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"First Global Illegal Fishing Treaty Agreed: UN"

"A group of 91 countries have agreed on a treaty that will block ships involved in illegal fishing from entering signatory ports and thus help prevent the fish going to market, the UN said on Tuesday."
Source: AFP, 09/02/2009

"Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Bulbs Begins"

"Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs begin going into effect across most of Europe on Tuesday in the continent’s latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming."
Source: NYTimes, 09/01/2009

"Ky., Ind. Lead Nation in Coal Ash Ponds"

"Indiana and Kentucky are the nation's top two states for coal ash ponds — and many of the holding basins for the toxic mess were built without the guidance of trained engineers, according to new information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 09/01/2009

"EPA To Declare CO2 a Dangerous Pollutant"

"Carbon dioxide will soon be declared a dangerous pollutant - a move that could help propel slow-moving climate-change legislation on Capitol Hill, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday."
Source: Hearst, 09/01/2009

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