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  1. March 24, 2009, 3:59 pm

    DEFENSE: Night-Vision Devices Unaccounted for in Iraq

    The Pentagon seems to have some trouble keeping track of its materiel. The latest items to go missing? Night-vision devices. Read more

  2. March 20, 2009, 2:29 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Corporate Bankruptcies Leave Taxpayers Holding the Tab for Superfund Cleanup

    The financial crisis may be spilling over into new quarters, affecting the cleanup of toxic Superfund sites across the nation, activists warn. Read more

  3. March 19, 2009, 3:45 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Big Increases in Mercury and Other Toxic Releases

    Almost 4.1 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released to the environment in the United States in 2007, according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory. That’s a five percent overall drop from the prior year, but the release of several specific hazardous substances — including mercury, PCBs, and dioxins - all increased significantly. Read more

  4. March 16, 2009, 1:21 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: More Coal Ash on the Way?

    A massive, late-December coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee helped publicize the many dangers of the often toxic solid waste generated by burning coal for electricity. Read more

  5. February 19, 2009, 1:34 pm

    ENVIRONMENT: Coal Ash Debate Now Moves to Minefilling

    Ever since that disastrous late December coal-ash spill in Eastern Tennessee, Congressional attention has focused on one federal agency — the Environmental Protection Agency. But as lawmakers pressure the EPA to regulate coal ash — the often toxic solid waste generated by burning coal for electricity, and the focus of a new Center investigation — environmentalists are also nervously eyeing the draft of a proposed rule floated by the Interior Department — and praying it’ll forever fade. Read more

  6. January 07, 2009, 3:36 pm

    COAL ASH: The Hidden History

    The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal ash — the often toxic solid waste left by burning the black rock to produce electricity. The recent spill is shining a new spotlight on coal ash, but the regulatory history is little known. The debate came to a head in a fierce inter-agency struggle in the waning days of the Clinton administration, only to fade during the Bush years. Read more

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