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White House undermines EPA on cancer risks, GAO says

2008-05-03T04:12:18Z

By H. JOSEF HEBERT 28 Apr 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is undermining the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to determine health dangers of toxic chemicals by letting nonscientists have a bigger — often secret — say, cong...

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E.P.A. Proposes New Limits on Lead in the Air, the First Revision in 30 Years

2008-05-02T20:35:35Z

By MATTHEW L. WALD The New York Times Published: May 2, 2008 WASHINGTON — For the first time in 30 years, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new limit for lead concentrations in the air. The agency is under court order to complet...

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Proposed wilderness designation for Pictured Rocks moves forward

2008-03-03T05:20:17Z

Sunday, March 2, 2008 MUNISING, Mich. (AP) -- A proposal to designate part of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore as wilderness is moving forward. The Mining Journal of Marquette reports the National Park Service is working to finalize the es...

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India to Create 8 New Tiger Sanctuaries

2008-02-13T22:19:34Z

By ASHOK SHARMA The Associated Press Wednesday, February 13, 2008 NEW DELHI -- Conservationists welcomed an Indian government plan to create eight new reserves to protect the country's dwindling tiger population, and called Wednesday for more act...

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Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags

2008-02-03T16:18:34Z

New York Times By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: February 2, 2008 DUBLIN — There is something missing from this otherwise typical bustling cityscape. There are taxis and buses. There are hip bars and pollution. Every other person is talking into ...

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Whole Foods Chain to Stop Use of Plastic Bags

2008-01-23T20:53:04Z

New York Times By Andrew Martin January 23, 2008 The Whole Foods Market chain said Tuesday that it would stop offering plastic grocery bags, giving customers instead a choice between recycled paper or reusable bags. A rising number of governmen...

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