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Solar for schools and 9 other state environmental budget items to watch
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21.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal mostly maintains environmental programs, but there are some changes, such as a tax credit for farmers who install buffers along waterways and new spending on strategies to reduce food waste. |
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[newstrust :: Agriculture]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[newstrust :: Businesses]
[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Greenhouse Gases]
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[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
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[flenvcenter :: Reduce]
[flenvcenter :: Recycling and Composting]
[irge304 :: Recycling]
[chintan :: Recycling]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[demo :: Solar]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[newstrust :: Recycling]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
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Scientists release controversial genetically modified mosquitoes in high-security lab
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20.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects. |
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[flenvcenter :: Biotech]
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[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[demo :: GE GM Agriculture]
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A Complete Bucket List of Places to Find Peace & Quiet
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20.2.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Unplug and de-stress in these scenic, beautiful places where no phones are ringing and you can truly switch off and reconnect with yourself. |
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[irge304 :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
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Scientist says some pollution is good for you — a disputed claim Trump’s EPA has embraced
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19.2.2019 |
LA Times: Commentary |
| In early 2018, a deputy assistant administrator in the EPA, Clint Woods, reached out to a Massachusetts toxicologist best known for pushing a public health standard suggesting that low levels of toxic chemicals and radiation are good for people. “I wanted to check to see if you might have some...  |
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[sattva_1 :: waste]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[newstrust :: Clean Coal]
[irge304 :: Pollution]
[demo :: Coal]
[flenvcenter :: Hazardous Waste]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[dharmesh :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Radiation]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[irge304 :: Clean Coal]
[chintan :: Toxics]
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The VW scandal leads to a path to healthier cities
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19.2.2019 |
Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com |
It was the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history. How can it have the most impact? |
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[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Bus]
[flenvcenter :: National]
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Toxins From Household Materials Found in Children
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18.2.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Potentially harmful toxins known as SVOCs are ubiquitous in indoor environments. |
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[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[sattva_1 :: health]
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Klobuchar hits Wisconsin, Iowa on first presidential campaign road trip
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17.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar started her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in familiar territory, but some potential voters want more specifics on her health care platform. |
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[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[demo :: Climate change]
[nwct :: Healthcare_US]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Pressured by Congress, EPA moves to limit highly toxic chemicals found in drinking water
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15.2.2019 |
Los Angeles Times - Living Green |
| Under pressure from Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it would move toward setting safety limits for a class of highly toxic chemicals contaminating drinking water around the country. Environmentalists, congressional Democrats and state officials countered that the agency...  |
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[irge304 :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Democrat]
[newstrust :: Financial Regulation]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[sattva_1 :: water]
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Congress to Pass Funding Bill, Keeping open Critical Public Health and Environmental Agencies
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14.2.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| Congress to Pass Funding Bill, Keeping open Critical Public Health and Environmental Agencies |
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EPA outlines plan for dealing with toxic chemicals in water
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14.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Under strong pressure from Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will move ahead this year with a process that could lead to setting a safety threshold for a group of highly toxic chemicals in drinking water. |
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[sattva_1 :: water]
[flenvcenter :: National]
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'Forever' chemicals leave costly water problem in Bemidji, cities across the country
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14.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
The north-central Minnesota city is just one of many cities across the United States dealing with the expensive environmental fallout from PFAS, which are known for being some of the most resilient chemicals ever created. |
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[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: National]
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Data visualization to drive clean air innovation and improve health
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14.2.2019 |
Nanotechnology Notes |
| Aileen Nowlan, Senior Manager, EDF+Business The first time I spoke at a conference about air pollution, the venue was right beside a daycare—a well-regarded chain, no doubt with significant waiting lists. But on the outside, the facility was steps from onramps to a bridge and a major highway, where horns blared and buses and trucks […] |
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[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
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Why the Green New Deal Is So Vague About Food and Farming
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13.2.2019 |
Mother Jones |
| The Green New Deal resolution, released last week by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), offered broad visions for socially just and climate-ready food and farm policy. It called for a “10-year national mobilization” to “eliminate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector” by “supporting family farming,” “investing in sustainable farming and land […] |
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[flenvcenter :: Four Corners Region]
[flenvcenter :: Access]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[sattva_1 :: food]
[irge304 :: Pollution]
[newstrust :: Farm Bill]
[newstrust :: Campaign Contributions]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Daily Digest: Klobuchar on ‘Green New Deal’
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13.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
A quick look at some political stories making news in Minnesota. |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Democrat]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Built to last: The business case for living buildings in 2019
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12.2.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
And four value propositions that have incentivized companies and organizations such as NRDC, Etsy and Google to complete them. |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
[flenvcenter :: Design and Architecture]
[flenvcenter :: Commercial]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Finance]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Finance]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
[flenvcenter :: Design and Architecture]
[flenvcenter :: Commercial]
[flenvcenter :: Art and Literature]
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EPA decision soon on chemical compounds tied to health risks
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11.2.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
There's growing evidence that long-term exposure to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, or PFAS, can be dangerous, even in tiny amounts. |
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[flenvcenter :: Fish]
[irge304 :: Biodiversity Threats]
[irge304 :: Conservation Efforts]
[irge304 :: Wildlife Protection]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[newstrust :: Biodiversity Threats]
[newstrust :: Conservation Efforts]
[newstrust :: Wildlife Protection]
[irge304 :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[sattva_1 :: water]
[flenvcenter :: National]
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EDF, Allies Urge D.C. Circuit to Close EPA Loophole for Toxic Air Pollution
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8.2.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| EDF, Allies Urge D.C. Circuit to Close EPA Loophole for Toxic Air Pollution |
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[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
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Industrial Agriculture Poisoning Wells and Streams
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8.2.2019 |
Organic Consumers Association News Headlines |
| Animal waste and fertilizer runoff are two of the largest contributors to water pollution and contamination. Rising productivity on industrial factory farms is single-handedly impairing drinking water supplies across the country, polluting with key culprits like nitrogen, phosphate, insecticides and pesticides. |
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[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Stormwater Management]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Industrial Agriculture]
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Organic Green New Deal? Comprehensive climate change policy must address the American food system
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8.2.2019 |
Design & Innovation | GreenBiz.com |
The proposed bill must put just rural economic and environmental development back on the table. |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Biodiversity]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Ecological Economics]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Finance]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Nutrition]
[flenvcenter :: Access]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: Nutrition]
[flenvcenter :: Access]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Development]
[flenvcenter :: Green Jobs]
[flenvcenter :: Ecological Economics]
[flenvcenter :: Green Economies]
[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Finance]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Science]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Biodiversity]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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Reimagining rare earth elements in a sacrifice zone-free future
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6.2.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
We need to rethink how and where we get the materials crucial to a greener energy future |
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[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
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