NewsRack: flenvcenter/Policy-and-Governance_National

New Zealand dairy farmers criticized for polluting countryside - Earth Times

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Wellington - Dairy farmers, the backbone of New Zealand's economy, were slated Thursday for polluting the country, which promotes itself to foreign tourists as clean and green. An annual report on the state of the countryside said 15 per cent of New...

Tree planting event growing - Steamboat Pilot

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Like the 12,000 trees he bought from the state forest service, Tristan Frolich’s idea to help Routt County forests recover from the bark beetle epidemic just keeps growing. Frolich is the organizer of Re-tree Colorado, an event planned for June 26 in which he hopes as many as 400 volunteers will plant 20,000 trees at sites across the county.

Glenn Hurowitz: The Energy Fetish - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Glenn Hurowitz — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Co-authored by Stephen Lovett. Within the next few days, Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham, and Joe Lieberman are going to unveil energy and climate legislation....

N.M. Seeks Emissions Cap and Trade Program - Albuquerque Journal: State News

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

N.M. Seeks Emissions Cap and Trade Program

State Cap and Trade Proposed - Albuquerque Journal: State News

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

With cap-and-trade legislation bogged down at the federal level, the state Environment Department wants a New Mexico-only greenhouse gas emissions program adopted this fall.

Environmentally Friendly Homes Are Shunned by Lenders - Wall St. Journal: Page One

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Banks have become much pickier about examining sales of comparable homes, in deciding whether and how much to lend. Owners of odd homes can be out of luck.

Auto Alliance Says Hands Off EPA's Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions - TreeHugger

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Auto Alliance Says Hands Off EPA's Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Copper mine opposition grows as Senate land swap bill moves forward - ICT - National - Southwest

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

SAN CARLOS, Ariz. – Land swap legislation that would pave the way for a controversial copper mining operation on land that is sacred to the Apaches is inching forward in the Senate.

EPA scrutinizes products that may be deadly to pets - Houston Chronicle: Nation

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

Obama picks up new support for health bill (Reuters) - Elections

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Reuters - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a former critic and from a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the abortion issue and urged final passage of the Senate overhaul. ...

EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products (AP) - Yahoo: Business

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AP - Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer. ...

World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: A Warning for Armenians - NY Times: World

By REUTERS — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Turkey has threatened to expel thousands of illegal Armenian immigrants after American and Swedish lawmakers passed resolutions condemning as genocide the mass killings of Armenians.

William Bradley: The Mitt & Meg Show: "Taking Care of Business" - Politics on HuffingtonPost.com

William Bradley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Billionaire Meg Whitman, the seeming political cipher who would be governor of California, is purchasing endless amounts of unanswered advertising. It's propelled her into a...

Christian Coalition backs Sen. Graham on climate legislation - Grist Magazine

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Since coming out in support of climate legislation in October, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has faced a lot of vitriol from groups on the right, including Tea Party activists in Charleston. This criticism culminated in a formal censure from Charleston County that lambasted Graham for subverting “Republican leadership and party solidarity for his own benefit” and defiling “the ideals of freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism.” But one unlikely group is coming to Graham’s defense: the Christian Coalition. The group released a radio ad last week defending the senator’s actions. The ad begins with an audio clip of President George W. Bush lamenting America’s ...

Quick 'n' Dirty - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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States Press E-Tailers to Collect Tax - Wall St. Journal: Economy

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The economic slump is helping to rekindle a debate on whether e-tailers should have to collect sales tax, a question that has long pitted the new economy against the old.

Pet deaths prompt warnings on flea meds - MSNBC

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Pet deaths prompt warnings on flea meds

Obama's Regulatory Czar Deliberately Stalling Toxic Coal Waste Regulation - Truthout - All Articles

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It may be unsettling to some that the man most responsible for overseeing coal ash regulation within the Obama administration has a track record of siding with polluters instead of the people most affected by toxic waste.

His name is Cass Sunstein

EPA to target flea and tick treatments - LA Times: Nation

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

EPA to target flea and tick treatments

EPA’s Children’s Health Efforts Lacked Focus, Leadership Under Bush – GAO - CommonDreams.org Headlines

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Ben German

EPA initiatives launched in the mid-1990s to make children's health protection a cross-cutting agency focus have suffered from "diminished leadership" over the last decade, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday.

A 1997 White House executive order mandated new federal efforts to address children's health, and EPA created an Office of Children's Health Protection the same year.

EPA begins more scrutiny of flea and tick products (AP) - Yahoo: Politics

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

AP - Complaints of dogs and cats injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the EnvironmentalProtectionn Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

EPA begins more scrutiny of flea and tick products - Seattle Times: Business & Technology

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Complaints of dogs and cats injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the EnvironmentalProtectionn Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.

US EPA to regulate Green House gas emissions from cars - Green Lifestyle and Sustainable Culture News - ENN

dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

US EPA to regulate Green House gas emissions from cars

Outdoor Industry Leaders Call on Congress to Make Investing in Public Lands and Protecting Natural Resources a Priority in Climate Legislation - Commondreams.org Newswire

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2010

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA)

Seventy-five outdoor businesses, the Outdoor Industry Association, Outdoor Alliance and the National Parks Conservation Association have signed on to a letter calling on Congress to protect public lands from climate change impacts. The letter, which will be delivered to Congressional offices this week, is below. Healthy lands and waters help generate $730 billion in economic activity in the United States, which generates $88 billion in state and federal tax revenue.

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EPA begins more scrutiny of flea and tick products - AP Politics

By MATTHEW DALY — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Complaints of dogs and cats injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the EnvironmentalProtectionn Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer....