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"The War Over Waxman-Markey"

"A long-awaited vote on the Waxman-Markey climate bill, expected this week or early next month, has environmentalists teetering at the edge of existential crisis. Some believe the bill is so deeply flawed it might actually make matters worse; disillusionment with the bill is causing fierce recriminations within the environmental movement and has led to a knockdown, drag-out fight within the Sierra Club."

Source: Mother Jones, 06/23/2009

"Ozone Solution Poses a Growing Climate Threat"

"A group of chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons, long hailed as a substitute for gases that can destroy the ozone layer, are now seen as a growing greenhouse threat given their outsize ability to warm the atmosphere."

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

Agreement Reached on Fort Meade Clean-Up

The Army has finally agreed to an enforceable timetable for cleaning up Superfund sites at Fort Meade in Maryland.

Source: Baltimore Sun, 06/23/2009

"Tesla Says It Will Turn Profit Next Month"

Tesla Motors' chief executive, whose company has been mired in legal actions, predicted in a blog post that the company would become profitable next month.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

Weed Killer 'Inert' Kills Human Cells

An inert ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup has been found to kill human cells.

Source: EHN, 06/23/2009

Levee-Busting in Louisiana

Two brothers are busting levees to return the Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge to its primeval condition.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

"Council Continues Gulf Longline Fishing Ban"

"The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council ... left in place a moratorium on longline fishing to aid a federally protected sea turtle species."

Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009

"DOD, Defense Contractors Lobby to Block Perchlorate Advisory"

"The Pentagon and the defense industry is lobbying the White House to prevent U.S. EPA from tightening a health advisory for a rocket-fuel chemical."

Source: Greenwire, 06/23/2009

Large 'Dead Zone' Predicted For Gulf

Scientists are forecasting that the pollution-caused 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico this summer could be one of the largest on record.

Source: SPX, 06/23/2009

CBO: Climate Bill Will Cost Average Household $175

The House climate bill would cost on average $175 per household, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Friday. Maneuvering to get the bill to the House floor continues.

Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2009

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