"Oil Spill Not Linked to Gulf Sea Turtle Deaths"
NOAA scientists say recently observed sea turtle strandings along the Gulf Coast are not related to the oil spill there, although NOAA is planning to help oiled sea turtles.
Source: ENS, 05/06/2010
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"Defending Sacred Eagle Rock"
Native Americans in Michigan are trying "to stop an international mining giant from destroying the site where Ojibwa ceremonies have taken place as long as elders can remember."
Source: Indian Country Today, 05/06/2010
"How China and India Sabotaged the UN Climate Summit"
Audio recordings of a key meeting of leaders at the December 2010 Copenhagen climate summit depict in detail the dynamics of a diplomatic failure.
Source: Der Spiegel, 05/06/2010
"Agencies Pledge To Curb Abuse of Child Farmworkers"
The Labor Department and the Environmental Protection Agency pledged to do a better job of protecting the 300,000 to 400,000 child farmworkers from threats including pesticide exposure, after a stinging new report from Human Rights Watch.
Source: AP, 05/06/2010
"Sea Shepherds Aim for Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Poachers"
"The Sea Shepherds have set sail for the Mediterranean to protect another giant of the sea being hunted to extinction -- and this one isn't making the sushi industry very happy."
Source: Ecopolitology, 05/06/2010
Panel: Environmentally Caused Cancers Are 'Grossly Underestimated'
"The true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated," says the President's Cancer Panel in a strongly reported report that urges action to reduce people's widespread exposure to carcinogens."
Source: EHN, 05/06/2010
"Nashville Flood Victims in Poorer Areas Wonder How They'll Recover"
Flood victims in some of Nashville's poor neighborhoods are not getting the attention that some country music stars are getting.
Source: AP, 05/06/2010
"Unable to Stanch Oil, BP Will Try to Gather It"
Engineers begin today maneuvering into place a huge containment dome in hopes of stopping the spread of the oil slick from the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: NYTimes, 05/06/2010
Taxpayer-Funded Feedlots Refuse To Disclose Polluting Emissions
Beef and pork factory farms are exempt from federal requirements to report their greenhouse gas emissions but are okay with accepting federal subsidies to capture their methane emissions and turn them into energy.
Gulf Dispersants Called Trade Secret
The exact ingredients of the chemical mixture being sprayed on and pumped into the spreading BP oil spill are secret, even though some are rated toxic and may endanger the health of Gulf residents and ecosystems.
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