• Health Centers Make Use of Brownfields
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   December 12, 2012
• There is a nationwide trend to replace contaminated tracts in distressed neighborhoods with health centers.

• New Jersey Officials, Residents Blast Utility's Sandy Response
• Source: Newark Star-Ledger   |   New Jersey   |   December 12, 2012
• Dozens of public officials and residents spoke out about JCP&L’s handling of Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. The utility is the first to face a public lambasting for its handling of Sandy.
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• Green Schools Not Living Up to Their Energy, Money-Saving Hype
• Source: USA Today   |   Nation   |   December 11, 2012
• "Green schools" promise huge energy savings and rising student performance, but do not always deliver, despite their extra cost.

• Fracking Decision Pending in Maryland
• Source: Washington Post   |   Maryland   |   December 10, 2012
• Time is slowly running out on a de facto drilling moratorium imposed by Gov. Martin O’Malley.

• Case for Large U.S. Natural Gas Exports Bolstered by New Report
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   December 6, 2012
• A government study concluded that the national economic benefits of significant natural gas exports far outweighed the potential for higher energy prices for consumers and industrial users of the fuel.
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• The Folly of Praying for a Crisis
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   December 5, 2012
• The fiscal and environmental disasters that we know are going to happen need to be dealt with now.
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• States' Asian Carp Lawsuit Thrown Out
• Source: AP/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   |   Great Lakes   |   December 4, 2012
• A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by five states, including Wisconsin, that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would consider new arguments if the case were filed again.
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• Who's Responsible for Stormwater Runoff? Supreme Court to Decide
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Nation   |   December 3, 2012
• The Supreme Court will hear a case from Los Angeles to decide for the first time who can be held responsible for polluted storm water that runs off city streets and into rivers and bays.
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• Global Warming Puts the Heat on State Climatologists
• BY: Leigh Ann Renzulli   |   December 2012
• Extreme weather events have intensified the climate change debate and made climatologists’ job more high profile and more controversial than ever before.
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• Chicago’s Battle of the Roofs: Green vs. White
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   December 2012
• Two public buildings competed to see which type of roof would reduce their electric bill the most. The result may surprise you.
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• 5-Year Farm Bill Gets New Life in Congress
• Source: Politico   |   Nation   |   November 30, 2012
• House and Senate farm bill leaders edged closer Thursday, joined in a last ditch effort to put in place a new five-year plan before the end of this Congress.

• EPA Recommends States Adopt Stronger Water Quality Standards for Beaches
• Source: Los Angeles Times   |   Nation   |   November 27, 2012
• Federal environmental officials said they hoped the suggested guidance would prompt state leaders to toughen their own oversight of recreational waters where people swim, surf and go boating.

• Solar Power Plants Burden the Counties That Host Them in California
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   November 26, 2012
• Several counties in California are now pushing back against solar developers, asking them to cover the costs of servicing the new industry.
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• Human Error Caused Natural Gas Explosion in Springfield, Massachusetts
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Springfield, Mass.   |   November 26, 2012
• Human error was the cause of Friday’s natural gas explosion in downtown Springfield that leveled a strip club, damaged dozens of other buildings, and injured at least 19 people, officials said.

• Water Infrastructure and the Gush of Creativity
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   November 21, 2012
• Innovative public officials and utility managers are finding cost-effective ways to fix our aging water systems and save billions of dollars in the process.