Quote of the day:
“It doesn’t matter to me who the president is. What matters to me is these sites get cleaned up.” — Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in EPA plans fewer toxic cleanups
[news links after the jump]
Coal:
Fracking:
- Colorado – COGCC director: unnecessary FRAC Act would spread staff too thin (Colorado Independent)
Hardrock:
- ASARCO – Battle heats up in bankruptcy court (AZ Republic)
- Superfund – EPA plans fewer toxic cleanups than Bush-era (ecofactory)
- Colorado – Uranium mining hinges on markets, courts (Durango Herald)
Tar sands:
- Investment – Squeezing oil from sand (Mail & Guardian)
- Saksatchewan – Alberta oil sands lead to acid rain in Saskatchewan (Globe and Mail)
