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Land lost. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ripped away 217 square miles of Louisiana's fragile coastline, with each turning huge swaths of land to water overnight, accelerating a process that already posed grave threats to coastal communities. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana.

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/11605473046210.xml & coll=1

Copper plant illegally burned hazardous waste, E.P.A. says. A bankrupt copper giant pretended for years to recycle metals while illegally burning hazardous waste in a notorious El Paso smelter, according to a newly released EPA document. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/us/11toxic.html?_r=1 & ref=us & oref=slogin

Firm must pay asbestos costs. The Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings that require W.R. Grace & Co. to pay a $54.5-million federal bill for asbestos cleanup in a Montana mining town described as one of the nation's most contaminated Superfund sites. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-grace11oct11,0,7156395.story

Questions remain over just how big accident was. Nearly a half-century after the meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, serious questions remain about the scope of the accident and its impact on thousands of nearby residents. Los Angeles Daily News, California.

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4473093

Apex mayor: Come clean on toxins. Mayor Keith Weatherly on Tuesday demanded an exact accounting of the chemicals inside the hazardous waste warehouse that exploded last week after learning that arsenic, mercury and lead were stored there. Raleigh News & Observer, North Carolina.

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/497272.html

Leaking Lowell landfill cause for worry. Residents are concerned about the health risks of potentially lethal chemicals such as methane, hydrogen cyanide, lead and arsenic being emitted by the Feddeler landfill in Indiana. Merrillville Post-Tribune, Indiana.

http://www.post-trib.com/news/91759,fedderlers.article

Low-sulfur diesel fuel in effect Sunday. The biggest revolution in highway fuels since lead was removed from gasoline will be nearly complete as trucks and buses fill their tanks with low sulfur diesel. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/11/washington/11diesel.html

Region to step up war against smog. Southern Calif. officials may impose fees on new development as part of a tough strategy that calls for more frequent smog inspections of cars and stricter regulations of everything from motorcycles to hairspray. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-air11oct11,0,2057943.story

Toxic cloud engulfs Santiago, Chile. The phone lines of Chile's Police, Fire Departments, and National Emergency Office collapsed Monday night, as residents placed hundreds of calls reporting smelling gas in the streets. Santiago Times, Chile.

http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story & story_id=11810 & topic_id=1

China sharply lifts count of lead-poisoned youth. China confirmed that nearly 1,000 children in Gansu province have " excessive " levels of lead in their blood -- nearly four times as many as were originally reported after a massive lead-poisoning case was uncovered last month. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116051869201388495.html

European chemical plan advances. The European Parliament's powerful environmental committee approved tough new rules Tuesday regulating the bloc's chemical industry, presaging a tense showdown between the EU and the world's biggest chemical companies. International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/10/business/reach.php

U.S. insurers told to look at risk of future losses. When it comes to assessing the cost of global warming, U.S. insurance companies are playing catch-up with their European counterparts, according to a study released Tuesday by insurer Allianz Group and the World Wildlife Fund. Sacramento Bee, California.

http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/37181.html

God's green Earth. Although the veracity of the global warming crisis is debated among evangelicals, many leaders express regret at coming late to the " caring for creation " effort and they're urging the faithful to look at the problems caused by greenhouse gases. Orange County Register, California.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1308603.php

Water for millions at risk as glaciers melt away. The loss of glaciers in South America and Asia will threaten the water supplies of millions of people within a few decades. London Guardian, England.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1892414,00.html

PM vows laws to cut smog, emissions. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Tuesday that his government will introduce a Clean Air Act in Parliament next week to reduce smog and greenhouse gas emissions. Vancouver Sun, British Columbia.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b0ae1da9-956c-419c-b853-648c16bac212 & k=23102

Eco-Kremlin: Russia targets energy giants. Western firms developing Russia's rich oil and gas fields are facing sweeping allegations of environmental abuses. But critics say the charges are a thinly veiled Kremlin power play to renege on 1990s-era contracts now seen as unfavorable. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1011/p06s02-woeu.html

Congress acts to clean up the ocean. A biologically rich coral island chain in the Pacific Ocean NW of Hawaii, which President Bush designated as a marine national monument, resides on the edge of the great " eastern garbage patch " , double the size of Texas. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1011/p02s01-usgn.html

Toxic stormwater is one of the Sound's biggest threats. With each rainstorm, a dose of algae- fertilizing nutrients, plus assorted toxic filth, washes off the streets and yards of the town and flows into the harbor. The runoff is plaguing Puget sound. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. [related stories]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/brokenpromises/288238_stormwater11.asp

Low-impact methods have high impact on ecosystems. When it comes to stormwater, there are three options: Keep pollutants out of stormwater; clean up the water before it empties into streams or Puget Sound; or do low-impact development to keep water onsite. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/brokenpromises/288235_stormwatersolutions11.asp

Does clean-energy initiative promise more than it can deliver? A clean-energy initiative on Washington's November ballot promises to reduce the state's dependence on fossil fuels, combat global warming and cut the cost of electricity. Seattle Times, Washington.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003298789_greenenergy11m.html

Bar workers breathing better after smoking ban, study finds. Bar workers showed significant improvements in respiratory symptoms and lung function shortly after a smoking ban in confined public places was implemented in Scotland, according to a new study. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116051010541788385.html?mod=health_home_stories

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•Energy: More on cleaner diesel; Biofuels; Hybrids

•DuPont vows to go greener

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•Editorials: Time for truth at Rocketdyne; Feds duck environment; Let's hope Harper's clean-air policy isn't just hot air; Set guidelines for E. coli

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May 5, 2007

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>Panel calculates cost of global warming fix. An international scientific

>panel for the first time yesterday put a price tag on what it would take

>to avoid the worst effects of global warming, concluding that the effort

>would be affordable and would be partially offset by economic and other

>benefits. Washington Post [Registration Required]

>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050401214\

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>Global warming fight is affordable, says new report. Aggressively cutting

>carbon emissions would cost only 3 percent of world economic growth

>between now and 2030, says a UN-sponsored study endorsed by 105 countries.

>Christian Science Monitor

>http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0504/p25s02-wogi.html

>U.N. climate plan called unrealistic. A United Nations panel on Friday

>released its most comprehensive strategy to avoid the catastrophic effects

>of global warming, but experts said political and economic realities

>likely doom it to failure. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration

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>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-warming5may05,0,4883379.s\

tory

>Southwest water woes. There’s been a drought in the Southwestern U.S.

>since 1998, but that hasn’t stopped the population in the region from

>rising by a million people per year. Living On Earth

>http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=07-P13-00018 & segmentID=3

>North Carolina family takes carbon challenge. Scott and Claudia Sheppard

>are among the many people who feel a sense of foreboding about global

>warming and are trying to do something about it. National Public Radio

>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9979875

>Households would need new bulbs to meet lighting-efficiency rule.

>Light-bulb makers and environmentalists are working on an energy-saving

>lighting standard that, if enacted, would effectively phase out

>incandescent bulbs. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117833188179693125.html

>Cloudy Germany a powerhouse in solar energy. Thanks to a law requiring

>Germany's huge old-line utility companies to subsidize solar upstarts,

>about half of the world's solar electricity was produced in gloomy-skied

>Germany last year. Washington Post [Registration Required]

>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050402466\

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>Big oil in tiny Cambodia: The burden of new wealth. For many struggling

>countries, like Nigeria and Chad, oil has been a poisoned bonanza,

>paradoxically dragging them into deeper poverty and corruption in what

>some call the oil curse. New York Times [Registration Required]

>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/05/world/asia/05cambo.html

>Farmers, informal gold miners clash over pollution. There is a cemetery at

>the foot of this hill full of gold and silver near the village of

>Algamarca in northwestern Peru -- an indication of the risks involved in

>informal mining, which uses highly toxic substances like cyanide and

>mercury. Inter Press Service

>http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37622

>Kids breathing pollutants on aging buses. Day in and day out, children

>across the U.S. are riding to school on aging buses, breathing what some

>activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier

>than the air outside. Associated Press

>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4777224.html

>Judges get crash course in sciences. As advanced science plays a larger

>role in courtrooms across the country, judges who earned degrees in

>English or the humanities face the daunting task of making informed

>decisions about some very technical disputes. Associated Press

>http://www.examiner.com/a-712054~Judges_Get_Crash_Course_in_Sciences.html

>Study shows high tungsten coincides with Nevada cancer cluster. Elevated

>levels of tungsten began showing up in trees in Fallon several years

>before an unusually large number of the town's children developed

>leukemia. Associated Press

>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/may/04/050410427.html

>Chelation stirs controversy. Increasing numbers of autistic children are

>treated with a controversial technique traditionally reserved for patients

>suffering from heavy-metal poisoning. United Press International

>http://www.upi.com/Consumer_Health_Daily/Reports/2007/05/04/ped_med_chelation_s\

tirs_controversy/

>Ont. firefighters to get compensation for job related cancers back to

>1960. Ontario passed legislation it considers to be this country's

>furthest reaching recognition of the link between battling blazes and

>contracting cancer. Canadian Press

>http://www.ohscanada.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=68590 & issue=05042007

>Study: Mostly minorities live near hazardous waste. Nearly 90 percent of

>the people who live near a commercial hazardous waste site in the Baton

>Rouge area are minorities, according to a new study. Baton Rouge Advocate,

>Louisiana.

>http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/7347346.html

>Toxic cleanup lags behind in N.J. Of the country's most polluted

>industrial sites, New Jersey holds the lion's share, and over three

>decades only a small percentage have been cleaned up under the supervision

>of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. West Paterson Herald News,

>New Jersey.

>http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2\

Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTI4MjIwJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==

>New limits for 3M chemicals. Gov. Tim Pawlenty has signed a bill that will

>strengthen the public-health guidelines for two 3M Co. chemicals found in

>drinking water in the east metro and that orders state health officials to

>study what's known about the chemicals' risk. Minneapolis Star Tribune,

>Minnesota.

>http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1164470.html

>More low-income housing being built green. While environmentally friendly

>building has gained a following in recent years, not all low-income

>housing builders have rushed to join the movement. Seattle

>Post-Intelligencer, Washington.

>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/314533_green05.html

>Panel will investigate research firms' ethics. A congressional

>subcommittee will investigate possible conflicts of interest involving

>medical research firms such as the Constella Group. Milwaukee Journal

>Sentinel, Wisconsin.

