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May 04, 2009
Industries Push for Free Pollution Credits Stephen Power, Wall Street Journal ($), May 04, 2009
April 27, 2009
Without Superfund Tax, Stimulus Aids Cleanups John M. Broder, New York Times, April 27, 2009
April 13, 2009
Utility Rejects Many Requests to Buy Land Tainted by Tenn. Coal-Ash Spill AP, April 13, 2009
March 25, 2009
Lobbyists Are Winners of Stimulus’ Clean-Tech Push Tim Mullaney, Bloomberg, March 25, 2009
March 20, 2009
Report Finds Major Decline in Some Bird Populations Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, March 20, 2009
March 17, 2009
Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track Matthew L. Wald, New York Times, March 17, 2009
March 10, 2009
Gov’t Forcing Wildlife Group to ID Leak’s Source Pete Yost, AP, March 10, 2009
March 09, 2009
EPA Reconsiders Air Pollution Rules Wade Rawlins, News & Observer, March 09, 2009
What the Stimulus Does for Renewable Energy Kenneth T. Walsh, US News & World Report, March 09, 2009
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