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"2010: An Untameable Spill, an Unpassable Bill"
"Top 10 lists are often relentlessly negative: the 10 most-polluting industrial plants, the 10 most befouled beaches, and so on. The spirit of this list is slightly different: Good or bad, these are environmental moments in 2010 that are most likely to reverberate in the world of environmental news in 2011 and beyond."
Source: Green (NYT), 01/03/2011
"Australia Braces as Devastating Floods Set To Worsen"
"Australian troops and emergency workers were Monday battling huge flooding in the country's northeast that has left at least two people dead, with the worst devastation yet to come for some areas."
Source: AFP, 01/03/2011
"Arizona Greenhouse-Gas Rules To Be Enforced by EPA"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will directly enforce new greenhouse-gas rules in parts of Arizona after the state refused to submit its own program for controlling the pollutants."
Source: Arizona Republic, 01/03/2011
"Coal's Burnout"
"The headline news for the coal industry in 2010 was what didn't happen: Construction did not begin on a single new coal-fired power plant in the United States for the second straight year."
Source: Wash Post, 01/03/2011
"River Rage: Why Iowa's Flood Risk Is Rising"
"Changes in Iowa's weather patterns, landscape, cities and farms have rendered some of the state's most trusted flood prevention safeguards outmoded and inadequate, a review by The Des Moines Register shows."
Source: Des Moines Register, 01/03/2011
"US-Japan Discussed 'Action' Against Anti-Whalers"
"Japanese and American officials discussed taking action to weaken a prominent anti-whaling group, with Tokyo insisting that Sea Shepherd's confrontations on the high seas actually hurt efforts to reduce whaling, U.S. diplomatic cables show."
Source: AP, 01/03/2011
"Transocean Tries To Stop Another Horizon Probe"
"Transocean Ltd, the world's biggest offshore rig contractor, aims to stop a seventh U.S. body from investigating the accident that sank one of its rigs while causing the largest U.S. offshore oil spill."
Source: Reuters, 01/03/2011
"Climate Change Is Skiing's Worst Nightmare"
"Ski resorts are getting greener, and they're seeking recognition for it -- partly to boost their image with their environmentally-conscious clientele. To educate the public and recognize the best programs, one grass-roots organization, the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition, tracks the environmental impact and efforts of 82 ski areas in 11 Western states and has issued an annual report card each of the past 11 years."
Source: AP, 01/03/2011
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