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Health troubles persist for 9/11 rescue workers.
Nearly five years after the terrorist attack, thousands of workers who toiled at the World Trade Center site continue to experience health problems. USA Today.
Silicon Valley races to develop electric cars. Start-up founders hope to do what Detroit could not: create a thriving market for the vehicles. LA Times
Plant safety bill delayed in Senate. Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Environment & Public Works Committee, is blocking a floor vote on chemical plant security legislation. Environmental Science & Technology
Think globally? Act domestically. Consumers eager to slow global warming increasingly have a financial incentive to think close to home when making choices about where to invest.
Christian Science Monitor
Companies resist bid to limit emissions. An ambitious effort to combat global warming in California comes before a state Senate committee today as the state's most powerful business groups step up their efforts to kill it. Los Angeles Times
Pollution 'bull's-eye'. Cement manufacturing, responsible for about 5 percent of the world's industrial climate-changing emissions, is a singular challenge in the global quest to ratchet down greenhouse gases. Sacramento Bee
Britain's first olive grove is a sign of our hotter times. Temperatures have risen so far in recent years that it is now considered possible to grow the iconic fruit of the Mediterranean countries commercially in southern England. London Independent
It's no flight of fancy. Climate change is contributing to a slow, but steady alteration in bird populations in Ontario and across the continent. Toronto Star
Study reveals pesticides link to Parkinson's. Gardners and farmers who spray plants with pesticides could be increasing their risk of contracting Parkinson's disease, research has shown. London Times
Brussels drops land clean-up after cost concerns.
Plans to force governments to clean up contaminated land have been abandoned by the European Commission, in another sign of Brussels' shift away from strict environmental rules. Financial Times
Something stinks: it's Detroit air. Detroit gets an F in air quality, and is ranked dead last out of 100 cities in the United States in an analysis by Men's Health magazine. Detroit Free Press
Can Congress rescue FEMA? Ten months after Hurricane Katrina exposed failures at all levels of government, Congress is seeking to avert another debacle the next time the country faces a catastrophic natural disaster or terrorist attack. Washington Post
Making, fighting diseases of terror. Biologists at Fort Detrick's newest biodefense center may be asked to make some of the world's deadliest microbes even more dangerous than they already are potentially increasing the risk that nasty new organisms will be unleashed on the world. Baltimore Sun
Waxman proposes tough climate bill. On June 20, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that mandates much larger cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions than any other Capitol Hill proposal to date. Chemical & Engineering News.
Virginia gives a pass to air polluters. Members of Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board must have a very loose understanding of the word "control." Last week, they unanimously voted to ease restrictions on power plants and factories that belch pollutants into the sky. Roanoke Times
A waste of energy. As its nickel-and-dime agenda suggests, the House of Representatives' "Energy Week," which may not last even five days, is a joke. New York Times
A hockey stick wake-up.
A hockey stick wake-up. This week's confirmation of the hockey stick trend line for global warming should help mobilize policymakers to end business as usual. Boston Globe