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News bites: EPA brownfield cleanup grants favor wealthy communities
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09/17/12 08:49 AM ET
Poor communities, compared with their wealthier neighbors, have struggled to secure Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants and loans for cleaning up toxic brownfields, according to a report by six nonprofit news organizations.
Recent comments from Saudi Arabia’s energy minister have quieted U.S. calls to tap into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, notes Reuters.
The Wall Street Journal analyzes what it takes for a residential solar power system to pay for itself.
Natural-gas vehicles might be in the offing for U.S. automakers, according to the Detroit Free Press.
A new study says about 70 percent of coral reefs are facing long-term damage by 2030 as a result of climate change, Reuters reports.