>http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=601378

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>Australia, Peru, Cayman Islands, Canada

>•Air in NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, VA, NC, AL, FL, TX, ID, UT, NM, CA

>•Contamination in NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, NC, FL, OH, IN, WI, MN, IL, IA, CO,

>NM, WA, OR, CA, AK, HI

>•Water/sewage in NY, MD, MO, TX, AZ, CA

>•Smoking in IL

>•Editorials: Warming challenge; Bankrupt Superfund; No chemical mystery;

>Greener Florida

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Tainted Chinese imports common. For years, U.S. inspection records show, China has flooded the United States with foods unfit for human consumption. And for years, FDA inspectors have simply returned to Chinese importers the small portion of those products they caught. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/19/AR2007051901273.html

Gateway under siege. To watch a longshore crew unload a cargo ship at the Port of Oakland, it seems a wonder that any of our food imports gets inspected. Sacramento Bee, California.

http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/185763.html

Big holes frustrate food import safety net. As federal regulators scrambled last month to contain a pet food contamination outbreak, officials in some Southern states had a different concern: Noticing that catfish imports from China had skyrocketed, they began testing the imported fish. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-4sf3du4may20,1,2270948.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

Food safety 'an issue across Asia.' Across Asia governments appear to be struggling to control the use of toxic chemicals in manufactured and fresh food, chemicals that experts believe are responsible for deteriorating public health. Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia.

http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,,21762976-5005961,00.html

Backlash against a whistle-blower. For years, Dr. John O'Connor has made headlines by continually asking why natives near the oil sands have so much cancer. But that's not the only reason he's in such hot water now. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. [subscription Required]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070519.DOCTOR19/TPStory/Environment

A river gasps for life in India. The Ganga is facing a threat due to increased water withdrawal for agriculture, pollution, climate change and the 14 proposed large dams. Chandigarh Tribune, India.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070520/spectrum/main1.htm

Al Gore has big plans. Six years after the Supreme Court declared him the loser of a presidential race that seemed his for the taking, Al Gore has attained what you can only call prophetic status; and he has done so by acting as he could not, or would not, as a candidate. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/magazine/20wwln-gore-t.html?ref=us

Fighting global warming. Illinois is joining a growing list of states that are making their own policies on global warming, a trend that could create a patchwork of regulations. Rockford Register Star, Illinois.

http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/BUSINESS/105200037

Why are they greener than we are? In Germany and the Netherlands especially, a new generation of architects has expanded the definition of sustainable design beyond solar panels and sod roofs. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/magazine/20europe-t.html?pagewanted=all

Battling climate change. A team led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Pete McGrail in Richland has found that trapping carbon dioxide in basalt will quickly neutralize the gas responsible for global warming by safely turning it into limestone. Kennewick Tri-city Herald, Washington.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/8902962p-8802879c.html

Troubled waters. Vermont's cold, clean rivers and streams offer some of the best wild brook trout conditions in the eastern United States. But as the state's average temperatures are increasing, its cold-water fish habitat is decreasing. Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, Vermont.

http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/70518009/1002

Climate change puts nuclear energy into hot water. Governments and the energy industry are just starting to grasp the vulnerabilities of water-hungry nuclear power plants. International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/20/africa/nuke.php

It's not your imagination: fires are more common. The fire-friendly conditions that are fanning flames in the Southeast and in Southern California are partly the result of climate change. And it looks like there is more parched weather, and fires, on the way. National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10158516

Is Chicago's air clean enough? A decades-long clampdown on pollution from power plants, factories and cars has cleaned up Chicago's air enough to meet federal smog standards for the first time. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-smog_20may20,1,1129272.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

Biosolid use nothing to ‘pooh-pooh.’ Is that nutrient-rich fertilizer you’re spreading on your vegetable garden? Or is it toxic sludge, filled with pathogens, heavy metals and industrial waste? Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Indiana.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/17255477.htm

Montana growers cry foul. Muggli and other irrigators on the 180-mile stretch of the Tongue River that flows through eastern Montana blame water shortages on Wyoming. The river rises in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming and flows through the Cowboy State on its way to its confluence with the Yellowstone at Miles City. Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming.

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/05/20/news/wyoming/2422d63a23c3c62e872572e100007a28.txt

Water conflict heats up: Montana takes case against Wyoming to Supreme Court. If Montana and Wyoming were independent nations, troops would be lined up at the border waiting for an order to fire. Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming.

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/05/20/news/wyoming/12710ab434f499bc872572e000210c49.txt

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•Climate: Britain shreds plans; UN deadlock; Bangkok's effort; Indian dams; Terminate climate change; Reducing footprint; DeCaprio follows Gore

•Energy: Eco-'Judases'; Coal to hydrogen; Diesel push; Wind; Tidal power

•Biodynamic wine; Hotels adopt green cleaning

•Radiation risks from baby monitors

•Stories from UK, Cyprus, China, Thailand, India, Australia, Canada, Jamaica

•Air in NY, FL, OH, CA

•Chemicals in car seats

•Contamination in MA, RI, NY, NJ, VA, WA

•Water/sewage in NY, MD, FL, OH, WY, CA

•Editorials: Monitor gas wells; Action on climate; California water crisis; Paper or plastic; Good gas prices

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Water woes. It's a special commodity everyone takes for granted. But supply is shrinking, pipes are aging, and few are willing to pay the price. US News & World Report

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070527/4water.htm

A world of thirst. By 2025, the United Nations predicts 3 billion people will be scrambling for clean water. Industrial contaminants flooding waterways, wasteful irrigation, an exploding population, corruption, and a changing climate, are just a few of the problems. US News & World Report

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070527/4hotspots.htm

Sin City is wheeling and dealing to satisfy its cravings for cool, clear water. When it comes to the booming but arid American West, water increasingly defies the law of gravity. As the old saying goes, " water flows uphill ... toward money. " US News & World Report

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070527/4nevada.htm

Ancient " megadroughts " struck U.S. West, could happen again, study suggests. Much of the western U.S. may be headed into a prolonged dry spella " perfect drought, " scientists say, that could persist for generations. National Geographic News

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070524-drought.html

Chipping away at a deadly problem. Throughout Fresno County, hundreds of children are sickened each year by lead. Some are poisoned by folk medicine. Some have eaten candies contaminated with lead. But the biggest problem is crumbling, lead-based paint in the older homes. Fresno Bee, California.

http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/50472.html

Fearing a flood of toxins. The old Occidental property in Lower Pottsgrove has landfills and lagoons filled with toxic industrial waste. Eighteen years after it became a Superfund site, a permanent cleanup is still awaited. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. [Registration Required]

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/052907_Fearing_a_flood_of_toxins.html

In the Great Lakes, worries abound. The lakes, home to 20 per cent of the Earth's fresh water, the source of drinking water for 24 million Canadians and Americans, including most in our region, have become a toxic stew of water and air contaminants that threatens all forms of life that rely on them. London Free Press, Ontario.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/05/29/4216403-sun.html

In vast farm belt, spectre of superbugs. Imagine all the manure one hog produces in one year, about two tonnes. Multiply that one hog and its manure by 1.8 million -- the number of all the hogs in Southwestern Ontario. London Free Press, Ontario.

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/05/29/4216404-sun.html

Do health dangers lurk in debris? In the weeks since the monster tornado knocked down Greensburg, Kan., hundreds of residents and volunteers have been wading through the debris of nearly 1,000 flattened homes. Kansas City Star, Missouri.

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/126459.html

FEMA trailers called health hazards. When consumers smell that crisp, fresh-from-the-factory scent that emanates from new carpets, new car interiors and new towels, they are smelling a compound called formaldehyde that is commonly used as a finisher in manufactured products. New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana.

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-8/118042009221740.xml & coll=1

Can science outwit storms like Katrina? Stand atop any levee in the New Orleans area, and one question will offer itself, unbidden, to the mind: Is this pile of dirt tall enough to stand up to the next storm? New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/science/29stor.html

Will warming lead to a rise in hurricanes? When people worry about the effects of global warming, they worry more about hurricanes than anything else. But as far as the scientific consensus is concerned, people have things just about backward. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/science/earth/29hurr.html

Companies gear up for greenhouse gas limits. Congress hasn't come up with a plan for limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, but U.S. companies are wagering billions of dollars that it will. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/28/AR2007052801050.html

Shifting gears, GM now sees green. Five years ago, General Motors Corp. gave the world the Hummer H2, a vehicle so fuel-thirsty that GM took advantage of a federal loophole that allowed the company not to publish its estimated mileage. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

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Lawmakers push for big subsidies for coal process. Even as Congressional leaders draft legislation to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming, a powerful roster of Democrats and Republicans is pushing to subsidize coal as the king of alternative fuels. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/business/29coal.html

Efficiency, not just alternatives, is promoted as an energy saver. The easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more on efficiency, less on pollution-free generation. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/business/29efficient.html

Concern about environment creates shift in school design. A " green school " movement is growing in popularity nationwide, with schools leaning toward solar panels, living roofs and wetlands. School districts say it saves energy costs while educating students about the world around them. Associated Press

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-te.greenschools29may29,0,3923419.story

Virulent bacteria hits poor. Dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria are spreading rapidly in Chicago's poor, urban neighborhoods, posing a growing health risk in crowded public housing and an increasingly alarming public-health challenge, according to new research. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-mrsa._29may29,1,7484864.story

Earth's natural wealth: an audit. The world's platinum--used in catalytic converters to reduce pollutants from vehicles--is being used up at an alarming rate. The same goes for many other rare metals. Even reserves of commonplace elements will run out in the not-too-distant future. New Scientist, England.

http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19426051.200-earths-natural-wealth-an-audit.html

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Exposure through the skin to PFOA, a chemical commonly used to make fabric protectors, stain repellants and non-stick surfaces, increases the allergic response in mice when they are subsequently exposed to an allergen. The results suggest one possible explanation for the rising incidence of asthma in children. Exposure to PFOA is virtually ubiquitous. The levels used in this experiment, however, were much higher than those commonly detected in people. More... [related stories]

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Waterworld gone bad. The Aamjiwaang First Nation reserve is located in what could be called Southwestern Ontario's Ground Zero for diseases and environmental problems, in the heart of Sarnia's Chemical Valley. London Free Press, Ontario. [related stories]

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2007/05/30/4219157-sun.html

Egg gatherers help scientists crack toxic contaminant mystery. U.S. biologists and native Alaskans are part of a long-range international effort to monitor Arctic and sub-Arctic environments for the quantity and identity of persistent bioaccumulative toxins. Anchorage Daily News, Alaska.

