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"Cool Roofs Can Offset CO2 Emissions And Mitigate Global Warming"

"Can light-colored rooftops and roads really curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change? The idea has been around for years, but now, a new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that is the first to use a global model to study the question has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling the heating effect of up to two years of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions."

Source: SPX, 07/21/2010

"Petition Seeks To Have Wolves Howl Across US"

"Tens of thousands of gray wolves would be returned to the woods of New England, the mountains of California, the wide open Great Plains and the desert West under a scientific petition filed Tuesday with the federal government."

Source: AP, 07/21/2010

"Hearings on BP Disaster Canceled as Witnesses Say They Won't Show"

"None of the five witnesses called to testify will appear at Wednesday’s hearing of the U.S. Coast Guard-Interior Department probe into what caused the Deepwater Horizon oil rig to explode."

Source: LA Times, 07/21/2010

Farm & Food: A Local Environmental Story

Food and agriculture can yield a bounty of local stories for many environmental reporters. That's because agriculture is historically adapted to the growing conditions in many specific locations — and because many of its environmental impacts are local as well.

Stanford's Stephen Schneider, a Leading Climate Expert, Dead at 65

"Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford biology professor and a leading researcher in climate change, has died. Schneider was flying from a science meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, to London on July 19, when he apparently suffered a heart attack. He was 65." -- Stanford University

"Slow-Moving Plan To Rid River of Toxic Goo Gains Momentum"

"It's simply known as 'the wall,' a steel-and-concrete structure costing about $22 million that will be pounded deep into the floor of the Elizabeth River near one of the worst toxic-waste sites in Hampton Roads."

Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 07/20/2010

"Gulf Oil Spill: Fouling Air as Well as Water?"

"The EPA says some communities in Louisiana face a 'moderate health risk' due to hydrocarbon fumes from the Gulf oil spill. Researchers will report air quality findings this week."

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/20/2010

Top BP Official Aboard Oil Rig Might Refuse To Speak at Hearing

"A top BP official aboard the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April was expected to refuse to speak at a federal hearing Tuesday."

Source: Greenspace, 07/20/2010

"Another Round of Lawsuits in Asian Carp Debate"

"Five Great Lakes states filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday to try to block Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan, the third attempt to seek the closing of Chicago-area shipping locks through the court system."

Source: Chicago Tribune, 07/20/2010

Lake Superior, a Huge Natural Climate Change Gauge, Is Running a Fever

"The Great Lakes are feeling the heat from climate change. As the world's largest freshwater system warms, it is poised to systematically alter life for local wildlife and the tribes that depend on it, according to regional experts."

Source: ClimateWire, 07/20/2010

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