News Briefs

Climate bill, clean-energy industry key to Tennessee’s economic revival:

December 28, 2009 – ENN.com: It’s not often that East Tennessee Republicans and Democrats find common ground on important issues. However, comprehensive federal climate and energy policy as a means to boos…

Middle East/Med Region Could Solar Power World:

December 28, 2009 – ENN.com: Middle Eastern and North African countries, often referred to under the umbrella term MENA countries, have the potential to create more than 3 times the world’s power needs, accordin…

Free HP Pavilion Laptop Computer:

December 28, 2009 – Product Test Panel: Get a Hewlett Packard Laptop! Must be US resident, 18yrs or older. Other Product Test Panel participation requirements apply.

Environmental News:

PM-2.5 Nonattainment Areas

(12/23) Attainment of EPA?s 2006 24-hour PM-2.5 NAAQS may be a reasonable expectation for the 31 areas, comprising 120 full and partial counties, the Agency recently designated nonattainment with the standard…

Alternative Drinking Water Tests

(12/22) Public water systems, laboratories, and agencies authorized to regulate drinking water now have access to 25 additional methods for determining contaminant concentrations in water samples, as required…

Court Fight Over Carbofuran

((12/18) FMC Corporation announced that it would take EPA to court over the Agency?s refusal to convene an evidentiary hearing to discuss FMC?s objections to EPA?s revocation of all tolerances for the pesticid…