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Agency Honors RGGI States for Climate Protection

EPA gives the 10 states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a Climate Protection Award.

Chrysotile Asbestos Is Carcinogenic, Groups Say

EIA, ADAO say that all forms of asbestos are responsible for related lung, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers, and mesotherlioma.

NPCA Gets Grant for National Parks-Climate Project

"Do Your Part" program educates people about the size of their carbon footprints.

GHG Calculator Designed for Fleet Managers

The Environmental Defense Fund and NAFA Fleet Management created the calculator as a first step in developing greener fleets.

Poll: 40% of Americans Rank Air, Water as Top Priorities

BBC World/Harris Polls surveyed 2,123 adults online about air and water pollution and water shortages.

Certification Boards Group Calls for Papers for 2010 Meeting

The conference proivdes presentations on current certification issues in water and wastewater.

NRDC Wants Chemicals Removed from Pet Products

The group filed a lawsuit in California against retailers and manufacturers for products containing propoxur without proper labeling.

Grand Jury Indicts Refuse Container Repair Company Executives

A Chicago grand jury found that managers of an Illinois company conspired and schemed to defraud the city on a refuse cart repair contract.

Report Highlights Innovative Public Transit Systems

An Environmental Defense Fund report provides case studies that highlight transit innovations across the United States.

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