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/story/8931693p-8831936c.html

China city suspends chemical plant after uproar. Chinese citizens alarmed about pollution won a rare victory on Wednesday when a city froze a chemical project after angry residents joined in opposition through a flood of mobile phone text messages. Reuters

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK79478.htm

China's food and drug crackdown. The death sentence given in the bribery case of the former head of the State FDA in China reflects the growing pressure under which Beijing finds itself in the wake of scandals that have rattled the nation and spread anxiety abroad. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fg-corrupt30may30,1,7489847.story

Wary of food safety, China consumers shop with care. First bird flu made eating poultry worrisome. Next it was tainted pork. Pesticides in vegetables. Toxic additives in processed foods. Chinese consumers could be forgiven for not knowing what to eat any more. Reuters

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=wary-of-food-safety-china & chanID=sa003 & modsrc=reuters

Pesticides 'up Parkinson's risk'. Exposure to pesticides could lead to an increased risk of contracting Parkinson's disease, a study has found. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6701269.stm

Lawyers clash over lead in paint. The City of Milwaukee's $85 million lawsuit against the lead paint industry got under way Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with each side accusing the other of knowing the dangers of lead paint for decades and promoting its use anyway. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=612469

Bill to ban chemical in toys is rejected. Legislation to ban phthalate chemicals from children's toys, teethers and other child-care products was rejected Tuesday by the California Assembly. Sacramento Bee, California.

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/198562.html

Many aren’t buying onion-odor study. The only ones buying the conclusions of the new state and federal health consultation over the chemical contamination illnesses reported last year in Georgia may be the state and federal investigators who authored the study and the agencies that conducted it. Fayetteville Citizen, Georgia.

http://www.thecitizen.com/node/17311

Fighting the tide, a few restaurants tilt to tap water. “Drink local” is catching on as a way to reduce the environmental costs of manufacturing and transporting bottles of water, as well as the mountains of plastic that end up in landfills. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/dining/30wate.html

The cruelties of global warming. Those who cause the fewest greenhouse gas emissions suffer the most as the climate changes. But those responsible for the most damage refuse to pay up. London Independent, England.

http://environment.independent.co.uk/climate_change/article2592107.ece

Carbon offsets: a shell game? In an unregulated industry that has become the chequebook environmentalist's equivalent to the Wild West, does paying for a few trees to be planted really help erase the dirty deed itself? Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070530.wlcarbon30/BNStory/lifeMain/home

Earth nears tipping point on climate change. A rise of 1 degree Celsius could be enough to trigger 'dangerous' warming. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0530/p02s01-wogi.html

India to shun G8 demands on gas emissions. India will reject any attempt to put legal limits on greenhouse gas emissions at the G8 summit next week. London Daily Telegraph, England.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml;jsessionid=T2EKKYSWKP2CNQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/earth/2007/05/30/eagas30.xml

U.S. rejects EU-Asia emissions reduction The United States rejects the European Union's all-encompassing target on reduction of carbon emissions, President Bush's environmental adviser said Tuesday. Associated Press

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6668380,00.html

Germany fails to convince Japan on Kyoto pact pre-G8. EU efforts to speed action on climate change took a blow on Tuesday when Japan refused to follow the EU line on how to establish a new international regime once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Reuters

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/42233/story.htm

Stores draw up official carbon footprint guide to every item we buy. Everything we buy could have " carbon footprint " labels to tell us how green the product is under a government plan unveiled today. Daily Mail, United Kingdom.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=458625 & in_page_id=1770

Calif. farms get electricity subsidy. Some of the nation's largest farming operations are paying rock-bottom rates for the electricity they use to pump federally subsidized water to their fields. Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053000232.html?nav=printbox

Organic movement faces split over air-freighted food. For the conscientious, food shopping poses many ethical dilemmas: are organic bananas better than Fairtrade or English tomatoes preferable to imports? London Independent, England.

http://environment.independent.co.uk/lifestyle/article2591469.ece

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The ooze. Ten million gallons of toxic gunk trapped in the Brooklyn aquifer is starting to creep toward the surface. It’s actually more than a century’s worth of spills, leaks, and waste dumped by oil companies that has pooled into a vast underground lake, more than 55 acres wide and up to 25 feet thick. New York Magazine

http://nymag.com/news/features/32865/?imw=Y

Big asbestos prosecution in jeopardy, U.S. argues. Government lawyers told an appellate court panel in Seattle on Monday that unless several lower-court decisions are overturned, it will be impossible to properly prosecute W.R. Grace & Co. on charges of concealing for years the dangers of asbestos from a vermiculite mine near Libby, Mont. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/318479_grace05.html

Asbestos diseases to ravage Baryulgil. The Aboriginal community which mined asbestos for James Hardie Industries faces devastation from fatal cancers and lung diseases, with a new study predicting virtually every family will be touched. Sydney Australian, Australia.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21850188-23289,00.html

High Court issues order in Columbia pollution case. A high-stakes legal battle over a century of smelter contamination dumped into the Columbia River by a Canadian mining and smelting giant may be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Spokane Spokesman-Review, Washington.

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=193203

Vaccine-autism link claims to be heard in court. More than 4,800 claims have been filed against the federal government during the past six years alleging that a child contracted autism as a result of a vaccine. Associated Press

http://cbs13.com/health/health_story_156005820.html

Satellite eye on global warming dimmed. The Bush administration is drastically scaling back efforts to measure global warming from space, just as the president tries to convince the world the U.S. is ready to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases. Associated Press

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_6061098

Dems drafting bill that could derail state warming law. House Democrats, in their first draft of new energy legislation, would wipe out California's landmark global warming law -- despite their California speaker's promises that her party would use the state as a model to combat climate change. San Francisco Chronicle, California.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/06/05/MNG44Q7OS01.DTL

EU moving further on climate change. Europe is moving toward far reaching changes to its emissions-trading system that could force large-scale polluters to pay for most, or even all, permits to produce climate-changing gases, European officials said Monday. International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/04/business/carbon.php

Carbon trade scheme 'is failing'. The EU's carbon trading scheme has increased electricity bills, given a windfall to power companies and failed to cut greenhouse gases, it is claimed. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/file_on_4/6720119.stm

China hedges its environmental plan. On its way to supplanting the United States as the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases, China has proposed an ambitious-sounding program to combat global climate change. But the economy, not the environment, remains its top priority. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

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Global meltdown. It’s becoming a legacy issue for older Americans: what type of planet are we leaving our children? AARP Magazine

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/global_meltdown.html

A perennial search for perfect wheat. It is a gleaming prize for wheat farmers, and environmentally correct: a perennial food plant that requires plowing only once every 3-5 years and prevents dust storms, stems soil erosion, and absorbs carbon to help mitigate climate change. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/science/05wheat.html

River towns say no to river water. Towns downstream of PCB dredging on the Hudson River are concerned about their source of drinking water: the river. Filtration systems in place won't screen the contaminant. Troy Record, New York.

http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18426143 & BRD=1170 & PAG=461 & dept_id=7021 & rfi=6

Utah could lose west desert water to thirsty Nevada aquifers. Aquifers beneath the west desert are more connected than previously believed, indicating that a project to pump groundwater to Las Vegas from central Nevada valleys could impact neighboring Utah farmers and wildlife. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah.

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Researchers report that chemical contaminants in soil suppress crop yields of alfalfa by interfering with chemical signaling essential for nitrogen fixation. They estimate that over a full growing season crop yields may be decreased by as much as one-third. The contaminants interfere with how nitrogen-fixing bacteria communicate with their plant hosts using phytoestrogens. More... [related stories]

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Nanotechnology: Untold promise, unknown risk. Exploiting the vast potential of new ways to manipulate material at the molecular scale, manufacturers are bringing nano products to market at breakneck speed. But a growing number of scientists say these materials may pose substantial risks. Consumer Reports

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/health-fitness/nanotechnology-7-07/overview/0707_nano_ov_1.htm

In Antarctica, proof that action on climate change is more urgent than ever. Fears that global sea levels this century may rise faster and further than expected are supported by a study showing that 300 glaciers in Antarctica have begun to move more quickly into the ocean. London Independent, England.

http://environment.independent.co.uk/climate_change/article2617440.ece

US banishes hope for climate targets deal. The US on Wednesday banished any remaining hope of agreement on a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stabilising global temperatures at the G8 summit this week. Financial Times, England.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/252a689e-1417-11dc-88cb-000b5df10621.html

California standards could crimp Canada oil boom. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed environmental agreements with two Canadian provinces that could slow down the biggest oil boom in North American history -- the tar sands of Alberta. San Francisco Chronicle, California.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/06/06/MNGA5Q9T7S1.DTL & type=politics

Pelosi scuttles warming challenge. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, responding to pressure from California officials and environmentalists, has slapped down a new proposal by top House Democrats that would have wiped out California's ability to regulate greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. San Francisco Chronicle, California.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/06/06/MNGA5Q9T8B1.DTL

In battle for U.S. carbon caps, eyes and efforts focus on China. Supporters of limits on greenhouse gases are betting that the road to U.S. climate-change legislation runs through China. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/05/AR2007060502546.html

Europe pays for China to cut gases. Europeans are paying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China as part of the continent's efforts to tackle global warming. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6723127.stm

Thunder? That's the sound of Greenland melting. Atop Greenland's Suicide Cliff, from where old Inuit women used to hurl themselves when they felt they had become a burden to their community, a crack and a thud like thunder pierce the air Reuters

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/world/thunder-thats-just-greenland-melting/2007/06/06/1181089123626.html

California sees sprawl as warming culprit. California is pioneering what could be the next battleground against global warming: filing suit to hold cities and counties accountable for greenhouse gas emissions caused by poorly planned suburban sprawl. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2007-06-05-warming_N.htm

California leads energy efficiency. In the past 30 years, while Americans on average have nearly doubled their per capita consumption of electricity, Californians have kept their consumption about the same. Oakland Tribune, California.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_6072781

EU looks to cargo trains to ease load on trucking. Europe is pouring billions into new train tracks, hoping to do something about a dirty secret: At a time when Brussels is leading the fight against carbon emissions, more and more European freight gets shipped by truck. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118101646800824842.html?mod=todays_us_page_one

Energy answer on turkey farms draws ire. A new $200 million power plant that burns turkey litter to produce electricity has put Benson, MN on the map in more ways than one. It is a target of environmental advocates who question the earth-friendliness of the operation. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/06/science/earth/06manure.html

PSC turns down Florida power company's controversial coal plant. The Public Service Commission rejected a proposal to build what would have been the nation’s largest new coal-burning power plant near the Florida Everglades in a decision that won praise from environmentalists and politicians. Naples Daily News, Florida.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/jun/05/psc_rejects_coal_burning_power_plant_near_everglad/?breaking_news

Groups seek ban on detergent chemicals. Five environmental groups and a labor union Tuesday petitioned the EPA to restrict use of chemicals found in many household detergents that have been linked to gender changes in fish and other aquatic life. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-chem6jun06,1,955805.story?coll=la-headlines-nation & track=crosspromo

EU parliament mercury ban condemned. The European parliament was today accused of effectively consigning 350 years of European tradition to history when it approved a ban on mercury. EUPolitix.com

http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200706/60835cfd-0896-444a-8c2b-d3cf30d64a6c.htm

Dredging may not eliminate contaminants. Contaminated sediments in rivers and bays from coast to coast pose an environmental hazard, and while dredging reduces the sediment it doesn't always solve the problem, the National Research Council reported Tuesday. Associated Press

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501AP_Dredging_Contamination.html

Md. taking on polluters. Maryland's environmental agency slapped $497,500 in penalties on 17 landlords for lead paint violations--the latest example of how the O'Malley administration is stepping up enforcement of pollution laws. Baltimore Sun, Maryland.

