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Construction Sites: Big, Dirty and Only Getting Cleaner
September 19, 2008
Posted by NRDC News in The Media and the Environment
NRDC has been involved in lawsuits since 2004 with EPA for failing to set storm water runoff limits for builders; today the LA Times reports on NRDC’s success: a federal court just ruled that EPA must limit Builders’ water pollution… On WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show Barry Nelson discusses the dangers facing California as a result of the state’s sub-par levee system; the interview ran as a result a story in OnEarth’s newest issue… Treehugger also reported on OnEarth’s Delta Blues article... On Chicago Public Radio Rebecca Stanfield talks about Chicago’s serious effort to do its part to help quell global warming, as evidenced by a global warming attack plan released this week by the city…Christian Science Monitor talks about a new California report that found that cutting emissions in the Golden State could benefit state economy and public health; NRDC’s agreement with the findings is mentioned… And an Op-Ed in the Colorado Independent rallies for executive support behind NRDC’s newest green jobs report, also noting some choice interview excerpts from Thomas Friedman and Fareed Zakaria.
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