdog Program"
"The EPA wants YOU. Uncle Sam's chief environmental agency is launching a citizens' watchdog program to help track water pollution and waste disposal related to natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale."
Source: Ithaca Journal, 02/11/2010
"Obama Budget Retools FWS for Warming World"
"Despite a backlog of endangered species issues and a host of current lawsuits, the Fish and Wildlife Service plans to focus firmly on the future."
Source: Greenwire, 02/11/2010
"Audi's 'Green Police' Super Bowl Ad Controversial"
"Audi's Super Bowl ad has been controversial for its portrayal of environmental issues and echoes of Nazi-era police." And what about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue set in the Maldives?
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 02/11/2010
"Climate and Energy Issues Send Hordes to K Street"
"The number of companies and organizations hiring energy lobbyists reached record levels last year as major climate legislation worked its way through Congress."
Source: ClimateWire, 02/11/2010
Agencies Post "Openness" Pages on Web per Obama Order
EPA, Interior, DOE, USDA and others now provide "clearing points" intended to engage the public in their efforts for greater public transparency, participation, and collaboration, and in development of an "Open Government Plan."
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Enviros Seek Disclosure of Household Cleaning Product Ingredients
A court case involving a 1971 NY law may force manufacturers to make public unlisted toxic chemicals in products like stain remover, dish soap and laundry detergent. The cleanser industry says the action is "unwarranted, and that fears about health risks are misinformed," according to the AP.
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Getting to Disclosure: SPJ Offers FOIA Negotiating Tips
An Online Quill article by David Cuillier offers advice from William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation and co-author of “Getting to Yes,” to effectively help reporters move from defeatism to successful disclosure.
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EPA Reveals More High-Hazard Coal-Ash Sites
Disclosure of 22 electric-utility plans for handling coal-ash waste is a good start... but EPA also released the identities of some 40 more — previously undisclosed — scary ash impoundments.
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