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Perchlorate is widespread in U.S. Southwest. Natural atmospheric perchlorate deposits occur in deep, dry soils across the southwestern U.S., at levels that could rival the amount known to come from military sources and natural fertilizer, according to new research. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/june/science/nl_perchlorate.html

Icy island warms to climate change. In few parts of the world is climate change more real -- and personal -- than Greenland. The Arctic is feeling the globe's fastest warming. And some people cheer it on. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602783.html

Quebec pulls trigger on carbon tax. Quebec will introduce Canada's first carbon tax this fall, forcing energy producers, distributors and refiners to pay about $200-million a year in taxes as one part of an ambitious plan to fight global warming. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario.

http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070607.wrcarbon07/BNStory/robNews/home

G8 may commit to UN climate deal by 2009. The leaders of the Group of Eight wealthy countries are on Thursday morning considering a final communiqué on climate change committing the G8 to endorsing a United Nations agreement in 2009, according to officials close to the talks. Financial Times, England.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f9dbfb3c-14dc-11dc-b48a-000b5df10621.html

Leaders at G8 summit scramble to salvage climate plan. The world's industrial powers scrambled during the night to rescue one of the most contentious G8 summits in the organization's history after the United States rejected German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cherished climate-change agenda. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070606.wg8-main0607/BNStory/International/home

At Group of 8 meeting, Bush rebuffs Germany on cutting emissions. As leaders of wealthy nations converged Wednesday on a Baltic Sea resort for their annual meeting, the White House effectively derailed a climate change initiative backed by one of Bush’s strongest European allies. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/world/europe/07prexy.html

Sooty vessels try to turn green. With pollution in ports a key contributor to US emissions, ferries and other harbor vessels look for new ways to operate. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0607/p02s01-sten.htm

Push for geothermal juice picks up steam. There's good reason one of the nation's most promising renewable energies is the industry's best-kept secret: It's buried miles under the surface of the Earth. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2007-06-06-geothermal_N.htm

Virginia isn't prepared for rising sea, study warns. Virginia stands to lose more from rising sea levels than almost any other state on the East Coast but is doing the least to understand and combat the problem, a new study concludes. Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Virginia.

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=126202 & ran=45489

Auto chiefs make headway against a mileage increase. Automobile companies seem to be making progress in tamping down Democratic proposals for tougher fuel economy requirements, an issue that pits powerful Democrats from Michigan against some national leaders of their own party. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/business/07energy.html

Island's environment and residents recovering from illegal waste. Roughly 500,000 tons of industrial waste, dumped illegally, still remain in a dump on Teshima Island, but there are signs that the ecosystem is beginning to recover. Kyodo News, Japan.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070607f3.html

Naples at the mercy of the mob. A worsening crisis over waste in Naples has led to serious health warnings but attempts to ease the problem are being hampered by the local mafia. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6727215.stm

So much trash, so little space. Puerto Rico's mounting garbage problem has potentially disastrous consequences, since available land is scarce and this small U.S. territory is home to hundreds of miles of tourist beaches, a major rain forest with all its delicate ecosystems, thousands of acres of wetlands and lush green tropical mountains. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-garbagejun07,1,6555050.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed & ctrack=2 & cset=true

Pesticide cocktail in Coke, Pepsi brands, says study. In India, a new study reports a 'pesticide cocktail' in 11 brands of soft drink giants Coca Cola and PepsiCo, three years after the same brands were found to have contained pesticides. Press Trust of India, India. [related stories]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=1bf3e921-cbc8-42cd-98c8-1d2cb74a92f0 & ParentID=d88bba1a-9132-4085-a686-3537c31628a1 & MatchID1=4468 & TeamID1=2 & TeamID2=4 & MatchType1=1 & SeriesID1=1110 & PrimaryID=4468 & Headline=

Lead spills kept from advisory board. Australian port workers were covered in dust while loading two troubled lead shipments in late 2006 but the board was not told of the full extent of the lead dust leak problems until thousands of birds in the area died. Perth West Australian, Australia.

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=146 & ContentID=30707

33% of homes tested exceed limit for lead in water. More than one third of the Ontario homes tested in a provincially mandated drinking water survey this month had lead levels above the provincial limit, municipal officials said. Ottawa Citizen, Ontario.

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=c7cc2a74-adda-4be7-a91c-2c85062eb40e & k=95515

Alarm over gender-bending chemical. An unusual mix of public health advocates, environmentalists and laundry workers joined yesterday in a petition demanding that federal authorities ban a chemical additive found in some household detergents and other cleaning agents. New York Newsday, New York.

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hsnpe065243858jun06,0,7775694.story?coll=ny-health-print

America's most polluted beaches. Closures and health advisory days at nationwide ocean, bay and Great Lakes beaches topped 20,000 in 2005, the highest number since recording began 16 years ago. At fault? Sewage and storm water runoff. Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/health/2007/06/06/health-beach-polluted-forbeslife-cx_avd_0607health.html

New Jersey wins suit over oil refineries. Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay the state for lost opportunities to use wetlands, waterways and other natural resources damaged by contamination from a pair of waterfront refineries, a state appeals court ruled yesterday. Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey.

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-7/1181194403176640.xml & coll=1

Endangered Species Act: politics endangers science. A Congressional hearing is investigating whether political goals have pushed science out of the Endangered Species Act. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/may/policy/rc_endangered.html

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Very low doses of bisphenol A increase the expression of genes in fetal mice responsible for directing production of hormone receptors in prostate tissue. The effect is seen at concentrations observed in human serum. The effect helps explain why this exposure increases sensitivity to hormones throughout the life of mice exposed in the womb, as well as why BPA causes enlarged prostates in adulthood. More... [related stories]

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A drought for the ages. Drought, a fixture in much of the West for nearly a decade, now covers more than one-third of the continental USA. And it's spreading. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2007-06-07-drought_N.htm

Global warming melts Andean glaciers toward oblivion. Global warming will melt most Andean glaciers in the next 30 years, scientists say, threatening the livelihood of millions of people who depend on them for drinking water, farming and power generation. Reuters

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/42490/story.htm

Deal or raw deal? Bush refuses to commit to climate change target. Tony Blair was claiming a breakthrough in the battle against climate change yesterday after President George Bush agreed that the United States would " seriously consider " a global target to halve emissions of greenhouse gases. London Independent, England.

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2631525.ece

U.S. compromise on global warming plan averts impasse at Group of 8 Meeting. The U.S. agreed Thursday to “consider seriously” a European plan to combat global warming by cutting in half worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, averting a trans-Atlantic deadlock. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/world/europe/08climate.html

Interest in climate change heats up in 2008 race. Environmental issues have rarely played a starring role in presidential politics. National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10840816

Democrats face off over emissions bill. California lawmakers lead opposition to a draft that would prevent states from taking tougher action than the federal government. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-warming8jun08,1,6180298.story

Who will profit from climate change? Climate change is expected to have disastrous consequences for Earth but some areas will profit, notably wealthy nations in the northern parts of Europe, Russia and the US, scientists say. Agence France-Presse

http://business.iafrica.com/features/947529.htm

Soil dioxin levels 'in decline' in the United Kingdom. The level of dioxins - a group of carcinogenic chemicals - in soil and vegetation has fallen by about 70% over 20 years, a UK-wide survey suggests. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6730713.stm

Flame retardant may be more toxic than thought. Previous assumptions about the health risks of one of the world's most widely used flame retardants are wrong, scientists say, with new data suggesting the compound is more toxic and widespread than thought. Oakland Tribune, California.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6091851

Flame retardant bans see mixed results in legislature. A measure banning a broad class of flame retardants from furniture and bedding cleared the Assembly Wednesday night, while a controversial effort to ban one of the most widely used flame retardants from all consumer products fell short today. Oakland Tribune, California.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6086775

Biofuel boondoggle: US subsidy aids Europe's drivers. Fast-rising worries over global warming have created a biofuel boondoggle. Called " splash and dash, " it features biofuels traders who exploit a US tax credit, European drivers who get cheaper diesel fuel, and American taxpayers, who are footing the bill. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0608/p02s01-usec.htm

Lead scare in 36 towns. Almost half of 36 Ontario communities tested for lead in drinking water found higher than recommended levels even after five minutes of running the tap. Toronto Sun, Ontario.

http://torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2007/06/08/4244251-sun.html

The big question: Are the animals healthy? Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching. Associated Press

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20070608_The_big_question__Are_the_animals_healthy_.html

Pesticides killing frogs, report says. Pesticides sprayed on Central Valley crops become up to 100 times more toxic than previously thought after the chemicals are absorbed by frogs, biologists said in a new federal study. Stockton Record, California.

