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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Natural Resources Defense Council

Natural Resources Defense Council stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - A German prosecutor is investigating allegations that chemical giant Bayer CropScience knowingly sold a pesticide that kills honeybees, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. The investigation follows complaints from German beekeepers and environmentalists that the company covered up incriminating data on chlothianidine. In the US, meanwhile, an environmental group sued... More »

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colony collapse disorder • honeybees • Environmental Protection Agency • Natural Resources Defense Council • Bayer • pesticide • chlothianidine

EPA Plans
Tough New
Lead Limits

Safety standards unchanged
for 30 years

May 2, 08 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing stringent new regulations on lead  levels in the air, which have remained unchanged for 30 years. Some 23 counties in the US would be out of compliance once the new standards are established. Lead has been linked to developmental and learning problems in children. More »

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Environmental Protection Agency • disability • lead • Natural Resources Defense Council • airborne lead • Herculaneum Mo. • Stephen L. Johnson • Marcus Peacock • Clean Air Watch

USPS Defends Its 'Life Blood:' Junk Mail

Postmasters, big mailers have helped stall state legislation

Mar 19, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Postal Service, dependent upon junk mail, appears to be successfully fighting efforts to staunch its flow, the Washington Post reports. Though 18 states have introduced do-not-mail bills, none has passed, thanks in part to resistance from postmasters nationwide. "The post office and the business groups are pretty... More »

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USPS • Natural Resources Defense Council • junk mail • bulk mail • standard mail • Thomas R. Carper • Center for a New American Dream • National Do Not Call Registry • National Wildlife Foundation

Wal-Mart Stores
Going Green

Retail giant lays out energy saving initiative

Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times. Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million... More »

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H. Lee Scott • hybrid car • suppliers • energy saving • wind power • fluorescent light bulbs • Natural Resources Defense Council • electronic prescriptions • Families USA • Wal-Mart

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