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Posted at 4:49 PM on 27 Mar 2008

• Chemical manufacturer Dupont is being sued for noncompliance with pollution laws.

• New England is not on track to meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets, says a report.

• Denmark is building 20,000 electric car recharging stations.

• Paying bills online saves 24 square feet of forest a year, says a new study.

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	Tools: print \| email \| write to the editor \| subscribe \| RSS Share: digg \| hugg \| stumbleupon \| reddit \| newsvine \| fark \| facebook Bookmark: del.icio.us \| google \| yahoo In Brief A roundup of news snippets Posted at 4:49 PM on 27 Mar 2008 • Chemical manufacturer Dupont is being sued for noncompliance with pollution laws. • New England is not on track to meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets, says a report. • Denmark is building 20,000 electric car recharging stations. • Paying bills online saves 24 square feet of forest a year, says a new study. ADVERTISING POLICY < Previous \| Next > Comments: There are no comments. Be the first to post! You are not logged in. Thus, you cannot post a comment. If you have a Gristmill account, log in below. If you don't have a Gristmill account, well, by all means go make one! Meet you back here in five. Username: Password: Forgot your password? Enter your username and click: The comments of Grist users reflect the opinions of those individuals only, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of Grist, its staff, its board members, their psychotherapists, or their aestheticians. Got it?	Also in Grist Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary The organic label on your milk doesn't tell the whole story. Urban Legends Smart(ish) Cities series ends, but sustainability efforts march on. Where the Wild Things Grow Got weeds? Reach for the food processor, not the lawnmower. Tail Lickin' Good Local-food advocates urge you to give squirrel a whirl. The Week's Most Popular Viewed Commented Emailed Ask Umbra on plastic bottles and BPA A Grist special series on unexpected urban progress How to use extra-virgin olive oils, from the extraordinary to the merely wonderful Ask Umbra on plastic water bottles Ask Umbra on buying eco-products in bulk Alaska legislature looking for polar-bear skeptics Goldman says oil 'likely' to hit $150-$200 by 2010 No more subsidies for nuclear power, McCain et al More hidden costs of our love affair with cheap imported goods Lisa Heinzerling responds to Richard Revesz on cost-benefit analysis Ask Umbra on plastic bottles and BPA Timothy LaSalle of Rodale on the surprising climate benefits of organic farming Ouster of Sierra Club's Florida leaders stirs up a storm of controversy An interview with Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Ask Umbra on plastic water bottles From the Archives A Problem of Scale. Chilean salmon-farming industry in a sad state. The State of Play. Washington governor may veto bill restricting toxins in toys. Spring in a Step. EPA will request public comment on GHG regulation this spring. News Archives