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1. China reducing rare earth export quota as environmental protection measure
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China's decision to slash export quotas of rare earth elements was a necessary step to protect the country's environment, commerce minister Chen Deming said following criticism from Japanese officials.  ...

2. Judge orders EPA not to destroy records UP wants (AP)
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AP - A federal judge ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to stop destroying records Union Pacific requested about lead contamination in Omaha, and an expert was appointed to make sure ...

3. Fires cost Russia '300 billion dollars' in deforestation (AFP)
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AFP - Wildfires have cost Russia 300 billion dollars in forest loss, environmentalists said on Thursday, explaining the scale of the disaster by Vladimir Putin's "absurd" changes to forestry law.

4. UP has doubts about EPA agreement on Omaha records (AP)
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AP - The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to stop destroying records Union Pacific requested about lead contamination in Omaha, but the railroad worries the federal agency won't protect all relevant ...

5. LEED Building Standards Fail to Protect Human Health
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The LEED program — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is playing an increasingly important role in the drive to make buildings in the United States greener and more energy efficient. LEED ...

6. Dyes, Laundry Aids, and EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans today to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates ...

7. Biomass Heat is Not Coal
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Recent rules for proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce emissions from boilers could have the unfortunate effect of killing the sustainable and rapidly growing industry of biomass ...

8. Mauritania plants trees to hold back desert
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Mauritania has launched a tree-planting program aimed at protecting its capital from the advancing desert and coastal erosion, a project that could eventually extend thousands of kilometers across Africa.  ...

9. Farmers oppose EPA's proposed dust regulation
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... is," said Nebraska hog farmer Danny Kluthe. "You know? It's dirt out here, and with dirt you've got dust." The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to tighten standards for ...

10. Dyes, Laundry Aids, and EPA
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans today to address the potential health risks of benzidine dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and nonylphenol (NP)/nonylphenol ethoxylates ...

11. US scientists create frozen coral 'bank' (AFP)
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AFP - US scientists have created the first bank of frozen coral cells, intended to preserve endangered coral species in Hawaii and protect their diversity.  ...

12. EPA Sets Limits on Mercury and Other Air Emissions from Cement Kilns
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... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final rules to cut emissions of mercury, particle pollution and other harmful pollutants from Portland cement manufacturing, the third-largest source of mercury ...

13. Cleanup of Superfund Site Completed in Morris County, New Jersey
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the cleanup of a superfund site in Long Hill Township and Harding Township, Morris County, NJ. The site, at the edge of a National ...

14. Well capped, BP accused of reneging on contracts (AFP)
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AFP - The drawdown of the BP oil spill may bring relief to Gulf residents, but one sector is feeling the pinch -- companies that went into overdrive to produce containment boom and are now wallowing in ...

15. Top Green Power Purchasers
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... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...

16. EPA undertakes overdue review on oil, gas rules (AP)
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AP - The Environmental Protection Agency is reviewing four air emission rules for oil and natural gas operations, albeit many years later than it should have done so.  ...

17. The Might of the Spider
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Spider silk is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other animals, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. ...

18. New NOAA Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil in Gulf – and how little of it there is
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... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico contains preliminary data collected at 227 sampling ...

19. Wash. alliance aims to aid economy and environment (AP)
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AP - A remote and poor corner of northeastern Washington has become a place where loggers, ranchers and conservation groups are finding common ground in helping business and protecting the environment ...

20. Peru cancels permit for US-owned smelter over pollution plan (AFP)
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AFP - Peru canceled the operating license of US-based Doe Run for a large smelter complex in La Oroya after the firm failed to meet a deadline for submitting a new environmental protection plan, President ...

21. Pollution makes quarter of China water unusable
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... Monday. Inspectors from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection tested water samples from the country's major rivers and lakes in the first half of the year and declared just ...

22. EPA to Study Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input
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This July and August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is holding a series of public meetings seeking input on the design for an upcoming study to assess the effect of hydraulic fracturing ...

23. New NOAA Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil in Gulf – and how little of it there is
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... U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico contains preliminary data collected at 227 sampling ...

24. U.S. farmers may face crackdown on pesticide use (McClatchy Newspapers)
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... want the courts to force federal regulators to protect endangered species from the ill effects of agricultural chemicals. ...

25. Integrated Modeling
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... usually developed in complete isolation from each other. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching a new on line tool for scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing that was built by Purdue ...

26. BP's latest bid to plug well could be this weekend (Reuters)
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Reuters - BP Plc could begin a so-called "static kill" to plug its blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well by this weekend if bad weather does not force a delay, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response ...

27. Beneath the Surface: A Survey of Environmental Risks from Shale Gas Development
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... improved adherence to drilling best practice and better regulatory oversight are essential to assure environmental and public protection as shale gas production continues to expand. ...

28. EPA Requires 800 million Gallons of Biodiesel in the U.S. Domestic Market in 2011
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WASHINGTON, DC – - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would require the domestic use of 800 million gallons of biodiesel in 2011. This is consistent with the renewable goals ...

29. EPA: Keystone XL impact statement needs revising (AP)
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AP - The Environmental Protection Agency said the draft environmental impact study for TransCanada Corp.'s proposed oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is inadequate and should be revised. ...

30. Izzitgreen Summer selections for ENN readers
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...  Enjoy the innovation and ease of homemade soda and protect the environment at the same time with Sodastream - a smart way to enjoy soda. With Sodastream you fizz it to your taste and add the flavor ...