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"Feds Issue Safety, Health Warnings To 10 US Mines"

"The operators of 10 U.S. mines, including the largest private-sector coal company in the world, have been warned they must improve health and safety conditions or face stricter enforcement and penalties, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday."

Source: AP, 10/09/2009

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"Green Crime: Stealing Solar Panels"

"Solar panels are expensive and increasingly in demand. And now, many communities are learning of their solar array's value the hard way – they're being stolen."

Source: Environment Report, 10/05/2009

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Court Finds EPA Fails To Investigate Civil Rights Complaints

"U.S. EPA's Office of Civil Rights has shown a systemic refusal to address allegations of discrimination in the use of agency funds, according to a unanimous three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals."

Source: Greenwire, 09/21/2009

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September 23, 2009 to September 26, 2009

Breaking the Color Barrier in the Great Outdoors

Population demographics are changing. Are there sufficient outreach efforts to engage all Americans in the Great Outdoors?

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EPA Expands Energy Conservation Push with Churches

The estimated 370,000 houses of worship in the US could reduce energy consumption as much as 30%, so EPA is offering incentives, resources, and tools as encouragement.

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Parks In Parking Spaces

On September 18th, thousands of people around the world will spend the day sitting in parking spaces - without their cars - as part of an annual event called "Parking Day." The idea is to spark a conversation about how we're using our public spaces. The Environment Report's Nora Flaherty attended last year's Parking Day, and here's what she found.

Source: Environment Report, 09/17/2009

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"Are Condoms the Ultimate Green Technology?"

"More children equal more carbon dioxide emissions. And recent research has resulted in renewed coverage of the notion that one of the cheapest ways to curb emissions in coming decades would be to provide access to birth control for tens of millions of women around the world who say they desire it."