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NJ To Appeal Kiddie Kollege

"The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced yesterday that it would appeal a court ruling that the owner of the Kiddie Kollege building in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, is not responsible for its $1 million cleanup."

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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 05/08/2009

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Obama Insists: Auction CO2 Permits

"President Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget, released on Thursday, retains his plan to cut climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions by auctioning off 100 percent of emission permits to industries."

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Source: Reuters, 05/08/2009

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EPA Hid Risks Of Coal Ash: Report

"The Bush administration kept secret for nearly five years data that showed increased cancer risks from drinking water polluted by coal-ash impoundments...."

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Source: Charleston Gazette, 05/08/2009

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RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site

RTK NET's powerful tools make it easy to see which cities face the worst chemical risks, and what chemicals are involved.

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Obama Has Yet To End PIO "Minders," Permissions

A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists documents the Obama administration's declarations that it intends to be more open. But the same report also documents the many actions not taken at the agency level.

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Congress Chiefs Want Probe into Secret Bayer Poison Gas

House Energy Chair Waxman and Senate Commerce Chair Rockefeller call for investigation of whether Bayer could use safer chemicals at its Institute WV plant.

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SEJ, Groups Ask Environment Canada for Openness

Environment Canada ignored a similar letter from SEJ sent a year ago, requesting restoration of public access to science that taxpayers have paid for.

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