California's Monterey Peninsula Turns to Desalination for Water
People on the Monterey Peninsula face rising water bills as the California state water board forces their supplier to turn to desalination.
Source: Monterey Weekly, 06/30/2010
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"Warning About Strawberry Field Chemical Ignored, Scientists Say"
"California pesticide regulators plan to approve a new agricultural chemical called methyl iodide for the state's coastal strawberry fields, allowing levels of exposure that the state's own experts say will put farmworkers and bystanders at risk."
Source: California Watch, 06/30/2010
"Enviro Group Sues to Force BPA Ban in Food Packaging"
"A leading environmental group filed a court challenge today to the Food and Drug Administration's handling of bisphenol A, aiming to force the agency to act on a 20-month-old request to bar the controversial chemical from food packaging."
Source: Greenwire, 06/30/2010
Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada: NRC
"In a setback for the Obama administration, a panel of judges at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ruled on Tuesday that the Energy Department could not withdraw its application to open a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada."
Source: NYTimes, 06/30/2010
"Obama Stresses Need for Price on Carbon as Dems Look to Compromise"
"Key Senate Democrats offered today to scale back their ambitious efforts to cap greenhouse gas emissions but stressed that they and President Obama remain committed to putting a price on carbon this year."
Source: Greenwire, 06/30/2010
"Hurricane Alex Churns Toward Mexican Coast"
"Hurricane Alex churned through the western Gulf of Mexico overnight, slowly picking up steam as officials in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas made preparations."
Source: CNN, 06/30/2010
"Cellphone Industry Attacks San Francisco's Ruling on Radiation"
San Francisco is requiring retailers to inform customers of how much electromagnetic radiation cell phones emit. The cell phone industry is attacking San Francisco in retaliation.
Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2010
"Canada's Oil Sands Lobby Twisting Washington's Arm"
"As U.S. senators debate some of the most sweeping climate change laws in American history, a powerful lobbying effort led by Canadian officials and huge oil firms may be winning big concessions."
Source: Tyee, 06/29/2010
"Millions of Gallons Spilled in Colo. Over 2-1/2 Year Period"
"Oil and gas companies have reported almost 1,000 spills to Colorado regulators over the past 2-1/2 years, totaling 5.2 million gallons of drilling liquids and oil."
Source: Denver Post, 06/29/2010
"Shades of Hope for Uranium's Forgotten Victims"
"The days of unregulated production and government secrecy are gone. But as the uranium industry revives in the West, health problems from the last boom still plague communities, and victims are still fighting for recognition."
Source: Daily Climate, 06/29/2010
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