Enviro: Politics, Juridics, Activism: Top 10 environmental issues this year and ahead
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VT Digger (December12,2k11) Read the entire h+ly analytical article!
Stripped and reposted here by Politicarp and Lawt
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Vermont Law School publishes top 10 environmental watch list for 2012
Top 10 Environmental Watch List 2011-12
#1 With Republicans Bashing the EPA, 2012 Could Be
a Turning Point for Environmental Regulation
Summary: House Republicans and Republican presidential candidates have launched unprecedented attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency, saying environmental regulations are hurting the economy.
#2 EPA and White House Clash Over Ozone Standards
Summary: President Obama’s rejection of a controversial new air pollution rule pleased industry but angered environmental and public health advocates heading into the presidential election season.
# 3 Powder River Basin’s Mother Lode of Coal
at the Epicenter of Energy Development
Summary: The federal leasing of the Powder River Basin’s massive coal deposits opens the door to big profits, plentiful electricity, and environmental degradation in a place both remote and central to the world’s energy future.
# 4 Activists Claim Victory, Temporarily,
on Disputed Keystone XL Pipeline
Summary: The State Department has postponed a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial proposal to carry [Canadian] tar sands ['ethical'] oil across the U.S. heartland. While opponents of the project view this as a major victory, the fate of the pipeline remains unclear. [My emendations in brackets— Lawt]
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