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070608/A_NEWS/706080327/-1/A_NEWS

El Paso officials say no to copper smelter . The 828-foot smokestack dominates western El Paso's skyline and, emblazoned with the name Asarco, is the symbol of Texas's first smelter built in 1887 and shut down in 1999 when copper prices crashed around the world. Associated Press

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4870696.html

Strange but true: antibacterial products may do more harm than good. Antibacterial soaps and other cleaners may actually be aiding in the development of superbacteria. Scientific American

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?articleId=024FEAE8-E7F2-99DF-323D8E02C4E48BF6 & chanId=sa013 & modsrc=most_popular

Drug-resistant bugs are smart, so new types of antibiotics are finding ways to be smarter. For years public-health officials have been raising the alarm about how our overreliance on antibiotics is breeding a generation of superbugs, increasingly resistant to the medicines designed to kill them. Time Magazine

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1630541,00.html

Safety alert on U.S. feed export turns the tables. The U.S. FDA has alerted health officials in more than a dozen countries about U.S.-made shrimp-feed products that could be contaminated with small amounts of melamine, a turnabout likely to complicate the debate over the safety and export of food. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118123796038927998.html?mod=todays_us_page_one

Europe's seas face 'bleak future'. Europe's seas are in a " serious state of decline " as a result of coastal development, overfishing and pollution from agriculture, warn scientists. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6730045.stm

La. wants to change river's course to save coast. In what would be an engineering feat unlike any in the nation's history, Louisiana wants to move the Mississippi River as part of a master plan to save the state's vanishing coastal wetlands. National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10785780

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Crisis looms as rivers around Mt Kenya dry up. Mt Kenya's glaciers have melted and the rivers have dried. Now residents of Kirua, Mbari, Nari and Rurii areas walk for kilometres in search of water, which they buy for Sh3 per 20-litre jerrycan. East African Standard, Kenya.

http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143970676

Penguins' struggle is a warning to world. Adélies Penguins are beginning to die off by the tens of thousands as a result of global warming. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-penguins_mainjul01,1,7693505.story

Al Gore's Live Earth show is set to be biggest on earth. Gore will use it to urge people to sign a seven-point pledge calling on governments to agree, within two years, an international treaty that cuts global warming pollution by 90 per cent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide. London Observer, England.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2115785,00.html

China crucial in climate talks. Last month energy analysts announced that China's booming economy has propelled it past the United States as the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, the atmospheric pollutant that is primarily responsible for global warming. Associated Press

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2007-06-30-china-climate_N.htm

Business sees green in going green. As governments debate the economic risks of tougher curbs on greenhouse gas emissions -- and even question the very existence of global warming -- an unlikely hero is coming to Mother Nature's aid: Big business and heavy industries. CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/12/14/environment/

Greenland's ice meltdown quickens. The ice sheet of Greenland is melting twice as fast as it was just 10 years ago. Albany Times Union, New York.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=602471 & category=REGIONOTHER & BCCode=HOME & newsdate=7/1/2007

With India's economy on fire, a holy river is fouled. As India becomes a global economic power, government leaders have been slow to face the often deadly environmental impact of the country's explosive growth. Now the Ganges is dangerously polluted with raw sewage. Austin American-Statesman, Texas. [Registration Required]

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/07/01/0701indiaganges.html

MSHA missed same violations, report shows. Before each of the nation's worst mining accidents, MHSA inspectors have overlooked major violations of safety rules to protect miners, the agency's own internal reviews have found. Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia.

http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/2007063014

Crusader moves a toxic mountain. There's an eco-lesson in the ongoing battle for cleanup of Oregon backcountry poisoned by an abandoned mine. It is the most polluted of 140 abandoned mines in the state, and perhaps the most polluted site in Oregon's backcountry. Portland Oregonian, Oregon.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/118318303825890.xml & coll=7

Exposed! It may not be a 'real' illness, but symptoms are very real to people with a sensitivity to common chemicals. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northwest/chi-0701_chemical_jump_n_k_hjul01,1,7969247.column?coll=chi-newslocalnorthwest-hed

Paramus parents testing kids for pesticides. Many Paramus parents are having their children's blood tested for exposure to dangerous pesticides at West Brook Middle School. Bergen County Record, New Jersey.

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MTAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNjE5OTAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz

Herbicide's risks and rewards leach into politics. For many corn farmers, atrazine is life-giving, a guarantee that their crops will be as bountiful as weather permits. For some environmentalists, atrazine is life-deforming, a risk to wildlife and possibly even people. Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota.

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1278413.html

Plastic, plastic everywhere. In coastal studies off S. California and in studies as far from the coast as you can get, half way between Los Angeles and Hawaii, researchers found that in the surface, plastic outweighs plankton. And the coastal ocean even has more plastic than plankton near the bottom. Living On Earth

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=07-P13-00026 & segmentID=7

Cleaner methods sought. With numerous studies documenting the negative effects coal-fired power plants can have on individual health and the environment, coal has become a four-letter word to most environmentalists. Evansville Courier & Press, Indiana.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/jul/01/coal/

Report says ethanol may fuel dead zone. Shrinking that dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be much more costly than first thought. Des Moines Register, Iowa.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707010321

State files 120 claims against major polluters. Some of North Jersey's worst polluted sites are among the subjects of 120 natural-resources damage claims filed by the state against major gasoline makers and other companies. Bergen County Record, New Jersey.

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTYyMDE2JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NQ==

County: Sludge safe for farm use. Virginia spreads more than half its sludge on farmlands - a practice concerned citizens around the commonwealth. Danville Register & Bee, Virginia.

http://www.registerbee.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=DRB%2FMGArticle%2FDRB_BasicArticle & c=MGArticle & cid=1173351852227 & path=!news

Companies in U.S. increase testing of Chinese goods. Big American companies are increasing their scrutiny of everyday products from Chinese suppliers, as widening recalls of items like toys and toothpaste force them to focus on potential hazards overlooked in the past. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/business/01imports.html

Sniffing out answers in pet food scandal. Owners who don't trust the FDA are sending samples of suspect products to private labs. Tests can cost $100 and up. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-lab1jul01,1,2842489.story

Selling the threat of bioterrorism. Ex-Soviet scientist Ken Alibek raised fears about bioterrorism agents and helped shape U.S. policy. He has also sought to profit from that fear. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-alibek1jul01,1,1926241,full.story

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Chinese children drinking well water with very high levels of fluoride scored poorly on intelligence testing compared to those with lower exposures. More information is needed to ascertain if the sum total amount of ingested fluoride from tap water, consumer products and other sources are enough to inhibit brain development in children living in the US and other countries where fluoridation is common. More... [related stories]

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PBDEs in Chinese electronics-recycling workers. Electronics-dismantling laborers in China are taking up record high concentrations of Deca PBDE flame retardants, a new study finds. Air pollution from electronics recycling may be spreading the PBDEs to other Chinese cities. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/july/science/kb_china.html

China finds poor quality on its store shelves. China said that nearly a fifth of the food and consumer products in a nationwide survey were substandard or tainted, underscoring the risk faced by its own consumers even as the country’s exports come under greater scrutiny overseas. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/05/business/worldbusiness/05safety.html

How safe are imported goods? In the wake of recalls involving products imported from China, many people are left worrying about the safety of everyday items like toothpaste and pet food, and what -- if anything -- they can do about it. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118357596276657376.html

China environment chief warns pollution fuelling unrest. Chinese anger with worsening pollution is fuelling increasing protests, the nation's top environmental official said, criticising local governments who he said protected factories turning rivers into " sticky glue " . Reuters

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK28334.htm

EPA releases list of endocrine-disrupter candidates. A long-awaited draft list of compounds to screen for endocrine disruption released by EPA leaves much to be desired, say many stakeholders. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/july/policy/nl_endocrine.html

Common environmental chemicals in diet affect fetal ovarian development. Exposing a developing female sheep fetus to low doses of chemicals commonly present in the environment can disturb the development of the ovary. Science Daily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070704144531.htm

Could this be the global-warming generation? Live Earth concerts in eight countries hope to inspire action. Will it work? Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0705/p01s05-wogi.html

Live Earth: A briefing. The latest in a long list of concerts for causes, Live Earth will stage a multimedia assault on the world's attention span July 7, urging action against human-induced climate change. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0705/p13s01-wogi.html

Breaking ground on eco-cities near Shanghai. The development, called Dongtan, is designed to house 500,000 people in what its planners describe as the world's first fully sustainable, carbon-neutral city. International Herald Tribune

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/04/business/04eco-bog.php

Nonprofit subsidizes Schwarzenegger travel frills. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a millionaire many times over, bills much of his overseas travel to an obscure nonprofit group that can qualify its secret donors for full tax deductions. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold5jul05,0,5054369.story

Transportation officials lobby against tougher vehicle standards. Transportation officials in the Bush administration systematically lobbied members of Congress and governors in nine states with a large auto industry presence, urging them last month to oppose California's request to another federal agency to enforce its own tough vehicle emissions standards. Oakland Tribune, California.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_6303421

McDonald's goes green -- but not all customers are lovin' it. Tired of being held up as an example of corporate evil and greed, McDonald's has been hitting out at critics with a series of environmental and social initiatives designed to prove that it cares. London Guardian, England.

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2118676,00.html

New battery packs powerful punch. A new type of a room-size battery may be poised to store energy for the nation's vast electric grid almost as easily as a reservoir stockpiles water, transforming the way power is delivered to homes and businesses. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2007-07-04-sodium-battery_N.htm

Earth to shoppers: Bag the plastic sack. In the crusade to be greener than the other guy, IKEA gets kudos from environmentalists who recognize it as the first major retailer in the U.S. to put a price tag on plastic bags. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-plastic5jul05,1,3272631.story

EPA tests for toxic vapor intrusion on Long Island. Vapor intrusion can occur when volatile chemicals spilled or dumped into soil and groundwater evaporate and move into adjacent soil, sometimes seeping up into nearby buildings. New York Newsday, New York.

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-livapo245281640jul05,0,596896,print.story?coll=ny-linews-print

What's black and white and has the Great Lakes seeing red? A lawsuit to nullify a new Michigan law that requires shippers to clear their ballast water of any living organisms before dumping it into the state's waters is the fulcrum of a broader battle over the purity of the Great Lakes. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118359383897957610.html

Erosion from Tahoe fire may hurt lake's health. Last week's fire occurred in a key watershed responsible for a quarter of all the pollutants entering the lake. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0705/p02s01-usgn.html

Study: Genetic diagnosis reduces births. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, widely touted as a way to help older women undergoing in vitro fertilization achieve a higher birth rate, actually reduces births by a third, Dutch researchers reported. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-fertility5jul05,1,1884723.story

Gene linked to childhood asthma. Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6261876.stm

Organic fruit and vegetables really are better for your heart. Organic fruit and vegetables may be better for the heart and general health than eating conventionally grown crops, new research has found. London Times, England.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/healthy_eating/article2028701.ece

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Research links lead exposure and criminal activity. The theory offered by economist Rick Nevin is that lead poisoning accounts for much of the variation in violent crime in the United States and 8 other countries. Washington Post [related stories] [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070701073.html?hpid=topnews

Horrors of lead fueling lawsuits. As many as 200 lead poisoning lawsuits are working their way through state Supreme Court in Rochester. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/NEWS01/707080342/1002/NEWS

New health fears over big surge in autism in the UK. The number of children in Britain with autism is far higher than previously thought, according to dramatic new evidence by the country's leading experts in the field. London Observer, England.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2121521,00.html

Scientists foresee danger in a synthetic future. Many towns are now installing synthetic turf on school playing fields. But there's a question: What if the sun-baked rubber that makes those fields so safe and bouncy gives off fumes that kids -- especially young kids -- shouldn't be breathing? Danbury News Times, Connecticut.

http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1058679 & source=big_barker

China's deadly goods wreak havoc. The true picture is emerging, and it isn't pretty. Far from the disciplined and tightly controlled economy China was thought to have, the ongoing scandals have revealed an often chaotic system with lax standards, where the government's economic authority has been weakened by rapid reforms. Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19650857/site/newsweek/

