"A Rancid Canal Runs Through It"
"Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, labeled 'one of the most contaminated bodies of water in the nation,' isn't just a filthy Superfund site. To urbanites, it's a little piece of the outdoors."
Source: LA Times, 08/02/2011
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"Japanese Find Radioactivity on Their Own"
With the Japanese government apparently failing in the task of protecting the public from radiation after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear station, ordinary Japanese citizens are buying dosimeters -- and making startling discoveries.
Source: NY Times, 08/02/2011
"Blistering July Heat Leaves Records Smoldering"
"It's official: July was a scorcher. High temperatures in communities across the USA broke or tied records 2,676 times, almost double the number (1,444) of a year ago, the National Weather Service reports."
Source: USA TODAY, 08/02/2011
"Gene Discovered That Raises Asthma Risk in Blacks"
"U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that could help explain why blacks are so susceptible to asthma."
Source: Reuters, 08/02/2011
15 Years Later, US May Restrict Explosive Fertilizer Chemical
"More than 15 years after a fertilizer bomb was used to blow up a government building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, the federal government is proposing to regulate the sale and transfer of the chemical ammonium nitrate."
Source: AP, 08/02/2011
"Colo. Wildlife Refuge With Nuclear Past Faces New Problems -- IG"
The former Rocky Flats federal nuclear plant was supposedly cleaned up before it was repurposed as a National Wildlife Refuge. But lack of money and invasive plants may keep plutonium worries alive.
Source: Greenwire, 08/02/2011
"Corps Worries That Fracking Gas Wells Might Hurt Dams"
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is concerned that hydraulic fracturing of natural-gas wells near its dams — such as the one at Joe Pool Lake in southwestern Dallas County — could threaten dam safety."
Source: Dallas News, 08/02/2011
"House Democrats Take Aim at GOP Environmental Voting Record"
"The Republican-led House has voted to 'stop,' 'block' or 'undermine' efforts to protect the environment 110 times since taking over the majority in January, two senior Democrats said last week."
Source: Greenwire, 08/02/2011
"Debt Ceiling Deal Outrages Some Environmentalists"
The debt ceiling deal enacted by the House Monday contains provisions that will profoundly affect federal policy on the environment and energy. Environmentalists are crying foul. The Senate may vote on it Tuesday.
Source: ENS, 08/02/2011
Winners: SEJ 10th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
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