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View it in your browser June 23, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING New Standards for Cleaner Cars and Air On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed cleaner fuel and car standards that would greatly reduce pollution levels, improve Americans' health and lead to widespread adoption of more efficient vehicles. The new standards would reduce the volatile… Continue Reading » Follow the Plate In direct contrast to the government's MyPlate nutritional chart, nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health have released the Healthy Eating Plate. Guided by nutritional studies, their chart fixes what they call "key flaws in the U.S. Department of… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Toxic Debris Delivers Triple Whammy While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new study highlights how ocean plastic debris is also a threat to humans because… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Of the Trees, For the Trees, By the Trees A review of American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation (Scribner) is the story of Americans and their trees. Though ubiquitous and largely ignored, trees shaped American history in profound ways. They provided fuel for homes and industry, building material and… Continue Reading » Gulf Stream Energy, with Turtles in Mind Capturing the Power of Ocean Currents while Minimizing Impacts on Marine Life A pioneering effort to generate electric power from ocean currents is about to enter a new phase at Florida Atlantic University. FAU researchers are focused on the Gulf Stream—a river of flowing ocean water that emerges from the Gulf of Mexico and heads north to Europe. … Continue Reading » The Great Lakes Stress Test A New Tool Helps Researchers Zero in on the Leading Threats to the Great Lakes The Great Lakes, consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, are under threat. Now, a new mapping tool allows researchers to see just how deep the problem runs These freshwater lakes contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water. They are a major… Continue Reading » Scaling Back One Lesson from Hurricane Sandy: The Need for Distributed Power At its peak, Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to more than 8.5 million homes and businesses across 21 states. Residents of parts of New York City, Long Island and the Jersey Shore struggled for months to access funding to start rebuilding, or, in some cases, to access… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Uranium Mining Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that there has been an increase in uranium mining in the U.S. due to a renewed interest in nuclear energy? What are the health and environmental ramifications of this? – Paul Raffman, New Bedford, MA The big boom for American uranium mining… Continue Reading » Cats and Bird Populations Dear EarthTalk:I understand that pet cats prey on lots of birds and other "neighborhood" wildlife, but isn't it cruel to force felines to live indoors only? And isn't human encroachment the real issue for bird populations, not a few opportunistic cats? – Jason… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851