The news varies this week from international to just down the street. Enjoy!

• Old TVs Spark Environmental Dispute – Boston Globe. The National Resources Defense Council alerts the Indonesian government that a Brockton recycling company is shipping them illegal e-waste. This is why it’s so important to make sure that electronics recyclers are e-Steward certified.
• USDA Issues Final Rule on Organic Access to Pasture – Chews Wise. Starting next year: a minimum of 120 days of pasture and 30% of nutrition from grass.
• Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling EPA – New York Times. Supreme Court decisions suggest that the Clean Water Act is only applicable to “navigable” waters.
• You Must Get a Home Energy Assessment – Slate. This is the sort of thing that the Cambridge Energy Alliance offers. Homeowners should really take advantage of it.
• Why the Anti-Urban Bias? – Boston Globe. An economics professor argues that recovery spending on highways and subsidies for home ownership encourage unsustainable sprawl.
• What Are Soap Nuts? – Making This Home. I’ve always wondered about soap nuts but never had the guts to experiment. Do they even work in a front loader?
• Toyota Prius Greenest Car in 2010? – Pays to Live Green. Consumer Reports loves our car. I love Consumer Reports. Win/win.
• Central Square Retail Tide Turning? – Cambridgeport Blog. A vegan cafe just blocks from my house? I’m so excited!

Elsewhere, my green makeup post was featured in the Carnival of the Green at the Ethical Superstore. As always, if you see anything I might find interesting, send it my way.