China steps up its safety efforts. China, facing mounting international concerns about the quality and safety of its goods, has taken several recent steps to show its determination to curb unsafe or fraudulent products. It remains unclear, however, whether those steps will result in significant improvements in quality. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/07/business/worldbusiness/07china.html

Puget Sound struggles against tide of toxins. Every day, industry and municipal sewage treatment plants dump 1 billion gallons of wastewater tainted with toxic chemicals and oxygen-robbing nutrients into Puget Sound and its tributaries. Olympia Olympian, Washington.

http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/156624.html

Drugs, household chemicals are a risk ‘we haven’t fully begun to understand.’ It's a connection that few people make, but the medicines and personal care products that are part of daily life also are part of the Puget Sound pollution problem. Olympia Olympian, Washington.

http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/156645.html

Lake Okeechobee's polluted muck creates disposal concerns. Elevated levels of arsenic as well as a soup of pesticides and other chemicals were among contaminants found in thousands of truckloads of muck recently cleaned out of Lake Okeechobee's drought-exposed bottom. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Florida.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flpmuck0708nbjul08,0,388972.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Live Earth: One big gesture for man, one giant problem for the Earth. Live Earth was watched by two billion people on a day when 20 million tons of carbon were emitted, a square kilometre of the Antarctic ice shelf was lost and a major new study, exclusively revealed by the 'IoS', shows the damage we are doing worldwide. London Independent, England. [related stories]

http://environment.independent.co.uk/climate_change/article2745127.ece

Holographic Al Gore, rockers urge fans to fight warming at Live Earth events around world. A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents Saturday reached the Western Hemisphere with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate change. Associated Press [related stories]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-music-live-earth,1,461350.story?coll=chi-news-hed

A high-speed revolution. Europe is in the grip of a high-speed rail revolution. Four new lines are opening this year and next, with trains running up to 320kph. Economist

http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9441785

Global warming catches on in legal field. The legal world has been jumping on the bandwagon of those convinced the issues of global warming and climate change are here to stay -- and could even prove to be a lucrative new field. Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey.

http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-7/118386913594430.xml & coll=1

Green facade: why the state's eco-friendly cars aren't doing the job. California's flex-fuel vehicles are actually chugging out more smog and greenhouse gases than many vehicles in the state's old fleet - as much as 2,000 extra tons annually. San Jose Mercury News, California.

http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_6326257

Black gold's tarnish seen in Canada. Cash and jobs flow bountifully from Alberta's oil sands, but they come at a cost to the environment and native peoples; the Aurora Mine exudes the odor of petroleum and the look of untapped riches. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-oilsands8jul08,0,7328980.story?coll=la-home-center

Fertiliser plant rains toxin on people. A large amount of toxic ammonia, highly soluble in water and released from a Bangladesh fertilizer plant, has been wreaking havoc on the environment around Tarakandi and causing debilitating illnesses among the residents of the area for the last 16 years. Dhaka Daily Star, Bangladesh.

http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/08/d7070801033.htm

Coal mine kicks up dust in Ireland. A new open-pit coal mine in rural Indiana is rapidly encroaching upon its neighbors. Evansville Courier & Press, Indiana.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/jul/08/coal-mine-kicks-up-dust-in-ireland/

Packaging goes green. From the boardrooms of some of the nation's biggest packaging and consumer goods companies to Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, designing packaging with less material and more recyclable content while reducing shipment and handling is suddenly a hot topic. Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/BIZ01/707080341/1076

Organic food 'better' for heart. A ten-year study comparing organic tomatoes with standard produce found almost double the level of flavonoids - a type of antioxidant. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6272634.stm

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Bears build up what fish flush out. Efforts to control chemical pollution may overlook thousands of toxins that concentrate as they march up the food chain, say researchers. Nature [related stories]

http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070709/full/070709-11.html

A Chinese reformer betrays his cause, and pays. Zheng Xiaoyu, the Chinese food safety regulator who was executed Tuesday, was ultimately corrupted by the system he sought to change. His demise offers a rare glimpse inside China’s flawed regulatory system. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/business/worldbusiness/13corrupt.html

Tougher safety rules are prepared for imports. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing regulatory proposals that could mandate broader inspections of imports and stiffer penalties for ignoring safety rules. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/washington/13consumer.html

9th Circuit allows witnesses vs. Grace. An appellate court in Seattle has overturned a Missoula judge's decision to ban dozens of witnesses from testifying in the criminal case against W.R. Grace & Co., the chemical company charged with concealing the dangers of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite mined near Libby. Missoula Missoulian, Montana.

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/07/13/news/local/news02.txt

Crist orders to set Florida on green path. Surrounded by foreign officials but no one from the Bush administration, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist warned Thursday that global warming poses such a dire threat to Floridians that the state must take immediate, dramatic and unilateral action. Miami Herald, Florida.

http://www.miamiherald.com/884/story/169185.html

Making dirty coal plants cleaner. Amid rising concern about global warming, the utility industry faces a daunting challenge to retrofit today's generation of coal plants to emit less carbon. Science [subscription Required]

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/317/5835/184

Tourism-dependent Micronesian islands threatened by rising waters. The people of the Central Pacific don't need science to know that rising ocean water is a critical and constant presence in their lives. Moncton Times & Transcript, New Brunswick.

http://canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=28515

Heat deaths on farms draw little notice. Six farmworkers in the state died of heatstroke or suspected heatstroke in 2005-2006. That is double the number for other industries combined. Raleigh News & Observer, North Carolina.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/635934.html

UK Rail industry admits that it’s often greener for families to travel by car. It can be greener to drive than catch the train, according to a rail industry study which reveals that trains are losing their environmental advantage. London Times, England.

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/article2067255.ece

Suburbia goes solar. It's not so strange for an eco-conscious person such as Jennie Willings to collect rainwater in barrels or own a home heated by solar power - or have a statue of the Earth goddess Gaia in her backyard. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070713.LSOLAR13/TPStory/Environment

More campuses take the lead in going green. Classrooms lighted by wind power. Water-conserving restrooms. A grass-powered energy plant. More than ever, the go-green movement is going to college. Kansas City Star, Missouri.

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/188416.html

Law hasn't curbed school bus pollution. Nearly two years after voters mandated pollution controls on school buses, children are still breathing cancer-causing diesel fumes on the ride to and from school. Bergen County Record, New Jersey.

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNjcwMjMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk0

Air pollution claims 1100 lives each year. Air pollution is a billion-dollar killer claiming nearly 1100 lives in New Zealand each year, a new report says. Aukland New Zealand Herald

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=204 & objectid=10451297 & pnum=0

U.S. agency warned over threatening whistleblowers. Managers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences may have threatened employees about testifying to Congress about problems there, Chuck Grassley, ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said on Thursday. Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN1237466720070712

N.H. law lowers lead blood limit. Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday that cuts in half the level of lead in a child's blood needed to trigger an investigation. Associated Press

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/07/12/nh_law_lowers_lead_blood_limit/

Former Colorado nuclear weapons production site becomes national wildlife refuge. Deer, elk and the Preble's meadow jumping mouse Thursday became official residents of the tallgrass prairie that once was the production site of plutonium triggers for America's nuclear weapons. Associated Press

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070712/NEWS/107120077

14th cancer linked to ABC studio. A journalist who worked for seven years at the ABC's Brisbane studios has been told she has breast cancer - the 14th woman from the office to be diagnosed since 1994. Sydney Australian, Australia.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,22065770-5006786,00.html

Smoking bans going from inside out. The number of cities and counties that bar smoking in outdoor areas including parks, cafes, concert venues, stadiums and beaches has soared from 30 in 1999 to at least 1,124 today. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-12-smoking-bans_N.htm

Organic farming could feed the world. A switch to organic farming would not reduce the world's food supply and could also increase food security in developing countries, say the authors of a new study. New Scientist, England.

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12245-organic-farming-could-feed-the-world.html

Bedlam in the blood: malaria. The rapidly spreading disease affects more people than ever before. But until recently, the outcry has been muted. National Geographic

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0707/feature1/

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Is the $33 billion farm bill healthy? Pushing the farm bill debate into the mainstream is a growing sentiment that Uncle Sam's handouts--favoring growers of corn, soybeans and other foods requiring processing before consumption--warp what the nation puts on its dinner table. Oakland Tribune, California.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_6381496

A highlands disaster. Thanks to that influx of automobile exhaust, along with the pollution raining down on the park from factories and coal-fired power plants, the Great Smoky Mountains are gasping for breath. Dead stumps go on for miles and miles. Greensboro News & Record, North Carolina.

http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070715/NEWSREC0101/70713021/-1/NEWSREC0201

Climate change debate hinges on economics. Energy and climate experts say the world already possesses the technological know-how for trimming greenhouse gas emissions enough to slow the perilous rise in the Earth's temperatures. Now for the bad news. Washington Post [Registration Required]

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What it would take to put the brakes on global warming. Two Princeton professors have come up with a game, with multicolor wedges, to make the global warming problem look solvable, albeit still difficult. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/14/AR2007071401243.html

Yes, the water's warm . . . too warm. Recent scientific studies suggest global warming has already destroyed 20 percent of the world's reefs, and an additional 50 percent are in danger of disappearing. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071300531.html

Coast in Crisis: The coming rise in ocean levels will reshape our shores - and our lives. Unlike more obvious changes like real estate booms, which often follow relatively short up-and-down cycles, this one is evolutionary, with consequences that will make those others seem trifling by comparison. Wilmington Star-News, North Carolina.

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070715/NEWS/707150350

Change already afoot in Cape Fear region. From the beaches on the oceanfront to swamps dozens of miles inland, the creeping rise in water levels is already changing the environment. Wilmington Star-News, North Carolina.

