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1   Link   RFK Jr.'s Earth Day message: Environmentalism is patriotic
Robert Kennedy, Jr zeros in on why the Stop Titan movement is so important
2   Link   Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation
The coal ash pond that ruptured and sent a billion gallons of toxic sludge across 300 acres of East Tennessee last month was only one of more than 1,300 similar dumps across the United States — most of them unregulated and unmonitored — that contain billions more gallons of fly ash and other byproducts of burning coal.
3   Link   Fossil Fuels’ Hidden Cost Is in Billions, Study Says (New York Times)
urning fossil fuels costs the United States about $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported in a study issued Monday.
4   Link   Study warns of mercury near site
Elevated levels of toxic mercury and other heavy metals are in neighborhoods around the Lafarge cement plant on Route 9W, according results from a volunteer project performed by a well-known state scientist.

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=847347#ixzz0T75LvJVI
5   Link   EPA: Deny 9 rock mining permits in Miami-Dade
The Environmental Protection Agency said it isn't looking to block mining in Miami-Dade, but its concerns could force the industry to scale back its plans for new mines.
6   Link   Kids' lower IQ scores linked to prenatal pollution
Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.
7   Link   Learn more about the TVA coal ash spill
8   Link   Cleaner air, longer life: Study provides evidence (LA Times)
9   Link   Coal Pollution Knows No Boundaries
With the weak enforcement of environmental and health regulations by the Bush administration - and the ever growing list of last minute rollbacks - it is no wonder that many states continue to take action into their own hands. Related to new coal plants, the Attorneys General in both South Carolina and New Jersey have spoken out against new coal-fired power plants in their state.
10   Link   Don't believe the hype - clean coal still pollutes
11   Link   Mercury Pollution from Cement Kilns Double Previous Estimates
12   Link   Study: Calif dirty air kills more than car crashes
13   Link   Save Yankeetown - A forum where another, similar dispute with Titan is discussed
14   Link   Wetland Loss in Miama
15   Link   Everglade "Restoration" in Florida
Does that look like restoration to you?
16   Link   EPA Regulates Mercury
17   Link   Cement Makers Decry Emissions Rules
18   Link   Gulf spill dominates hearing on oil & gas exploration
The rig Deepwater Horizon didn't explode and sink off the North Carolina coast. And the giant oil slick threatening fragile wetlands and shellfishing grounds isn't doing so in the Atlantic.