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Complete list of press releases

Kerry-Boxer Draft Marks Beginning of Senate Climate Change Negotiations
September 30, 2009
Fuel subsidy cuts welcome, but G20 leaders must work harder for U.N. climate agreement
September 25, 2009
USDA Praised for $320 Million Initiative to Improve Mississippi River Water Quality
September 24, 2009
Top U.S. ecologists ask President Obama to include tropical forests in climate policy
September 23, 2009
Obama must bring Climate Day energy to bear on U.S. Senate, says EDF
September 22, 2009
Nation to Begin Disclosing Major Sources of Global Warming Pollution
September 22, 2009
New Murkowski Rider: The George W. Bush Approach to Global Warming
September 21, 2009
Endangered Toads Given a Head Start
September 21, 2009
Yet Another CBO Study Shows Small Costs of Clean Energy Legislation
September 18, 2009
BIG WIN FOR HUGE CORAL REEFS OFF NC, SC, GEORGIA, FLORIDA
September 17, 2009
Environmental Defense Fund Commends NYC Council for Passing Bill to Cut Toxic Emissions from Public School Buses
September 17, 2009
EPA Applauded for Move to Restore Science in Protecting Americans from Ozone "Smog"
September 16, 2009
EPA Applauded for Move to Restore Science in Protecting Americans from Ozone
September 16, 2009
EPA Proposes First National Greenhouse Gas Pollution Standards in U.S. History
September 15, 2009
EDF Expresses Deep Disappointment at California Legislature's Inability to Pass Water Policy Reforms
September 12, 2009