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070715/NEWS/707150348/1004

Marmots shift habits as temperatures climb. After years of careful observation scientists believe that life is getting even more complicated for the burrowing rodents -- not due to fad diets or an increase in torrid love trapezoids -- but because of global climate change. Aspen Daily News, Colorado.

http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_20695

In role reversal, China blocks some U.S. meat. China announced that it was blocking imports of some U.S. processed meat that showed signs of contamination, turning the tables on critics who in recent months have questioned the safety of Chinese exports. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/14/AR2007071400264.html

Lead poison program expands its reach. Thirty years after the government banned lead from paint, lead poisoning remains a serious threat to children, capable of causing permanent brain damage. Harrisburg Patriot-News, Pennsylvania. [Registration Required]

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1184463620261510.xml & coll=1

Neighbors ask: how much lead is too much? Paul Sullivan and Bruce McClure paint a frightening picture: Dozens of buried caches of toxic clay pigeons and hundreds of tons of lead leaching into ground and surface water sources – basically a 118-acre toxic waste yard near their homes. Nashua Telegraph, New Hampshire.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070715/NEWS01/207150417/-1/YOUTH

Asthma sufferers wonder when they'll be able to breathe easier. Like more than 300,000 other Oklahomans living with asthma, Oklahoma City resident Gail Luna has had to make changes in her life to avoid ozone and other air pollutants that aggravate her breathing. Oklahoma City Oklahoman, Oklahoma.

http://newsok.com/article/3083203

Congress mulls expansion, regulation of offshore farming. As environmentalists and industrialists spar over the controversial practice of fish farming, the battle lines have been redrawn on Capitol Hill as Congress considers legislation that would allow for expanded aquaculture operations in federal waters. Palm Beach Post, Florida.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2007/07/15/a1f_fishfarm_0715.html

Imports fuel push for U.S. ocean fish farms. Fishermen who offload at Shrimp Landing in Crystal River, Fla., could share the Gulf of Mexico someday with huge cages growing what they now go out and catch. Lakeland Ledger, Florida.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20070715/NEWS/707150418/1039

Proposal a drain on water supply. The state's water supply could be cut dramatically under a plan submitted last week to address California's increasingly chaotic Delta-based water system. Southern Californian officials are already drawing up water rationing plans. Contra Costa Times, California.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_6381648

Saving water, losing lives? About 23 miles of a canal in the Imperial Valley are being lined with concrete to conserve water by preventing it from seeping into the ground. The plan is drawing fire over the potential for more drownings by illegal immigrants. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-canal15jul15,1,5064948.story

Sewage runneth over? Untreated sewage is seeping out of Salton City, CA's burdened wastewater treatment system and into a wash that ultimately leads to the Salton Sea, experts say. Palm Springs Desert Sun, California.

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070715/NEWS07/707150318

$617M later, no clear picture of Long Island Sound's health. Nearly 15 years and $617 million in sewage treatment plant upgrades later, it's difficult to gauge how effective that nitrogen reduction plan has been - and there are still disagreements among experts on how best to restore the Sound. Stamford Advocate, Connecticut.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.nitrogen2jul15,0,1498435.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines

A battle between the bottle and the faucet. Bottled water has profited from the sagging image of soft drinks, a category in decline for nearly a decade (but still the most consumed of beverages, by far). Preferences evolve could it be tap’s turn? New York Times [Registration Required]

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Glaciers in retreat. The thousands of glaciers studded across the Himalayas make up the savings account of South Asia’s water supply, feeding more than a dozen major rivers and sustaining a billion people downstream. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/earth/17glacier.html

In a dry time, plans for water projects flow. Acknowledging the specter of drought, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed for a $6-billion investment in water works, while the Democratic leader of the state Senate called for a $5-billion water bond measure on next year's ballot. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

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'Green' fuel may damage the bay. A surge in the demand for ethanol--touted as a green fuel alternative--could have serious environmental downsides for the Chesapeake Bay, because it would mean more pollution washing off farm fields, a new study warns. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601845.html

Feds tell utilities to get efficient. Top government officials had a clear message for state utility regulators Monday: Conserve. Fortune

http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/16/news/economy/utility_conservation/?postversion=2007071617

Russia plans big nuclear expansion. Under direct orders from the Kremlin, ambitious Soviet-era expansion plans are being dusted off and rapidly implemented – including the first-ever floating atomic power station, set to begin operations in the frigid White Sea by 2010. Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0717/p01s04-woeu.html

Japanese radioactive spill stirs nuclear-safety fears. A small radioactive spill at a nuclear-power complex in northwest Japan yesterday underscored the safety and perception issues the technology faces. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

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Greenland's melting glaciers spur mining. Soaring commodity prices and the effects of global warming are pushing mining companies to seek out new ore deposits in one of the world's most hostile environments: Greenland. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

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China faces rising costs from pollution. China's smog-choked cities and contaminated waterways are leaving many people sick and unable to work, in turn fomenting unrest and threatening the country's economic growth, an international think-tank said in a government-requested report. Associated Press

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/07/17/china_faces_rising_costs_from_pollution/

Want to be green and happy? Move to Iceland. If you want to live a long, happy and “green life”--move to Iceland. The European Happy Planet Index is based on a formula which measures human well-being against the cost to the environment--its carbon footprint. London Daily Telegraph, England.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml;jsessionid=DK1ZYSD0RP3EVQFIQMGCFFOAVCBQUIV0?xml=/earth/2007/07/15/eahappy115.xml

In the desert, harnessing the power of the sun by capturing heat instead of light. Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sun's light at a cost competitive with power from coal or natural gas. But now they are close, using the sun's heat instead. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/16/business/16thermal.html

Electronics makers break out 'green' initiatives. The Dell Latitude D630 laptop contains mercury. None of its parts are made of recycled post-consumer or plant-based plastics. Yet it may be the most environmentally friendly mainstream laptop on the planet. USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2007-07-16-green-tech_N.htm

Fighting for the right to the rules. The Bush administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress are fighting over who will have the most influence over writing rules on health and safety issues. The stakes are high. Washington Post [Registration Required]

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Traffic pollution could raise heart risks. People who regularly breathe in fumes from heavy traffic are more likely to get the hardening of the arteries that boosts heart attack risk, a German study finds. Health Day News

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/envm/606431.html

Chronic fatigue no longer seen as 'yuppie flu.' Nearly everyone now agrees that the syndrome is real. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/science/17fatigue.html

The toxic effect. Two mothers in central Indiana, two toddlers forever damaged. It is what one of the mothers calls " heartbreaking " and the other a " cover-up. " Within months of spraying for bugs, repeated seizures began. The diagnosis from doctors was chemical exposure. Indianapolis WISH-TV, Indiana.

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6796904 & nav=menu35_2

Bees dying: Is it a crisis or a phase? Over the last year, large die-offs of commercial honeybee colonies, from unknown causes, have raised concern that an agricultural crisis is at hand. Now, some experts are questioning how unusual the die-offs are. New York Times [Registration Required]

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Papers detail industry's role in Cheney's energy report. The names of those who participated in energy policy meetings with Vice President Cheney make clear that the review leaned heavily on oil and gas companies and on trade groups -- many of them big contributors to the Republican Party. Washington Post [Registration Required]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071701987.html

China quietly muscles in on the organic food market. Consumers turning to organic food in the wake of warnings about antifreeze-laden toothpaste, poisoned pet food, and antibiotic-laced fish may be in for a surprise. The same country blamed for those scares, China, is quietly muscling in on the organic market. New York Sun, New York.

http://www.nysun.com/article/58606

F.D.A. inspections lax, Congress is told. According to testimony before a House subcommittee, exporters and importers have been able to bring tainted products into this country because the F.D.A. has neither enough resources nor inspectors to stop them. New York Times [Registration Required]

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Water find 'may end Darfur war'. A huge underground lake has been found in Sudan's Darfur region, scientists say, which they believe could help end the conflict in the arid region. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6904318.stm

Importing injustice. Activists say that the port system has led to sweatshoplike conditions for truckers and a health crisis for the surrounding community. San Francisco Bay Guardian, California.

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4072 & catid=4 & volume_id=254 & issue_id=306 & volume_num=41 & issue_num=42

Big cost increase is predicted to treat Ground Zero workers. New federal planning documents suggest that the money needed to treat ailing ground zero workers could soar to $20 million a month by the end of this year, up from about $6 million a month now. New York Times [Registration Required]

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Business group calls for climate action. Chief executives of many of the country's largest corporations joined the growing chorus Tuesday calling for action to reduce the risks of global warming. Associated Press

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310AP_Business_Climate.html

Suit seeks belated cleanup of a 57-year-old oil spill. The New York State attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and four other companies to force them to clean up a 57-year-old oil spill said to be originally almost twice as large as the Exxon Valdez disaster. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/nyregion/18spill.html

Grapes of trash. How regulators favored a rogue dump operator over a landmark winery. Willamette Week, Oregon.

http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3336/9254/

Gulf dead zone to be biggest ever. This year could see the biggest " dead zone " since records began form in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6904249.stm

Company says radioactive leak was bigger. A long list of problems -- including radiation leaks, burst pipes and fires -- came to light Tuesday at the world's largest nuclear power plant, a day after it was hit by a powerful earthquake. Associated Press

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top14jul18,0,1820404.story

US nuclear power plants: vulnerable to earthquakes?. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that shook the largest power plant in the world to its knees this week in Japan has raised the specter of a similar natural disaster affecting plants elsewhere in the world, including in the United States. The Daily Green

http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/07/17/us-nuclear-power-plants-vulnerable-to-earthquakes/3966/

Court backs EPA on farm emissions rules. Farms can't be sued because of the pollution or odors they may emit as long as they have entered into an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Associated Press

http://www.chicoer.com/news/national/ci_6398587

Hair tests detect higher mercury levels in anglers. Results from hair tests conducted at last year's Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo were released Tuesday and suggest that rodeo contestants had significantly higher levels of mercury in their bodies than would be found in the general population. Mobile Press-Register, Alabama.

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1184750411307550.xml & coll=3

Ban new homes near power lines, say MPs. New homes and schools should not be built within 60 metres of high voltage power lines until the link with childhood cancers is better understood by scientists. London Guardian, England.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2128647,00.html

Extra fruit, veggies don't seem to keep breast cancer away. It doesn't hurt to indulge cravings for an extra glass of carrot juice or another serving of rutabaga, but it won't prevent a return of breast cancer, say Bay Area researchers who studied an experimental diet in several thousand women. San Francisco Chronicle, California.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/07/18/MNG4DR2G451.DTL

Breast-feeding: A Philippine battleground. The long-running battle over what companies can say and do to promote commercial substitutes for breast milk has reached the Philippine Supreme Court. International Herald Tribune

http://iht.com/articles/2007/07/17/news/phils.php

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New fears raised over safety of DC water. Toxic chlorine pollutants were found at unsafe levels in 40 percent of D.C. tap water samples tested this spring during the water utility's annual chlorine surge, according to a national environmental group's report to be released today. Washington Post [related story] [Registration Required]

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Safety falters as Chinese quiet those who cry foul. China's regulatory system suffers from infighting among agencies charged with food and drug safety, a lack of personnel and an incomplete legal code. But its most challenging problem may be that it allows officials to silence voices that are trying to expose trouble. Washington Post [Registration Required]

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Japan nuclear plant shut after quake. Officials have ordered the world's largest nuclear power plant to be idled indefinitely after the government acknowledged that it is not built to withstand the force of an earthquake that hit Japan's west coast, and that it probably sits atop a previously undisclosed active fault. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

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Quake brings safety issue to fore. Earthquake-resistance standards for nuclear power plants are drawing increased scrutiny following Monday's earthquake in Japan, which damaged the world's largest nuclear-power installation by output capacity. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

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OPG rapped for reactor breach. A hole in a radiation containment system at Pickering generating station has not been fixed more than a month after detection, sparking concern Ontario Power Generation is dragging its feet on safety and keeping important information hidden from the public. Toronto Star, Ontario.

