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8, 2008: USA Today
Bush, G8 make progress on climate change

3, 2008: Associated Press
Hot future shock: Heat wave temperatures to soar

1, 2008: Atlanta Journal Constitution
GA judge douses coal plants

27, 2008: NY Times
DDT on ice

27, 2008: Associated Press
Court says no deadline for EPA on global warming

26, 2008: NY Times
Damages cut against Exxon in Valdez case

26, 2008: LA Times
Judge rejects automaker effort to delay California emissions rules

25, 2008: Washington Post
Debating the cost of coal in rural Virginia

23, 2008: Washington Post
Turning up the heat on climate issue

20, 2008: CNN
Guerilla gardeners green their city on secret moonlit missions

19, 2008: ABC News
Science and religion make for unlikely allies

18, 2008: Associated Press
Veganic farmers work without animal fertilizers

16, 2008: Christian Science Monitor
How green is that product?

13, 2008: LA Times
That new shower curtain smell gives off toxic chemicals, study finds

13, 2008: Appalachian News Express
Environmental groups find alleged illegal coal mining

12, 2008: Grist
Fumes from Minn. dairy force neighbors to evacuate

12, 2008: Kansas City Star
Light up the grill, but trim the pollutants

11, 2008: Rochester Post Bulletin
GreenSpace: Mr. Green would go back to the future

10, 2008: Environment News Service
Waste company would import Mexican PCBs to burn in Texas

9, 2008: Chicago Tribune
How coal got a dirty name

20, 2008: Kansas City Star
Cost of coal power rising

19, 2008: NY Times
An export in solid supply

13, 2008: Arizona Capitol Times
Uranium mine exploration threatens Grand Canyon

13, 2008: Washington Post
Government suspends lending for coal plants

12, 2008: NY Times
$250 million settlement over asbestos is announced

11, 2008: Associated Press
Indians gather to save the planet

10, 2008: Seattle Times
Overwhelmingly white, the green movement is reaching for the rainbow

7, 2008: Penn Live
Environmental groups to seek to prevent W. Pa. coal plant

5, 2008: Indianapolis Star
Toxic Katrina trailers may spur tougher building codes

4, 2008: Christian Science Monitor
U.S. coal power boom suddenly wanes

4, 2008: Kansas City Star
Construction of MO coal-fired power plant delayed indefinitely

29, 2008: Chicago Sun Times
New Chicago condos are getting on the green wagon

27, 2008: Live Science
Solar power greenhouse gas emissions measured

27, 2008: San Francisco Chronicle
Memo warned: Credibility of EPA chief at risk

26, 2008: USA Today
Exxon spill revisited at high court

26, 2008: Best of New Orleans
The Erin Brockovich of formaldehyde

25, 2008: Greensboro News Record
Energy justice concerns minorities

21, 2008: Houston Chronicle
Drawing coal's battle lines

20, 2008: Cleveland Free Times
Dirty Dancing: Cleveland's ties to to coal

20, 2008: The News & Observer
Nuclear foes ready for battle

19, 2008: Hartford Courant
The graying of the greens

15, 2008: NY Times
FEMA vows new effort on trailers posing risk

14, 2008: Washington Post
CDC confirms health risks to occupants of trailers

14, 2008: KXAN-TV Austin, TX
Eco-friendly gift ideas for your Valentine

12, 2008: NY Times
The cold war threat to the Navajo

7, 2008: Jackson Hole Star Tribune
As landfills close in big cities, garbage travels farther

7, 2008: CNet News
In New York, a fight brews between renewable energy and jails

6, 2008: LA Times
The climate may be right for a global warming bill

4, 2008: Oregon Live
Calif. companies accused of fouling Columbia

3, 2008: Time magazine
Turned green by a twister

1, 2008: NY Times
Suit seeks to block oil search off Alaska

31, 2008: San Jose Mercury News
Businesses get mixed grades on going green

30, 2008: Baltimore Sun
Students aim to go 'green,' reduce waste

30, 2008: Associated Press
Energy Dept. Pulls Support for FutureGen

29, 2008: Salon.com
FEMA covered up cancer risks to Katrina victims

29, 2008: NY Times
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler

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