"House Committee Investigates Drilling Practice"
"The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Thursday it was investigating the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on the environment and human health."
Source: Reuters, 02/19/2010
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"Top Firms Cause $2.2 Trillion of Environmental Damage"
"The cost of pollution and other damage to the natural environment caused by the world's biggest companies would wipe out more than one-third of their profits if they were held financially accountable, a major unpublished study for the United Nations has found."
Source: Guardian, 02/19/2010
"Klamath Water Deal Ends Long Conflict"
"A century-old fight about water from Oregon's Klamath Basin ended Thursday with signed agreements that assure farmers water and power to keep their crops green, and lay out the removal of dams that have blocked salmon from hundreds of miles of spawning grounds."
Source: AP, 02/19/2010
UN Climate Chief's Resignation Leaves Talks Hanging
"The sharp-tongued U.N. official who shepherded troubled climate talks for nearly four years announced his resignation Thursday, leaving an uncertain path to a new treaty on global warming."
Source: AP, 02/19/2010
"Interior Plans Tougher Energy Royalty Audits"
"The Interior Department is beefing up efforts to ensure companies are paying the royalties they owe from producing energy on federal lands."
Source: E2 Wire, 02/18/2010
"Neighborhoods Get Federal Help With Brownfields, Housing, Transport"
"A new Office of Sustainable Communities is being created within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help communities take an integrated approach to making environmental, housing and transportation decisions."
Source: ENS, 02/18/2010
"113 Governments Agree to Conserve Endangered Sharks"
"A landmark agreement to protect shark species threatened with extinction was reached Friday as 113 countries signed up to a United Nations-backed wildlife treaty to conserve migratory sharks."
Source: ENS, 02/18/2010
"Veterans Speak Out Against Burn Pits"
"A range of health problems are linked to the pits on military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Toxic substances have been found in the smoke."
Source: LA Times, 02/18/2010
"Southern Co.'s Lobbying Draws Complaints"
"President Barack Obama's award of billions of dollars in federal nuclear loan guarantees to Southern Co. has angered environmentalists who say the president is embracing the energy powerhouse that worked aggressively to defeat a key climate change bill championed by his administration."
Source: AP, 02/18/2010
"Report on Marines' Water Omitted Cancer Chemical"
"An environmental contractor dramatically underreported the level of a cancer-causing chemical found in tap water at Camp Lejeune, then omitted it altogether as the Marine base prepared for a federal health review, an Associated Press review has found."
Source: AP, 02/18/2010
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