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/237577

Air tests awaited after NYC steam blast. When the skyscraper-sized geyser of steam and debris cleared, it left a gaping crater, hobbled subways and shattered windows in the heart of midtown Manhattan. It also left one woman dead and countless people worried about their air quality. Associated Press

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Manhattan-Explosion.html

Asbestos and aging pipes remain buried hazards. The city got a reminder of the vulnerability of its aging infrastructure yesterday when a 24-inch steam pipe that was laid in 1924 exploded in Midtown near Grand Central Terminal. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/nyregion/19steam.html

Environmental group aims mercury complaint at chlorine plants. Chlorine plants in Ohio and four other states are worse mercury polluters than coal-fired power plants and are out of step with the chlorine industry's move to nonpolluting technology, an environmental group said Wednesday. Associated Press

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/17511234.htm

70-year mercury cleanup plan OK'd for S.F. Bay. Getting rid of enough mercury to make San Francisco Bay's fish safe to eat may take 70 years, under a plan adopted this week by state officials. San Francisco Chronicle, California.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/19/BAGVGR310S1.DTL

Okeechobee's treasures and toxic muck. Drought has caused the freshwater lake to drop to its lowest level since recording began in 1932 -- exposing ancient trinkets, treasures and trash, and a bathtub ring of toxic sludge from dumped wastewater and the objects hurled in by hurricanes and litterbugs. Los Angeles Times, California. [Registration Required]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lake19jul19,0,5369674.story

Dozens sick after Ukraine spill. Up to 70 people are being treated for the effects of toxic fumes released in the derailment of a train that underscored the dangers of chemical transports. BBC, United Kingdom.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6904924.stm

Eels slip into trouble. Lampreys are a staple food of the six tribes with interests in the Willamette River, but these annual harvests, though a long tradition, now occur in fewer and fewer places. Now scientists are asking: Is pollution contributing to their decline? West Linn Tidings, Oregon.

http://www.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php?story_id=118478921237566600

Big rise seen in demand for energy. Because the world’s population is growing and living standards are rising, energy consumption globally is expected to rise by over 50 percent over the next 25 years, says a report by a federal advisory group representing the oil industry. New York Times [Registration Required]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/business/19oil.html

Ethanol stirs fear of water shortage. The mass quantity of water needed for Iowa's booming ethanol industry - billions of gallons each year - has raised concerns among state officials who say laws may be needed to prevent a water shortage in the state. Des Moines Register, Iowa.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/NEWS10/707190414/-1/news03

Renewable energy projects boost rural areas. Small scale projects for power generation not only help combat climate change but can revitalise local economies and draw people together. London Daily Telegraph, England.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS & grid= & xml=/earth/2007/07/19/earenew119.xml

Rice paddies map arsenic problem. Since the 1980s, nearly half of the rice paddies in Bangladesh have been flooded with irrigation water--sometimes laden with arsenic. Now, a team of scientists has mapped in minute detail the fate of that arsenic. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/july/science/nl_arsenic.html

Zebra Mussel's impact anything but clear. In an ironic twist of fate, a destructive invasive species that entered the Great Lakes about 20 years ago has created increasingly clear waters, leaving many to reasonably assume the lakes keep getting cleaner and healthier. But it's just an illusion. Canadian Press

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070718.wlakes_mussels0718/BNStory/Science/home

The muddy waters of wetland protection. The protection of the nation's smaller streams and wetlands is unlikely to improve despite guidance issued in June by the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Environmental Science & Technology

http://pubs.acs.org//journals/esthag-w/2007/july/policy/rc_wetlands.html

Nanopesticides 'need specific regulation'. Nanotechnology in food and farming is inadequately regulated, say Australian researchers. ABC News, Australia.

http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1982313.htm

Truth in organics. The US government proposes to allow dozens of non-organic ingredients in certified 'organic' foods. The Daily Green

http://www.thedailygreen.com/2007/07/19/truth-in-organics/4100/

When ‘organic’ doesn’t quite mean organic. If an organic pig provides meat for an organic sausage, shouldn’t it also provide the organic sausage casings? Not according to the Department of Agriculture. The Daily Green

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At 10:15 AM 8/1/07, you wrote:

>Whalemeat in Japanese school lunches found toxic. Whalemeat served in

>school lunches in an area of rural Japan are contaminated with alarming

>levels of mercury, a local assemblyman said on Wednesday, calling for a

>halt in plans for the meat to be shipped to schools nationwide. Reuters

>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T63591.htm

>Smoking bans gain

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>Wi-fi 'should be banned in schools'. Wireless internet use in schools

>should be suspended amid fears million of children may be exposed to a

>risk of cancer, teachers said. London Daily Telegraph, England.

>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=UZDJKIQEM54ILQFIQMGCFFOAV\

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>Audit of controversial

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>U.S. EPA declines to stop BP dumping into Lake Michigan. Rebuffing

>bipartisan pressure from members of Congress, the Bush administration's

>top environmental regulator on Tuesday declined to stop the BP refinery in

>northwest Indiana from dumping more pollution into Lake Michigan. Chicago

>Tribune, Illinois.

>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-bp_01aug01,1,2316873.story

>Cities take on

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>Environmental connections: A deeper look into mental illness. Mental

>illnesses produce some of the most challenging health problems faced by

>society. Now, thanks to a growing union of epidemiology and molecular

>biology, the role of the environment in the etiology of mental illness has

>become more clear. Environmental Health Perspectives

>http://www.ehponline.org/members

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>Russia floats plan for nuclear plant aboard a boat. At a top-secret

>shipyard in the country's far north, Russia's state-run atomic energy

>company is overseeing construction on the first of what it says will be a

>fleet of reactor-equipped ships. Wall Street Journal [subscription Required]

>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118765859256303633.html

>Norway debates the promise, costs of new drilling. Norway's citizens and

>politicians are debating whether it should take advantage of Earth's

>warming to drill for more oil above the Arctic Circle, knowing that

>consumption of that oil will accelerate climate change. Washington Post

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>Islands emerge as Arctic ice shrinks to record low. Previously unknown

>islands are appearing as Arctic summer sea ice shrinks to record lows,

>raising questions about whether global warming is outpacing U.N.

>projections, experts said. Reuters

>http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2069726720070820?sp=true

>Massive hurricane hits the Yucatan. Hurricane Dean plowed into the

>Caribbean coast of Mexico Tuesday as a roaring Category 5 hurricane, the

>highest level on the hurricane scale and an intensity not seen in the

>Atlantic since 2005 and Hurricane Katrina. Los Angeles Times, California.

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>NIEHS leader out for

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August 27, 2007

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>Detecting lead in toys. In the past, testing objects for lead has been

>time consuming, but new technology could make lead detection in everyday

>objects easier and faster. Great Lakes Radio Consortium, Michigan.

>http://www.glrc.org/story.php3?story_id=3591

>Attempts to make schools healthier are faltering. The proportion of

>children in America who are overweight has tripled over the past 20 years

>and now exceeds 17 percent. This may be the first generation ever to have

>a shorter lifespan than their parents. Economist

>http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9687517

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>Two major rivers heavily polluted. Two major rivers remain heavily

>polluted despite more than a decade's efforts to clean them, posing a

>threat to the water safety of one sixth of the country's 1.3 billion

>population, a report showed yesterday. People's Daily, China.

>http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/6248278.html

>'They should have told us.' No scientific studies of the Camp Lejeune

>contamination and its possible effects on humans are yet complete. But

>thousands of families of former Marines and countless civilian workers are

>wondering whether they suffered ill effects as a result. Wilmington

>Star-News, North Carolina.

>http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070827/NEWS/708270314/-1/State

>Inside a jumble of poverty, Texans build a future. The counties of South

>Texas are among the nation's poorest, and for decades lacked utilities,

>safe water, sewers and paved roads. But now after years of protests a

>different picture is emerging. New York Times [Registration Required]

>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/us/27colonias.html?_r=1 & ref=us & oref=slogin

>Ashtabula River dredging provides long-overdue makeover. Ashtabula --

>Giant sluglike sacks -- some the length of a football field -- are filling

>up outside Ashtabula Harbor, holding in their bulging bellies the toxic

>dregs of industrial decades gone by. Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio.

>http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1188203992186050\

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>In China, new risks emerge at giant Three Gorges Dam. China's Three Gorges

>Dam, which drew fierce criticism during its construction, has new problems

>one year later--landslides, water pollution and concerns it could

>contribute to the flooding it was built to prevent. Wall Street Journal

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>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118824657324010144.html

>Drought catastrophe stalks Australia's food bowl. Years of drought, which

>some blame on global warming, have savagely depleted the huge dams built

>60 years ago to hold the snow melt from the Australian alps and push it

>hundreds of kilometres inland to the parched west for farm irrigation. Reuters

>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD212535.htm

>Fires fuel anger in Greece. For a fifth day Tuesday, terrible blazes

>confounded both the Greek government and many of the common folks swept up

>in the fires' deadly path. The disaster took on political overtones and

>threatens to play a crucial role in general elections just over two weeks

>from now. Chicago Tribune, Illinois.

>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-greece_spolaraug29,1,5282454\

..story

>NOAA blames hot year on greenhouse gases. Warming caused by human activity

>was the biggest factor in the high temperatures recorded in 2006,

>according to a report by researchers at the National Oceanic and

>Atmospheric Administration. Associated Press

>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Greenhouse-Warming.html

>Trying to connect the dinner plate to climate change. The biggest animal

>rights groups do not always overlap in their missions, but now they have

>coalesced around a message that eating meat is worse for the environment

>than driving. New York Times [Registration Required]

>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/29/business/media/29adco.html

>Massive investment needed to combat climate change: UN. Investment of more

>than 200 billion dollars will be needed by 2030 just to keep greenhouse

>gas emissions at today's levels, according to a UN climate change report

>presented Tuesday in Vienna. Agence France-Presse

>http://www.terradaily.com/2007/070828143458.jj55spad.html

>UK's Lib Dems see zero-carbon Britain setting the global green agenda. The

>Liberal Democrat leadership yesterday outlined a vision of a zero-carbon

>Britain by 2050 when it published the most ambitious blueprint for climate

>change reform ever produced by a mainstream political party. London

>Guardian, England.

>http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green/story/0,,2157994,00.html

>Counting the eco

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