1. KEEPING TABS ON WASHINGTON.
- Author
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Slater, Dashka
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *SONAR & the environment , *URANIUM , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
The article presents U.S. political news briefs. A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Navy must create sonar-free zones in areas where marine mammals congregate. The U.S. Forest Service has approved a contract for British company Vane Minerals to search for uranium in Kaibab National Forest in Arizona. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan for controlling mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants has been found to be in violation of the Clean Air Act.
- Published
- 2008