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"New York City Official Is Obama Pick for C.D.C."

"President Obama will announce on Friday that he has chosen Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, the New York City health commissioner, as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...."

Source: NYTimes, 05/15/2009

41st Annual National Conference on Radiation Control

This year's event, "Advancing Radiation Protection in the 21st Century," includes an Environmental Session of May 20th.

International Thermal Treatment Technologies & Hazardous Waste Combustors

The Air & Waste Management Association will present sessions on thermal treatment technologies for the management of hazardous, radioactive, mixed, munitions, medical/pharmaceutical, and municipal wastes.

Growing A City In A Greener Way

For many small town mayors, growth is all good. After all, more houses means more tax revenue, more retail, more jobs. One Alabama mayor agrees, but he also recognizes green space is an amenity worth keeping. And for that, the timing couldn’t be better. The Environment Report's Gigi Douban reports.

Source: Growing A City In A Greener Way, 05/14/2009

Bringing a Fish Back from the Brink

A million year old cycle of fish migration almost came to an end in the waters off of the nation’s capital. But a monumental conservation effort has brought the American Shad them back from the brink.

Source: Environment Report, 05/14/2009

Power from the People

"Germany is moving quickly to develop alternative energy, allowing individual homes to sell excess power to electric companies. Also, Abu Dhabi goes green and an icon of the environmental movement."

Source: HDNet, 05/14/2009

Chinese Solar Company Plans U.S. Manufacturing Plant

"The announcement by China-based Suntech reflects the value of federal and state incentives for renewable energy. It also counters a favorite argument on Capitol Hill that shifting to a clean energy future will send U.S. jobs overseas."

Source: SolveClimate, 05/14/2009

Rebroadcast: "Our Vanishing Wilderness"

A landmark 8-part video documentary series on the environment from 1970, the dawn of the modern environmental movement, is rebroadcast (Web and broadcast) from THIRTEEN, New York City's flagship publid television station.

Source: Thirteen, 05/14/2009

"Teflon Lawsuit Against DuPont Dismissed"

"A lawsuit against DuPont Co. claiming its nonstick Teflon cookware coating could pose health risks to users has been dropped."

Source: AP, 05/14/2009

Colorado Hurricane Guru May Lower Forecast

"Colorado State University hurricane forecaster Bill Gray said on Wednesday he may reduce his next Atlantic season forecast because sea temperatures are cooling and a weak El Nino may appear by late summer."

Source: Reuters, 05/14/2009

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